A Cyber-Security Option for the 2022 Elections

By Jeff Lukens

If voting machines are connected to the internet, they can be hacked. While there is evidence that there were cyber-attacks in all 50 states, the sad truth almost a year after the 2020 election debacle is that our voting machines are still connected to the internet. We are still vulnerable to cyber attacks in our future elections. Now is the time to take steps to prevent future cyber election fraud. Minimizing or eliminating their internet connectivity for the 2022 elections is still possible with some prudent steps that we can take now.

Let’s review three options to count votes without an internet connection:

Option 1. Many believe the solution is to count all votes by hand. The problem this method is time-consuming and less accurate than a machine count. Moreover, Supervisor of Elections offices across all states have invested millions of dollars in voting machines, and this option is a non-starter for them.

Option 2. Another solution is to purchase voting machines that are not designed for any internet connection whatsoever. This option is the long-term solution for the problem, and unfortunately, will not be ready until 2024 at the earliest.

Option 3. A possible third way to provide cyber security at a relatively low expense is by “hardening”…