Dutch pull the plug on e-voting

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/01/dutch_pull_plug_on_evoting/

A Dutch judge has declared the use of Nedap e-voting machines in recent Dutch elections unlawful.

The 9,000 Nedap-made machines used in the November and March elections were not adequately authorised and at least one type of Nedap machine wasn't even certified. Despite the ruling, the election results will remain valid.
The ruling is yet another victory for the Dutch "we don't trust voting computers foundation", which in the past demonstrated that many Dutch e-voting machines could be easily intercepted from 20 to 30 metres away.
The Dutch government decided last week to pull to plug on the e-voting venture, citing the lack of a paper trail as its biggest shortcoming. Until an automated paper counting solution can be deployed, the Dutch will have to revert back to the red pencil. Citizens of the Dutch town of Utrecht will elect a new Mayor next week in the traditional manner.


When is the US going to wise up?

on e-voting because of the work of many and mostly small determined activists. neither computer scientists or politicians would have done anything to stop worldwide utilization of these cheat machines. Even their poor performance feature, also built in for fraud and profit would not have been enough.

What is also not enough though is thinking the battle against modern vote control is over until the issue breaks out completely and reform is sweeping. There are too many ongoing frauds and new weasel options all the time. Retreat to optical scanners with the tabulating fraud intact means the war is not won. Paper ballots and really accountable elections and recounts just for basics. real laws with teeth for those stealing democracy at any level. Campaign finance reform and media in elections reform. The election structure itself. So when did the tide exactly turn? More importantly will it go back only so far to return worse than ever, because our next election is still in deep peril.

Other nations in dumping these horrors never get to central aspect of crime committed against their democracies. Dangerous, deliberate and intent on continuing RW regimes.