[SATLUG] OT: Making sure my vote counts

[R. Tyler Ballance]

On Nov 4, 2006, at 12:24 PM, Geoff wrote:

> Charles D Hogan wrote:
>>>
>>> I have yet to hear an argument for e-voting that counteracts the   
>>> blatant opportunities for abuse, and voter fraud.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure how, but I'm going to find a way to vote on paper :-P
>>>
>>>
>
>
> Is anyone else watching "Hacking Democracy" on HBO this morning?
>
> They've just proven that the Electronic Voting machines, by  
> Diebold, are -not- reliable for counting votes.
>
> To the point of purposefully adding 8 whole votes in one set-up  
> race.  6 yay
> 2 nay
>
> when the machine was directed to cough up it's results, it spit out  
> 7 yay
> 1 nay.


I don't have cable...torrent? :-P

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