VessOnSecurity on Nostr: We have local elections (for mayors and other local administration) in Bulgaria ...
We have local elections (for mayors and other local administration) in Bulgaria today.
The Central Electoral Commission (the body governing the elections) has issued an order that essentially boils down to "No fucking electronic voting machines anywhere; pen and paper only!".
The reason behind this order is because DANS, our state security agency (something like a combination of the FBI and the NSA) has refused to certify the machines as "safe".
Not sure what brand of voting machines were used in earlier elections but I've read somewhere that they were "the same as in Venezuela", so probably Diebold.
The idea was floated for my Lab to certify the machines but I advised the boss to answer with a polite version of "No fucking way!", since this is more of a political issue than a technical one.
The Central Electoral Commission (the body governing the elections) has issued an order that essentially boils down to "No fucking electronic voting machines anywhere; pen and paper only!".
The reason behind this order is because DANS, our state security agency (something like a combination of the FBI and the NSA) has refused to certify the machines as "safe".
Not sure what brand of voting machines were used in earlier elections but I've read somewhere that they were "the same as in Venezuela", so probably Diebold.
The idea was floated for my Lab to certify the machines but I advised the boss to answer with a polite version of "No fucking way!", since this is more of a political issue than a technical one.