The Simplicity Of Paper Ballots Integrated With Un-Hackable Encryption.

A:  Hacking a QR code would mean that the action triggered when it was scanned would have been modified through manipulation. This is not possible because it is the arrangement of the small square modules by which the data is encoded that determines this action. To change this action, one would have to change the arrangement of the modules after it was printed out. 

It is possible to replace a QR code with another or to create a QR code that will redirect to malicious content, but because the individual user of the Redo Voting ballot card will be the only person to ever see the QR codes, hacking this ballot card would require the active cooperation of the voter. Even then, the only vote that could be “hacked” would be their own. 

A: You visit any location that your local election officials have allowed to carry Ballots. This might include polling places, government buildings like court houses or the Department of Motor Vehicles etc.

A: There are several types of 512-bit encryption, some of which are vulnerable to hacking attacks. Redo Voting uses the most current secure hash technology available from the SHA family of cryptographic secure hash algorithms, compatible with a 512-bit variant. The hash algorithms are one-way, based on a non-linear function, and specifically designed to prevent decryption. The only possible method for cracking a SHA family bit encryption is to assume that the hash content is a password, recover a database of online passwords belonging to a specific voter, and compare the hash to that list.

Because there are no passwords used in the Redo Voting system, the encryption cannot be hacked by any means known to man.

A: That is true. Given enough computing power and time, theoretically, everything is hackable. 

The un-hackable claim rests on two important aspects. 

First, the use of QR codes for access. It is, of course, possible to spoof/replace a QR code with another or to create a QR code that will redirect to malicious content. However, because our secure ballots are distribution-controlled from the printer to your hands, the QR codes under the scratch materials have NEVER been seen before they are used by YOU. Trying to spoof a QR code that has never been seen would be akin to trying to accurately guess the exact weight of a rock on the first try when the size range is somewhere between a grain of sand and the sun. 

Secondly, each individual QR code contains a unique one-way secure hash algorithm (SHA) shared only by the other three QR codes on that ballot. SHA is a mathematical algorithm that converts an input string of an arbitrary length to an output string of a fixed length. Think of it as a universally unique value that cannot be reversed like normal encryption. The individual voter’s identity is cryptographically disassociated from their ballot when registration is confirmed. After that, the system recognizes only legitimate transactions for the activated ballot itself. The ballot is verified, secure, and irreversibly anonymous.  

Given enough computing power and time, theoretically, everything is hackable. To hack into even one voter transaction encrypted with one-way SHA encryption, you would need the computing power of a modern nation state and more time than the universe has been in existence. 

A: Absentee voting can be conducted electronically and in real time. An absentee vote is requested online with verified registration. The requestor creates a personalized four-digit PIN to be associated with the ballot serial number on the scratch-off ballot access card mailed to them by the state. When the requestor accesses the voter registration/registration confirmation page with the first QR code, they must enter their four-digit PIN to continue the transaction. An absentee ballot may be cast securely in real time from anywhere on earth, but only by the voter who requested it. If an astronaut takes their scratch-off ballot access card with them, they can vote securely and in real time from space. 

A: No, we are not saying that. We are saying that our system is fully compliant with all state and federal election legislation and can be tailored to support 100% in person voting, 100% remote voting, or any combination of the two. We are also fully capable of seamlessly complementing any election system in existence.

A: Grab another one, repeat. Unlike a lottery scratch-off card, the ballot card has no intrinsic value until the first QR code is scanned and the card is associated with a specific voter registration. The system tracks fraud attempts cryptographically so multiple cast ballots cannot be tallied. In fact, this system can provide real time fraud tracking down to the precinct level during an election, both voting precincts and police precincts. 

A: Your personal information would never be on the cloud; only your secure vote in the digital repository which, if you recall, cannot ever be traced back to you. 

A: Unethical use of cloud services has occurred with both foreign and domestic companies. Even though the technology itself is secure, there is the potential for malevolent behavior by cloud operators. Breaking into a secure digital repository containing votes cast under the Redo Voting system, however, would be a monumental waste of time.   The results would already be public, so it would be like stealing yesterday’s newspaper. That is one of the huge advantages offered by the Redo Voting system.

A: You raise an important question. Although Redo Voting does provide more universal and complete voter access than any election system in existence, there are some people, like the elderly with technology access challenges, who will need additional assistance.

A: Actually, there is a way. As mentioned before, Redo Voting is compatible with any voting system currently in use. If combined with a system that does not have an unbreakable, fully auditable chain of custody, however, there is the potential for someone to vote on the insecure system before voting on the Redo Voting system without being detected. For unassailably accurate, trustworthy results, use of the Redo Voting system alone is recommended.

A: The Redo Voting puts a stop to any and all direct interference in the voting process, regardless of its source. Registration is secure. Submitting a ballot is secure. Tabulation is secure and results are mathematically provable.

We cannot stop social engineering, rumors on social media, conspiracy theories, or any rhetoric external to the voting process itself. Redo Voting fully supports freedom of speech, even when we do not agree with what is being said. We do not, will not, and cannot guarantee any election outcome; only that the outcome accurately reflects the will of the legitimately voting public.