Computer Voting Expert Ousted From Elections Conference
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E-Voting Expert Ousted From Elections Conference:
Dr. Rebecca Mercuri, a leading expert in voting machine security, had her conference credentials revoked by the president of the International Association of Clerks, Records, Election Officials, and Treasurers (IACREOT), Marianne Rickenbach. …
David Chaum, the inventor of eCash and a member of Mercuri’s ‘voter-verified paper ballot’ group, had his credentials revoked on the first day of the conference. On the second day his credentials were partially restored. Chaum was allowed to visit the exhibitors hall, but not attend the IACREOT meetings.
If, as demonstrated above, the security strategy of the voting machine industry is security by obscurity
, then it is doomed to perpetual failure. That’s not good enough!
