Black Box Voting Blog-O-Lection 7/21: Burglars at the window

Using the mouse, left-click on an undefined oval to change it to a NO vote. Use right-click for a YES vote.

You can also change NO votes to YES votes, and vice versa, if you determine that the voter's intent has not been read correctly."

Now, the above quote is from programmer's information for the Diebold/Premier high speed central count scanner. We simply know very little about what this "automated remake" is in Los Angeles. Watch the Black Box Voting Website for updates.

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We need to know a whole lot more about any new automated ballot remake systems, starting with questions about accounting and concealed alteration of the votes. What software, specifically, is used? What publicly viewable controls exist? Where else is "automated" remaking of ballots being done? Â Â

(WA) 7/09 - IF YOU LIKE CAT AND MOUSE GAMES WITH VOTER AND BALLOT ACCOUNTING, YOU'LL LOVE INTERNET VOTING -

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As you may know, Hawaii has just experimented with Internet voting. Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed was again pushing Internet voting just couple weeks ago in the tri-cities, where he said:

"It may take a few years, but eventually people will realize the benefits of online voting."

Many citizens sense that Internet voting is somehow -- well, wrong -- but find it hard to articulate objections.

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