Broken Ballots ; Electronic Machines in New Jersey Get Vote of No Confidence

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THE SCIENCE is uncontroverted: The electronic voting machines used in New Jersey are vulnerable to tampering, and prone to error. Computer scientists have published their findings and have met with the attorney general to explain how our voting machines can be hacked. But the attorney general is not listening.

She should.

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Broken Ballots ; Electronic Machines in New Jersey Get Vote of No Confidence

Princeton Professor Andrew Appel bought five Sequoia AVC Advantage voting machines (discarded by other states, but used in 19 of New Jersey's 21 counties) on the Internet for less than $17 each. Using a screwdriver, he was able to access the computer chip that controls the voting machine in less than 10 seconds.

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