A few more good articles about voting machine usability:
- Computer scientist Dan Wallach is an expert in computer security issues, but thinks the main problem with e-voting is poor design and usability: My Take: E-Voting Not User-Friendly (Discovery Channel).
- From Wired's Threat Level blog, new revelations about ES&S optical scan machines not counting votes because of paper dust buildup (ES&S Voting Machines in Michigan Flunk Test, Don't Tally Votes Correctly) and about ES&S touchscreens being susceptible to malicious calibration (Report: ES&S Voting Machines Can Be Maliciously Calibrated to Favor Specific Candidates).
- Scott Berkun (author of the excellent Making Things Happen and The Myths of Innovation) interviews ballot usability expert Dana Chisnell: Will 2008 ballots be usable? An expert interview.
I hope this is not all too depressing. Remember the big picture and go vote tomorrow. I don't get to because I'm not a US citizen, but you probably do. And if you still don't know who to vote for then feel free to email me so I can convince you to vote for Obama. :)
