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AtLiberty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 02:06 PM
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Reader's Digest: Do Voting Machines Work As Well As They Should?
Fly By Night is right...

We may have reached a turning point...

Even Reader's Digest appears to be catching on... What about their millions of readers? And guess what? It was a REPUBLICAN who brought this to my attention!

The June '08 edition features, Quick Study: Voting Machines; Do voting machines work as well as they should?

At the end of the article, there is an opportunity to vote, albiet electronically, if you favor the article. VOTE!

http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/quick-study-voting-machines/article58348.html
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 02:07 PM
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1. Very cool!
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BOSSHOG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 02:10 PM
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2. Maybe voting machines should have to show ID's before we can use them
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AtLiberty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 02:11 PM
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3. Actually...this is a very good point!
Why should citizens produce mandatory IDs, while the election officials aren't required to reveal the identities of the technicians who program the machines? Why must the software remain a secret?
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tbyg52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 04:20 PM
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4. Hooray! Perhaps the tide is turning. Sure seems like a long time. nt
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tbyg52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 06:49 PM
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5. Kick for getting the word out to "the masses"! ;-> nt
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Fly by night Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-19-08 07:17 PM
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6. It's always nice to be right about something (finally)
This is a GREAT find, AtLiberty. And you're right. Within a week, millions of people will be exposed to our issue in a venue that they trust and rely on.

Far-forkin'-out.
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WillYourVoteBCounted Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-20-08 12:24 AM
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7. "Better machines-DREs with paper trails" yuck
and they refer to electionline as a source of info, and that org
pushes electronic voting.

the article also recommends ditching paper poll books in favor of
electronic poll books.

If you use e-poll books, you need a paper backup.
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Wilms Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-20-08 12:47 AM
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8. There was a lot to NOT like in that article.
As happy as I am to see it, and surprised at some of the things it reported, there were a number of inaccuracies and really bad calls they had no business making.
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AtLiberty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-20-08 07:43 AM
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10. I know...
But my hope is that the uninformed may begin to think about the topic.

I was shocked talking to an MIT grad/Democrat last night who had NEVER heard of problems with electronic voting. I hardly knew where to begin...
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Wilms Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-20-08 11:23 AM
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12. Agreed.
While some will cling like dogs to a bone to incorrect info they gleaned. Others are able to evolve and refine their understanding.

While not rocket science, all this stuff is fairly complex.
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OnTheOtherHand Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-20-08 08:15 AM
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11. yeah, the e-poll thing just killed me
What could possibly go wrong? (groan)
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DCKit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-20-08 07:20 AM
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9. They perform exactly as intended - subverting the vote. n/t
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