"As States Explore Online Voting, New Report Warns of 'Severe Risk'"

Researchers at MIT have published a report about the security of OmniBallot, an internet voting, and ballot delivery system developed by Democracy Live, a cloud-based voting technologies provider. The researchers' analysis of the OminBallot platform revealed that its use for electronic ballot return poses a significant risk to election security. According to researchers, the platform's ballot return function does not achieve software independence or end-to-end verifiability, which are essential for secure internet voting. The function also uses several third-party services that would allow the modification of votes returned online. This article continues to discuss the use of OmniBallot for online voting, the problems discovered with this platform, and the researchers' recommendations for election administrators and policymakers to protect election integrity and voter privacy if they use OmniBallot.

GCN reports "As States Explore Online Voting, New Report Warns of 'Severe Risk'"