Online Voting Is Becoming More Common, But Is It Safe? - TIME

Online Voting Is Becoming More Common, But Is It Safe? - TIME:

Will Online Voting Turn Into an Election Day Debacle?
By Alex Altman

A little more than 24 hours after online ballots started pouring into the Washington, D.C., Board of Elections and Ethics in late September, it became apparent that something was amiss. Washington's newly elected U.S. Representative went by the name of Colossus. A villainous computer from science-fiction lore captured the city-council chairmanship. And 15 seconds after voters cast their ballots, they were serenaded by the University of Michigan fight song. The system had been hacked.

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