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Oct 23, 2018

Voting machines are totally hackable. But who’s going to pay to fix them?

The midterm elections are here. Early voting is already happening in some places. We’re spending the rest of the week on election security and technology, starting with voting machines. Candice Hoke, founding co-director of the Center for Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, believes insecure voting machines are the biggest security threat to the midterm elections. Hoke says that voting infrastructure should be regulated and funded like a public utility. (10/23/18)

Voters cast their ballots at voting machines in Las Vegas in 2016.
Voters cast their ballots at voting machines in Las Vegas in 2016.
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The midterm elections are here. Early voting is already happening in some places. We’re spending the rest of the week on election security and technology, starting with voting machines. Candice Hoke, founding co-director of the Center for Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, believes insecure voting machines are the biggest security threat to the midterm elections. Hoke says that voting infrastructure should be regulated and funded like a public utility. (10/23/18)