Nerdpedes,
have a look at
https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/64915/what-are-the-biggest-security-concerns-on-pxe
Best of:
I can capture a full machine image. Do your systems automatically connect to the domain controller after setting up the machine? If so, this image probably has domain controller credentials on it, that I can capture and use elsewhere.
Computer makes a DHCP request --> DHCP server responds with address and PXE parameters --> Computer downloads boot image using TFTP over UDP
If the good guys got the traffic on that low level, unencrypted. Then they would have it all.
I would guess that if they were network booting the voting machines then the missing logs are part of the evidence the audits picked up.