vpolitics·politics byvegeta White House delays release of US voting machine study as midterms nearhttps://archive.today/?run=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Fworld%2Fwhite-house-delays-release-us-voting-machine-study-midterms-near-2026-06-19%2Fhttps://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-delays-release-us-voting-machine-study-midterms-near-2026-06-19/Open linkView original on lemmy.world156Comments6
vvegeta lemmy.world4Hide 4 repliesODNI briefed the White House for six months without authorization to publish the report, two sources said The report says many states use outdated systems, three sources said All sources said they knew of no evidence of vote manipulation in US elections46
WWhatAmLemmy replylemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesThey have had weak security for decades. I remember R's in congress blocking bills to address election security issues 15-20 years ago. At the time I assumed they had already planned, or wanted the option, to steal elections. The weaknesses are a feature; not a bug.30
ggh0stb4tz replylemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesExactly. Diebold can build ATM machines that work flawlessly, but somehow their voting machines have “glitches” during elections? Bullshit.11
kkarlhungus replylemmy.ca1Hide 1 replyI'm not disagreeing with your premise, but the statement about Diebold atms being flawless is not true https://www.wired.com/story/vss-atm-vulnerabilities-defcon-2024/8
ggh0stb4tz replylemmy.worldI stand corrected, thank you. So they actually shouldn’t be making voting machines at all then.4
ODNI briefed the White House for six months without authorization to publish the report, two sources said
The report says many states use outdated systems, three sources said
All sources said they knew of no evidence of vote manipulation in US elections
They have had weak security for decades. I remember R's in congress blocking bills to address election security issues 15-20 years ago.
At the time I assumed they had already planned, or wanted the option, to steal elections. The weaknesses are a feature; not a bug.
Exactly. Diebold can build ATM machines that work flawlessly, but somehow their voting machines have “glitches” during elections? Bullshit.
I'm not disagreeing with your premise, but the statement about Diebold atms being flawless is not true https://www.wired.com/story/vss-atm-vulnerabilities-defcon-2024/
I stand corrected, thank you. So they actually shouldn’t be making voting machines at all then.
Nawww, did the results not go your way?