[SATLUG] OT: Making sure my vote counts

[David Kowis]

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R. Tyler Ballance wrote:
> Does anybody know which, if any, of the precincts in texas are going
> with electronic voting machines? (Personally, I think they're a bigger
> threat to democracy than religious fundamentalists, but that's just me
> with my "logical thinking" again ;))
> 
> When I voted last year (or year before last, can't remember) I
> implicitly chose not to use the electronic machines in my parent's
> precinct (San Patricio County) explaining to the two little old ladies
> running the polling station that I wanted a paper trail of my vote
> because its much harder to fake a paper ballot than it is an electronic
> one, to which they replied "good point" and directed me to a table so I
> could fill out my ballot.
> 
> We're all tech-savvy folks around here, so I'm certain most, if not all,
> of you understand the crucial flaws in electronic voting, so the
> question is this, _if_ they only have electronic voting machines in the
> precinct I vote in next week, is there any way to (force?) request a
> paper ballot to ensure that my vote counts?
> 
> 
> What can I say, I'm young and naive, and still think that my vote really
> matters ;)
> 
> 

So ask them if you can cryptographically sign your vote using gpg. Then
when the results are published, verify your vote. So that you can ensure
that your vote is accurate.

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David Kowis

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