“New Jersey’s definitely vulnerable,” said former FBI agent Manny Gomez. He means the statewide system of 11,000 computerized voting machines, where New Jerseyans will close the curtains and pick a president this November. It’s a network that hackers could break into, without even breaking a sweat, because these systems were designed for efficiency, not security, according to Gomez. “Jersey’s very vulnerable from foreign attacks or just some goofball sitting in his basement that has the skill set. It’s not that complicated to hack into a government entity these days,” he said. … “Election results can be altered through a hack and they can also be altered through human error. The problem with New Jersey’s voting machines is, there’s no way to check,” said RutgersProfessor Penny Venetis. Venetis says the AVCs contain no paper backup to verify votes cast, although that’s required by New Jersey law. She sued the state — which refused to replace the machines — but agreed not to connect them to the internet.
“The system is very, very vulnerable to attack on multiple levels. And what they should do is demand from county and state officials that the letter of New Jersey’s law be followed and that New Jersey voting machines be made verifiable,” Venetis said.
Neither Dominion Voting — which bought Sequoia six years ago — nor New Jersey’s Division of Elections — responded to requests for comment.
Experts believe hackers don’t need to actually change a vote count to impact the political process. With a political climate this volatile, even suggestions of tampering could undermine public confidence in election results.
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