“Our analysis shows that this voting system is far below even the most minimal security standards applicable in other contexts… We conclude that, as a society, we must carefully consider the risks inherent in electronic voting, as it places our very democracy at risk.”

A New York Times portrait of Johns Hopkins computer scientist Aviel Rubin, who has been called “the most important figure in the United States in articulating the security problems with electronic and Internet voting”, although of course not by anyone in the corporate hierarchy of Diebold.