[SATLUG] OT: Making sure my vote counts

[Samuel Leon]

E-voting is insane.  <---- period





Sam



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
>>>  
>>>
>>>
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> Is anyone else watching "Hacking Democracy" on HBO this morning?
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> They've just proven that the Electronic Voting machines, by Diebold, 
> are -not- reliable for counting votes.
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> 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.
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> Fair?
>
> I'm sure they'll replay it, sometime.
>
> http://www.hbo.com/apps/schedule/ScheduleServlet?ACTION_DETAIL=DETAIL&FOCUS_ID=633258 
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> -- 
> -Geoff
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