NYTimes endorses open-source election software

For once, the opinions expressed by the New York Times mostly make sense. I'm less concerned about whether rules are federal vs local as I am about whether the rules make sense. Foremost on that list should be open-source software for electronic voting machines. We have a right to see how the votes are counted, especially when a machine -- rather than many individuals relatively trusted by the community -- is announcing the totals.

Unsurprisingly, the Times focuses their suggestions on issues that reflect poorly on Republicans. But there are some good ideas buried here, if actually applied in a non-partisan manner:

Prosecute vote fraud or intimidation as a felony
Require election software to be open-source
Require a voter-verifiable paper trail
Publically-announced purge lists with advance notice

Posted on 2004-10-24 19:37:58.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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