Our Position:
Refer to the LWVSC Program & Action Agenda for our current position on this issue and background/action information, as applicable.
Current Issues:
AI Impacts on Elections
Ai is rapidly making inroads into all aspects of science and technology. A critical issue for American society is the impacts these developments will have on elections.
Ballot Marking Sytems
Because computers lack transparency, are vulnerable to hacking, and cannot guarantee accuracy, their use in elections should be minimized. Where computers are used, such as in scanning ballots, the accuracy of the count should be confirmed prior to certification.
We support the use of hand-marked paper ballots wherever possible. Computers (ballot marking devices) should be used only when hand-marked paper ballots cannot be adapted for use by the voter. The use of computers (scanners) to count the ballots, although required for rapid reporting of election results, necessitates additional safeguards, such as the use of risk-limiting audits.
Analysis of Nov. 2018 SC Election Data: See the Press Release with contact information for November 2018 SC Election Data Analysis; for analysis of November 2018 SC Election Data: Here
Related Campaigns/Resources:
Paper Ballots vs. Ballot Marking Devices (2019)
LWVSC Brief on Voting Technology: Election Audits
LWVSC Brief on Transparency in Government
Position paper on election technology and voting machines
LWVSC Brief on Transparency in Government
Position paper on election technology and voting machines
Unsafe for Any Ballot Count: A Computer Scientist's Look at the ES&S iVotronic in Light of Reports from Ohio, California, and Florida, was prepared for LWVSC following the publication in December 2007 of the report by the Secretary of State of Ohio
