Below is my op-ed that appeared on 10/26/1020 in the Mountrie News in Mt. Pleasant, SC.

“South Carolina’s voting system needs an overhaul. Contrary to what the State Election Commission has told the public, our iVotronic voting machines are not reliable, our voting system is not secure, the ballots cannot be recounted, and we do not have a transparent election process.

We are one of the last states still using the iVotronic touchscreen voting machine, which fails to provide a verifiable paper audit trail.

Others states, like Florida and Ohio, have determined the iVotronic touchscreen system lacks ” the fundamental technical controls necessary to guarantee a trustworthy election under operational conditions” ( Ohio Everest report Dec. 2007). read more »