e_to_the_pi_i_plus_1 t1_itqsl3b wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:57 PM

Reply to comment by redditorx13579 in I am the co-author behind ACM’s TechBrief on Election Security: Risk-limiting Audits. Ask me anything about election security! by TheOfficialACM

Physical security remains crucially important for risk-limiting audits as it requires the set of ballots cast by voters not to be altered (reflecting the set of legitimate cast ballots).

e_to_the_pi_i_plus_1 t1_itqseft wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:56 PM

Reply to comment by PaulSnow in I am the co-author behind ACM’s TechBrief on Election Security: Risk-limiting Audits. Ask me anything about election security! by TheOfficialACM

Part of the issue is that elections are managed by municipalities. States have different rules and inside of states many counties have their own rules.

For a long time, hiding source code was thought to improve security. Voting machines are expected to last 10-20 years so it takes time to move to more modern notions of what makes something "secure."

e_to_the_pi_i_plus_1 t1_itqrz8i wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:53 PM

Reply to comment by jilldoesthings in I am the co-author behind ACM’s TechBrief on Election Security: Risk-limiting Audits. Ask me anything about election security! by TheOfficialACM

They have been used in Colorado for years, Rhode Island and Georgia in 2020. In addition, they have been used in counties in California, Indiana, and Illinois. Pilots have been done in at least 10 states.