"Severe flaws in logistics and technology threatened the integrity of the online vote in Ontario's 2022 municipal elections, a major new study suggests and points to vulnerabilities across voting systems supplied by different vendors that left 70 per cent of races at "high or extreme risk" of compromise. The research was conducted by a group of academics from Brock, Carleton and Western universities, all of which specialize in computer engineering, cryptography and political science."
"Their study found two core security failures: the first, a logistical flaw that turned discarding a voter's unique login PIN into an invitation for fraud. The other was a technical vulnerability found across multiple vendor systems that risked secretly hijacking up to a million online ballots on election night. The findings highlight the tradeoff of digital voting, showing how the drive for convenience and accessibility can undermine an election's integrity if cybersecurity is left to local budgets and design choices, Brunet."
Severe logistical and technical flaws compromised the integrity of online voting in Ontario's 2022 municipal elections, leaving roughly 70 per cent of races at high or extreme risk. Two core failures included a logistical weakness where discarded voter PIN mailings created opportunities for fraud, and a cross-vendor technical vulnerability that could have secretly hijacked up to a million ballots on election night. The lack of a provincial standard forced 219 municipal clerks to procure disparate systems, producing a patchwork where human error and local budget constraints increased the likelihood of systemic compromise. Online voting remained prevalent in many smaller, remote municipalities.
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