"A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside them," reads the AP lead.
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The similarities between hacking a Diebold ATM and a Diebold/Premier election machine are startling. For example, the hacker, Barnaby Jack, director of Security Testing for Seattle based IOActive, Inc., stated, "Every ATM I've looked at, I've been able to find a flaw in. It's a scary thing."
Trick or treat: Rock the Vote launches voter registration drive
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2010/08/rock-the-vote-young-voters-/1
The group will focus its efforts on the 18-to-29-years olds who have become eligible to vote or moved since the 2008 election, Smith said. Young people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina and Colorado -- all with high-profile elections and Rock the Vote state coordinators -- will be targeted.
An End Run on the Electoral College
http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/an-end-run-on-the-electoral-college-20276/
International
Australia: Blind man fights for secret ballot(video and transcripts)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/08/03/2972633.htm
A vision-impaired man in South Australian is calling for changes so he can cast a secret ballot.
Ivory Coast: Impunity, Lack of Election, Hang Over Ivory Coast Independence Day
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Impunity-Lack-of-Election-Hang-Over-Ivory-Coast-Independence-Day-99868314.html As Ivory Coast prepares to celebrate 50 years of independence on August 7, impunity, a lack of elections, and the constant threat of political violence hangs over the divided country.
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The similarities between hacking a Diebold ATM and a Diebold/Premier election machine are startling. For example, the hacker, Barnaby Jack, director of Security Testing for Seattle based IOActive, Inc., stated, "Every ATM I've looked at, I've been able to find a flaw in. It's a scary thing."
Trick or treat: Rock the Vote launches voter registration drive
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2010/08/rock-the-vote-young-voters-/1
The group will focus its efforts on the 18-to-29-years olds who have become eligible to vote or moved since the 2008 election, Smith said. Young people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina and Colorado -- all with high-profile elections and Rock the Vote state coordinators -- will be targeted.
An End Run on the Electoral College
http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/an-end-run-on-the-electoral-college-20276/
International
Australia: Blind man fights for secret ballot(video and transcripts)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/08/03/2972633.htm
A vision-impaired man in South Australian is calling for changes so he can cast a secret ballot.
Ivory Coast: Impunity, Lack of Election, Hang Over Ivory Coast Independence Day
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Impunity-Lack-of-Election-Hang-Over-Ivory-Coast-Independence-Day-99868314.html As Ivory Coast prepares to celebrate 50 years of independence on August 7, impunity, a lack of elections, and the constant threat of political violence hangs over the divided country.
Voting News by Joyce McCloy.Archives here at http://votingnews.blogspot.com/
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