Dear Legislator,
We are writing from the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues and the U.S. Technology Policy Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery (USTPC) regarding Utah’s consideration of an expansion of insecure internet voting. AAAS, the world s largest multidisciplinary scientific society, and ACM, the world’s largest computing society, work to provide a voice for science on societal issues and promote the responsible use of science and technology in public policy.
Internet voting, referring primarily to the electronic return of a marked ballot via email, fax, web-based portal, or mobile apps, is not a secure solution for voting in Utah or elsewhere in any form, nor will it be in the foreseeable future. In April, we wrote to every governor, secretary of state, and state election director across the country detailing the scientific and technical risks of internet voting and urging offici