Dean on Diebold: "We will do more work on the voting machine issue."

http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/03/auto_sp_politics_dean1103.htm#NOW


Melbourne, Australia: Governor Dean,

I am an American living in Australia and am a supporter of your candidacy. I have been very disturbed to read the various stories about the security concerns surrounding the makers of electronic voting machines being used increasingly in our elections. Most alarming have been the allegations surrounding Diebold Election Systems and their attacks on those who have questioned their products and their behavior. Could you please discuss your feelings on this matter, the implications you think it has on our democracy, and what you would propose be done to address it?

Thank you and good luck.

Howard Dean: Chairman of Diebold has sent a letter saying that he will do everything he can to get Bush reelected. this does not engender confidence in the American electoral system. If I become the democratic nominee we will have teams, particularly in jurisdictions like Florida, who will be conducting poll watching activities to prevent the kind of republican abuses that took place in the last election. We will do more work on the voting machine issue as the campaign moves along.

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Point the finger directly at Diebold, display a few URL's to the docs, and let America figure out how to deal with the facts for a change.

With a Repub majority we need all Dems together before this gets specific.

anyone have any links/other information about letter from Diebold re: Bush "re"election?

Dean was awsome. I have been saying I wish this issue would be addressed more forcefully by candidates. The 2000 election is still a bitter memory for many. I think Dean's reply may have just gotten him some more votes.

...especially in places like Florida (read: places where the Bush machine will try their dirty tricks), is good...oh, and the Dean Team has the motivated people to watch those polls...

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you better hurry the hell up, Deanie