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From: elag <elag@cloudNINE.net>
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Subject: Re: voting machines
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 23:59:34 -0400
Organization: de mortuis nil nisi bonum
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Paul Heslop wrote:
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> elag wrote:
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> > Paul Heslop wrote:
> > >
> > > Paul Kinsler wrote:
> > >
> > > > Paul Heslop <paul.heslop@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> > > > >> Electronic Voting Debacle
> > > >
> > > > > It's a little like locking the door after the Bush got in
> > > > > though, isn't it?
> > > >
> > > > Bush got elected because the result hinged on one close ballot,
> > > > pushed in his favour by dodgy counting of the physical records of
> > > > voting. Close ballot results are often controversial,
> > > > with much debate over how to interpret ticks, crosses, chads, or
> > > > the other creative processes by which voters don't (or can't)
> > > > quite follow the instructions exactly.
> > > >
> > > > The electronic voting schemes described in the article have
> > > > no permanent physical record of how people voted, so recounts
> > > > are an impossibility; furthermore the machines are so insecure
> > > > the totals could be changed before, during, or after the
> > > > voting period, pretty much by anyone -- but especially so by
> > > > "friends" of the companies selling them. And since there is
> > > > no physical record, a recount is impossible.
> > > >
> > > > With such machines, an evil Bush-oid could have skipped the
> > > > tedious process of recounting, and simply chosen the voting
> > > > totals they wanted. As could an evil anti-Bush-ite, or anyone
> > > > with access to the machines or their communications. At least
> > > > the Florida counting was visibly controversial, so processes
> > > > can be corrected.
> > > >
> > > > Don't get so hung up on the Bush-Florida thing.
> > > >
> > > > #Paul
> > >
> > > I'm not hung up on it, I just love the fact that this farce happened in
> > > the first place.
> >
> > I'm sure that the couch potatos of the world are eagerly anticipating
> > the upcoming US elections. Hijinks will likely ensue on a heretofore
> > unseen scale.
> >
> > I'ze scared.
> >
> > --
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> :O) Roll out the Chad!
Perhaps Chad and Jeremy could record a theme song for the campaign...
maybe they could use "Yesterday's Gone" (1964).
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