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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. Will they have to re-vote after a STOP error? by zerofoo · · Score: 1, Troll

    From the article:

    "Chris Riggall, a spokesman for the secretary of state's office, attributed the problems to errors by poll workers, a glitch in the Windows operating system that runs the machines and problems with electronic cards that replace paper ballots and ballot boxes."

    A "glitch" in the Windows operating system???? Stupid poll workers around the average age of a walmart greeter! Gee, it's a miracle they didn't have more problems.

    -ted

    1. Re:Will they have to re-vote after a STOP error? by ejaw5 · · Score: 0, Troll

      Some froze up like balky home computers, while others got stuck in a mode that effectively locked up the machines

      Voter: uhh...I pushed the button to vote for Gore, and I got a Blue Screen.

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      $cat /dev/random > Sig