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E-voting Trials and Tribulations

Posted by michael on from the push-button-convenience dept.

Alex Susor writes "This article is about the new digital touch screen voting system in Georgia, the first state in the nation to adopt this method of voting statewide. Demonstration machines were set up at the recent primaries to teach voters about the new system (to be in place for the November general election) and had some big problems." Compare and contrast to systems in Florida and Germany.

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  1. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  2. Friendly help by aseh · · Score: 5, Funny

    As long as there is a talking paperclip at the bottom of the screen to help people out, I think everything will go smoothly.

    1. Re:Friendly help by GuyMannDude · · Score: 4, Funny

      Clippy: "It looks like you're voting for President!

      (wiggles paperclip tail and bounces around the screen excitedly)

      I can just see some old geezer going ape-shit when that starts to happen. "Someone is spying on my vote!"

      GMD

      --
      watch this
  3. 2004, counting room by Theaetetus · · Score: 4, Funny
    "Hey, Fred, what's with the 200 million write-in votes for Bill Gates?"

    -T

  4. Next election by JahToasted · · Score: 5, Funny

    The next president of the United States: {FATAL EXCEPTION IN 0x0E4F}