West Virginia is expanding its controversial smartphone voting push

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West Virginia's legislature last week passed legislation allowing disabled voters to cast votes by smartphone, sending the bill to the desk of Governor Jim Justice. Justice is expected to sign the legislation, according to NBC.

It's a decision that alarms many computer security experts, who say that the Internet and smartphones are too vulnerable to hackers.

"This is incredibly unwise," Georgetown computer scientist Matt Blaze told NBC. "Mobile voting systems completely run counter to the overwhelming consensus of every expert in the field."

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