Hack the Vote! How to Hack a Diebold Voting Machine

                                       

Have you heard of these Diebold voting machines? If not, they're evil machines, which elect politicians who don't deserve to be elected. No no, that's not true. Diebold machines are accurate, reliable and will make our world a special and beautiful place. As a matter of fact:

Diebold Election Systems has several methods in place to ensure election accuracy. When a voter casts their ballot using the Diebold touch screen system, the ballot selections are immediately encrypted and stored in multiple locations within the voting station, providing security and reliable redundancy. (via Diebold)

This B.S., I mean quote, was brought to you by Diebold. Some folks out there seem to think Diebold machines aren't that accurate or safe. As a matter of fact, some folks out there have actually demonstrated how Diebold machines are not accurate or safe. Check out these two videos, via the Nation, to see just how easy it is to hack a Diebold voting machine.

Three Princeton University professors designed and tested software to hack a Diebold electronic voting machine. Watch the video.

On Huffington Post, Marty Kaplan demonstrated how to trick a Diebold machine within a matter of minutes using a screwdriver, flash card and basic computer knowledge. Watch the video.

If that doesn't frighten you, read Robert F. Kennedy Jr's article "Was the 2004 Election Stolen?" This ghoulish tale will keep you up for weeks.