Thread by @jennycohn1

1. Our election system is NOT too "decentralized" to allow an outcome altering hack. Per this 2017 Wharton report (p. 28), just two voting machine vendors, ES&S & Dominion, account for more than 80% of U.S. voting equipment! #ProtectOurVotes trustthevote.org/wp-content/upl…

2. This screenshot from the 2017 Wharton report shows that ES&S & Dominion account for more than 80% of U.S. voting equipment. The notion that our election system is too "decentralized" to allow an outcome altering hack is a lie.

3. Royal blue shows the jurisdictions that use ES&S.
Orange is for Dominion.
Green is for Hart.
Pink is for is for Unisys.
Dark blue is for MicroVote.

#ProtectOurVotes

4. Here's an excellent 2010 article stating that Dominion & ES&S account 4 about 90% of U.S. voting equipment. As explained in the article, there are multiple ways to calculate market share, which may explain why the Wharton estimate is lower. @thebradblog huffingtonpost.com/brad-friedman/…

5. The Wharton estimate is also more recent than the article in post 4. But whether Dominion & ES&S account for 90% of US voting equipment (article at post 4) or 81% (2017 Wharton report), it is clear that ES&S & Dominion have a disturbingly enormous influence over our elections.

6. This centralization of our election systems through just a few vendors further demonstrates the importance of demanding that all states pass legislation BEFORE the 2018 midterms requiring #paperballots for all voters and #RiskLimitingAudits after every single election.

7. Please write to your state legislators, Secretaries of State, and state and local election boards NOW to demand #paperballots and #RiskLimitingAudits by the 2018 midterm elections! #ProtectOurVotes