The document outlines a persuasive speech arguing that electronic voting machines (e-voting) should not be used. The speech discusses how e-voting machines are flawed and vulnerable due to lack of accuracy, errors, and the possibility of hacking. It notes several past examples where votes were lost or wrongly assigned due to technical issues or programming errors with voting machines. The speech proposes raising awareness of these issues and putting pressure on representatives as solutions, and hopes that improved security and paper ballots will be implemented to ensure voters' voices are accurately represented.
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change in a given society as time goes by
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Persuasive Speech Outline
Voting Machines Should Not Be Used
I. INTRODUCTION
Attention Getter: Imagine yourself going to the polls and
casting your vote for your favorite
politician on an electronic voting machine also known as e-
voting. You get to the machine where
you’re planning to cast your vote, but it turns out that the
machine you are using can get hacked
2. under two minutes. This leads to the following question: Why
has the government not taken
action to improve or remove e-voting?
Relevance: According to Alice B. Lloyd, after Russia interfered
with the 2016 election, congress
approved a $380 million budget to improve electronic voting
machine systems. Yet, only
Virginia has replaced their outdated machine, leaving 13 states
still dependent on electronic
devices. There are five states including who want to improve
their system; but, they still can’t
afford to upgrade to paper ballots (Lloyd, 2018). Keep in mind,
that in the 2016 presidential
election, approximately 138 million of eligible voters voted
(Penn Library, 2018). This
demonstrates that 138 millions of people’s voice may not be
heard. Voting is a right and
privilege that eligible voters are given and we need to make
sure that every vote counts.
I want to persuade you to begin spreading the word about the
flaws of e-voting and make your
voice be heard among your community. This will help us to
achieve a better and more
3. sustainable future--creating and sustaining peace, justice, and
stronger institutions.
Overview: Today, I am going to talk to you about the flaws of
e-voting including: lack of
accuracy, possibility of error, and hacking; and I will give you
some solutions you can take to
protect voters and their voice in society.
Transition: The question regarding how safe voting machines
are, brings up an ethical analysis.
II. BODY
Need/Problem
Voting machines have lost votes and electronic failure.
• In Palm Beach County, Florida in March 2012, the program on
a voting machine caused
votes to be assigned to the wrong candidate. Luckily, this
county used paper trail which
permitted the county to go back and recount all of the correct
ballots changing the result
4. of the election. Yet, nearly 40 percent of voters are expected to
cast ballots on electronic
machines that don’t use paper trial (Clay, 2012).
• During the state of Texas primaries in 2006, a programming
error in Tarrant County’s
voting machine created an additional 100,00 votes that were
never casted. Hart
InterCivic, the company who created the programmed took
responsibly for the error and
claimed to lower future problems. However, companies who
develop this types of
program can easily set up which vote goes to which candidate
(Common Cause, 2010).
• In 2018 Defcon, one of the world’s largest hacking convention
held in Las Vega, Nevada,
proved how e-voting machines are vulnerable to hacking. For
example, Rachel Tobac,
CEO of SocialProof Security Company, was able to hacked a
voting machine used in 18
states without may tools under two minutes (Inverse, 2018).
5. Situations like these discourage people from voting because
they start believing that their
vote does not matter because they can be easily manipulated or
lost at any given time.
Transition: How can we solve this problem?
Satisfaction/
Solution
We can solve this issue by raising awareness about the flaws
and failures in an e-voting system
within our local community is a good way to make sure people’s
voice are being heard in our
democracy. Once our representatives start noticing your
protests, they will start introducing bills
which may increase the budget to buy new systems and bring
back paper ballots.
6. revise their programs which
may take months to years; but, the wait is worth it.
ution is for the federal and state government to
create regulations that help
update voting machines every five years; since the country was
using ten year-old
machines during the last presidential election.
Transition: We've now discussed multiple solutions; what is the
future outcome of voting
machines?
Visualization:
The 2018 Midterm Elections was the first to exceed voter
turnout because over 100 million
7. people voted. The number of voters may increase in the next
election; therefore, our government
should start improving the electronic voting machine system so
we can have a fair and accurate
election that represents the voice of the people. We cannot
underestimate the amount of power
voters have on their hands.
Transition: In conclusion,
III. CONCLUSION
• Summary: Voting machines lack accuracy because the program
can record a candidate for
each time someone votes; meanwhile, other machines can create
8. additional ballots that never
existed. Another flaw of using e-voting machine, is that they’re
really easy to manipulate
their control setting, making a specific candidate win the
election in the county.
• Action: You should feel responsible to stand up for your
constitutional right to free by
starting mini campaigns throughout your community about the
importance of sing paper
ballots instead of using e-voting because your voice always
matters. If not, then call and
email your local representatives and inform them about the
disadvantages of using voting
machines. I have included their contact information in the
following slide...
• Final Sentence: Hopefully you now understand the importance
of removing voting
9. machines. This is not only making yourself be heard, but
allowing future voters to have a
voice as well.
Thank you for listening.
References
Clayton, M. (2012, 25 Oct). E-voting puts vote accuracy at risk
in four key states. Christian
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Common Cause. (2010). Electronic Voting Machines Invite
Tampering. In D. A. Miller (Ed.),
10. Current Controversies. Federal Elections. Detroit, MI:
Greenhaven Press. (Reprinted
Debacle, 2008) Retrieved from from Malfunction and
Malfeasance—A Report on the
Electronic Voting Machine
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34494530/OVIC?u=linc
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Inverse, K. (2018, August 14). Video footage shows a voting
machine used in 18 states being
hacked in less than 2 minutes. Retrieved from
https://www.businessinsider.com/votingmachine-being-hacked-
at-defcon-video-2018-8
Lloyd, A. B. (2018). State Elections Systems Remain
Vulnerable to Cybercriminals. In Opposing
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Penn Library. (2018, August 24). Library Guides: Post-Election
2016 Recap & Resources: Voter
Science Monitor Retrieved from https://sks-sirs-
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Turnout. Retrieved from https://guides.libraries.psu.edu/post-
election-2016/voter-turnout
Viewpoints Online Collection. Detroit, MI: Gale. (Reprinted
from Yes, The Midterms
Will Be Hacked, The Weekly Standard, 2018, July 18) )
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