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VoteHere controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2013

    Regulatory ruling against mail-in ballot tracking

    A judge ruled that use of the San Juan County Mail-in Ballot Tracking system violated Washington law because the system was not federally certified; the county subsequently abandoned it.

  2. 2009

    Washington ballot-privacy lawsuit

    Plaintiffs challenged ballot-tracking systems associated with VoteHere, alleging that unique bar codes compromised voter privacy.

  3. 2005

    Lobbying controversy

    The company’s payments to Mirram Global for lobbying connected to New York election legislation attracted criticism and became part of debate over election-technology influence.

  4. 2003

    Wrongful-termination lawsuit by former engineer

    Dan Spillane alleged that VoteHere ignored defect reports and concerns about voting-system testing before terminating him. The lawsuit was settled by November 2003.

  5. 2003

    Corporate network intrusion

    VoteHere’s corporate network was breached, leading to investigations by federal and local law-enforcement agencies.

  6. 2001

    Privacy and security criticism

    A paper criticized VoteHere’s system for shortcomings involving privacy and security.