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Phoenix666 writes:

With the U.S. presidential election just weeks away, questions about election security continue to dog the nation's voting system.

It's too late for election officials to make major improvements, "and there are no resources," said Joe Kiniry, a long-time election security researcher.

However, officials can take several steps for upcoming elections, security experts say.

"Nobody should ever imagine changing the voting technology used this close to a general election," said Douglas Jones, a computer science professor at the University of Iowa. "The best time to buy new equipment would be in January after a general election, so you've got almost two years to learn how to use it."

• Stop using touchscreen electronic voting machines without printers
• Conduct more extensive pre-election voting machine tests
• Put better election auditing processes in place
• Hire hackers to test your systems
• Ensure that strong physical security is in place

Voters worried about vulnerable voting machines can rest easy--the fix is in!

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