新罕布什尔州务卿斯坎伦重申计票机安全：设备不联网、使用前逐点测试
新罕布什尔州梅里马克县康科德市，州务卿戴维·斯坎伦10月31日重申，该州用于11月3日中期选举计票的设备安全可靠。
斯坎伦在本周的一封信中表示，计票机无法连接互联网，也无法与其他机器组网，每台设备在选举日投入使用前都会在各自投票点接受准确性测试，机身贴有防篡改封条，选举后还会对随机抽选的设备进行审计。写这封信是为了回应10名州众议院共和党议员要求对计票机做进一步测试的诉求，尽管他们并未拿出设备计票不准的证据。
新罕布什尔州的计票设备由州选票法委员会经过公开程序选定，制造商为VotingWorks与Liberty Votes。该州所有选票均为纸质选票，留有可核查的纸质记录；110个市镇仍采用人工计票，选民也可要求人工点算自己的选票。
2024年新罕布什尔大学的一项民调显示，24%的居民认为选民欺诈是严重问题，17%的人对计票准确性缺乏信任。斯坎伦强调，现有的核查与保障机制足以保证计票结果准确。
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New Hampshire Secretary of State Scanlan Reiterates Ballot Counter Safety: No Internet Connection, Tested at Each Polling Place
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire — Secretary of State David Scanlan reiterated on October 31 that the ballot counting devices to be used in the November 3 midterm election are safe and reliable.
In a letter this week, Scanlan said the machines cannot connect to the internet or to other machines, each device is tested for accuracy at its polling location before use on Election Day, each unit carries a tamper-evident seal, and randomly selected machines are audited immediately after the election. The letter responded to a demand from 10 New Hampshire House Republicans for further testing, despite their producing no evidence the devices have counted inaccurately.
New Hampshire's counting devices were selected by the state Ballot Law Commission through a public process and are manufactured by VotingWorks and Liberty Votes. All ballots in the state are paper, leaving a verifiable record; 110 towns still count ballots by hand, and any voter may ask to have their ballot counted by hand.
A 2024 University of New Hampshire poll found 24 percent of residents consider voter fraud a serious problem and 17 percent lack trust in an accurate tally. Scanlan said the existing checks and safeguards are sufficient to ensure accurate results.
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