When you get right down to it, the integrity of our voting system is the single most important issue in the coming elections. The will of the people doesn’t mean squat if the votes of the people can be stolen.

Sadly, this video from The Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University reveals just how easy it is to hack a Diebold touch-screen voting machine. I meant to post this a few weeks ago (and many of you have likely seen it already), but I post it now because the problem persists:

Soon after the Princeton group published its study, Diebold issued a response (pdf). On September 20th, Princeton refuted that response, point-by-point.

Once you’ve watched the video above, the question becomes: what can be done about the problems it exposes?

I wish that there was a simple answer to that question, but it seems that the best course of action is to stay informed about the issues and to contact your local, state, and federal representatives to demand accountability.

You can stay informed by reading The Brad Blog. Brad Friedman, who runs the site, has worked tirelessly on the issue of election fraud over the past few years.

As he points out in his latest post, changes are beginning to occur. An article in the New York Times highlights a piece of emergency legislation that would reimburse states for providing paper ballots. It seems unlikely to pass. But, as Brad notes, it’s a step in the right direction.

Update: All-Spin Zone has more, including a list of things you can do to help.

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