1. Voting Machines Failing the World The true issue for these electronic voting machines is that the government has not been a full out supporter of this issue. Meaning that they have not taken the time to fully examine these voting machines to their top notch abilities. VOTE

2. *Paper Ballots came out in 1856 in the Australian state Victoria. New York was the first American state to adopt this in 1889. VOTE History of the Voting System

3. *Mechanical Lever voting came out in New York in 1892. This voting system took place during the 1996 presidential election. VOTE History of the Voting System

4. *Punch cards came out in California in 1964. This system was also used in the 1996 presidential election. VOTE History of the Voting System

5. *Mark sense Optical scanning is also used during the 1996 presidential election. This system came out in California in 1962. VOTE History of the Voting System

6. *The direct recording electronic or the DRE is the most recent voting system used. This system also came out in California in 2002. VOTE History of the Voting System

7. Voting Machines Failing the World Issues -Errors in the electronic machines counting abilities. -Glitches in the smart cards memory -The storage device (smart card) losing data -Touch screen failing to choose the correct candidate for the voter -Updates that are needed for the machine no one has intelligence to update machine VOTE

8. Voting Machines Failing the World Failing In - The anonymous value of voting is completely lost when it comes to this voting system. VOTE

9. Voting Machines Failing the World THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS - Judge Linda Feinberg ordered that all records of the Sequoia Advantage Voting Machine be held from release. Giving Andrew Appel all rights to these records holding them until thirty days after the records were officially released. VOTE

10. Voting Machines Failing the World VOTE V. Andrew Appel Judge Linda Feinberg

11. Voting Machines Failing the World VOTE The Sequoia Voting Machine used in various states such as New Jersey where many issues over keeping this type of voting system is being greatly questioned. Sequoia Voting Machine

12. Voting Machines Failing the World “ Our analysis shows that this voting system is far below even the most minimal security standards applicable in other contexts…. as a society, we must carefully consider the risks inherent in electronic voting,” stated by John Hopkins and other assistant researchers. VOTE

13. Voting Machines Failing the World "We are going to analyze the report and make intelligent decisions….We have been using the systems now for a year and a half. We've had great success in dealing with them,” stated by Avi Rubin a computer scientist specialist. VOTE

14. Voting Machines Failing the World "If there is a failure or a compromise of one unit, we know who voted on that unit….We don't know how they voted, but we know who voted,” stated by David Heller manager of Maryland voting system. VOTE

15. Voting Machines Failing the World Discussion Questions: Will these issues on the electronic voting system affect this years election or will it be corrected by the election date? Is the mail in ballot the best way to prevent issues such as this? Why or why not? VOTE