I would add that any federal, state, or local elections can be hacked undetectably due to the utter lack of independent scrutiny over elections in 49 States (NM is the only state which currently subjects its election results to independently administered post-election audits). In most States, no assertion can be made that election results are accurate.
Here is a proposal for scientific post-election audits which I've been working on since January 2006:
I would add that any federal, state, or local elections can be hacked undetectably due to the utter lack of independent scrutiny over elections in 49 States (NM is the only state which currently subjects its election results to independently administered post-election audits). In most States, no assertion can be made that election results are accurate.
Here is a proposal for scientific post-election audits which I've been working on since January 2006:
http://electionarchive.org/ucvAnalysis/US/paper-audits/legislative/RequestedAmendments2HR5036.pdf
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