nytimes.com — All five voting systems used in Ohio, a state whose electoral votes narrowly swung two elections toward President Bush, have critical flaws that could undermine the integrity of the 2008 general election, a report commissioned by the state’s top elections official has found.
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ericandertonDec 17, 2007
I'm just as much of a technologist as everyone else around here. But when it comes down to it, I'm highly skeptical of any automated means for counting something as important as votes - FOSS or otherwise.Any means for counting votes should be verifiable with little to no technology what-so-ever. This means paper ballots, and counting machines that can be applied in a candidate-neutral fashion, such that tampering with the device cannot be used to sway the outcome of the election. This means, at worst, large voting districts will have an army of people counting votes which only makes large-scale tampering harder to pull off.The fact that electronic voting machines have enough room free in their ROM/RAM to make tampering even possible should raise a flag all by itself.
charlietunaDec 17, 2007
After watching Jerry Springer and Judge Judy, I'm starting to like this intellectual elite idea.
Closed AccountDec 17, 2007
Like Reagan?
cryptozoicDec 18, 2007
This is an actual quote from one of the top elitists on this globe. He is SLIME, down with the NWO!
oatmealbatman2Dec 18, 2007
What the hell does this have to do with the article?
oatmealbatman2Dec 18, 2007
The printed copy of his/her vote should go into a box as the voter walks out of the polling station. That way, the voter can verify his/her vote before leaving, and it leaves a paper trail to use in case the electronic machines are tampered with. With this system, there's no danger of union bosses demanding that members vote a certain way and turn in proof of their votes, which has been a problem with vote receipts in the past.
ispellkonfusionDec 18, 2007
This doesn't surprise me. I'm from Ohio and personally know about half a dozen people who walked away from the polls after waiting in the lines for so long. And this article from almost 2 years ago still sticks with me every time I hear about our voting system:<a class="user" href="http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10432334/was_the_2004_election_stolen">http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10432334/wa ...</a>