New Closed Source Voting Systems Malfunction

LowellPorter writes "Miami-Dade and Broward counties are having voting problems. After the 2000 election problems, new voting methods were installed including touch screen technology. Some times the problems were with workers not showing up, poor training, or mechanical problems. It doesn't look like they cleaned up the system there." Not all of the problems mentioned in the article are due to the new proprietary voting machines, but many of them are.

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It wasn't the tech's fault..

[stratjakt]

This isn't a "linux would have saved the day" story.. This same quote is reiterated and paraphrased throughout the article:

"She said many poll workers did not wait for the full six-minute activation procedure to occur and then became nervous and uncertain."

The workers just don't know how to use the machines. Either that or Jan the Man wants to play the "I didnt really lose! it was the hanging chads!" game.

Perhaps Florida is hopelessly stupid. Something to do with a close proximity to DisneyWorld. (that explains the lesser but omni-present stupidity in California too. DisneyLand isn't as big.)

How about a "blink once for yes, blink twice for no" system?

Or set up a "Honk if you love Reno!" sign and count the horns.

Or something involving hot grits or business plans or a beowulf cluster "of these"

I can't hear the word 'gubernatorial' without giggling.

Next story please.. I used up too much karma on this one.