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# Online Voting System Security Debate
- URL: https://ivn.us/online-voting-system-security-debate/
- Published: 2012-10-02T16:30:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:32:34.000Z
- Author: Dr William J Kelleher
- Tags: News

Credit: University of Michigan

![](cloudinary://online-voting-system-security-debate-61907.png "online voting system")

Alex Halderman, the famous DC Internet voting system hacker, and I recently debated Internet voting security issues.

In my last post, I presented [the Canadian Model](https://ivn.us/tomorrows-democracy/2012/09/22/canadas-national-debate-over-internet-voting-part-four/) for framing the Internet voting debate. I have also posted about the many cities in Canada that use Internet voting.

But, just to be sure I am up to speed on all the issues, I'm taking an online Digital Democracy [class](https://www.coursera.org/course/digitaldemocracy?ref=ivn.us) with Professor Halderman. Our debate was during his online office hours.

Issues: What is more important to consider in the debate over Internet voting security -- known facts about the many successes of Internet voting trials, or scary possibilities that haven't happened? How much weight should be given the theoretical notion that a hack can go undetected? What evidence is RELEVANT to this debate?

Our discussion starts at 21:30 and ending at 42:00).

**In the Next Segment:** More on Online Voting System Security