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Computers won't get a vote of confidence
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/30/2005 - 7:39pm.
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Computers won't get a vote of confidence
J.D. Mullane
June 30, 2005 7:43 AM
If, after attending this week's "Voting Integrity Forum" at the county courthouse, you believe the gravest threat to democracy is the computerized voting machine, who could blame you?
The machines are as easily manipulated as Enron's accounting books, according to a distinguished panel of computer nerds.
Teresa Hommel, a corporate trainer in computer technology, demonstrated how, after some simple tampering with the software, you can vote for a candidate - even obtain a receipt proving it - but the computer tosses your vote to the opponent, who wins.
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