Rise of the Machines

Professors told members of Congress that current eVoting technology can easily be compromised, possibly leading to widespread voter fraud, according to Computerworld. Virus writers, hackers, or even someone with a similar key that opens up the machinery could skew voting results for their favorite candidates, computer experts said. The university professors expressed their concerns at a Congressional hearing on eVoting software and machinery just weeks before hotly contested midterm elections get under way nationwide.—Dan Carnevale