Slashdot talked about a paper generated when Rutgers university did an analysis of the emergency e-voting that was done after hurricane Sandy, and it was apparently another disaster.
Just pulling interesting things from the table of contents:
VII. INTERNET VOTING IS NOT SAFE, SHOULD NOT BE MADE LEGAL, AND SHOULD NEVER BE INCORPORATED INTO EMERGENCY MEASURES
VIII. INTERNET ATTACKS ON U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUSINESSES ARE SO PREVALENT THAT IT IS NAÏVE TO BELIEVE THAT U.S.ELECTIONS WOULD NOT BE OF INTEREST TO HACKERS
So let's jump right to the conclusion:
CONCLUSION
After Superstorm Sandy, there was no structure in place to make sure that emergency voting directives were followed. There was mass confusion among county officials and voters, alike. Emergency measures such as Internet and fax voting not only violated New Jersey law, but also left votes vulnerable to on-line hacking. Internet voting should never be permitted, especially in emergencies when governmental infrastructure is already compromised.
As the May 2014 National Climate Assessment issued by the U.S. government makes all too clear, New Jersey is highly likely to be impacted negatively by more Superstorm Sandy-like disasters in the near future.265 This means that it is critical for New Jersey to enact and implement emergency voting procedures that comply with existing election law, and that protect every vote. As such, those emergency measures should not include Internet and fax voting as an option, under any circumstance.
