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Delaware drops internet-based voting system used by some absentee voters amid security concerns

Posted on June 16, 2020

Originally published June 16, 2020 by Delaware Public Media
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Outside a polling place in Delaware where signs direct voters to the voting booths

Delaware ended its pilot of an internet-based voting system for people with physical disabilities and others voting absentee after a damaging study found cybersecurity vulnerabilities. CDS Director Beth Mineo said that the system's billing as a way to increase accessibility was "really unfortunate," because it came at the unacceptable cost of election security. Delaware returned to its preexisting absentee voting system – which includes an option to submit ballots via email that cybersecurity experts also criticize.

Read the full story from Delaware Public Media here.

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This entry was posted in About CDS, News, Outside CDS and tagged absentee voting, Accessibility, civil rights, elections, internet voting, voting.

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