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VeriSign and Secure Internet Voting

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the oh-this-will-work-out-great dept.

Bucky Katt writes "VeriSign announced Monday that it will provide key components of a system designed to let Americans abroad cast absentee votes over the Internet."

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  1. Re:what about.. by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    last vote less than 50% or something voted
    what about fixing that problem first?

    That's not necessarily a problem. It shows a confidence in the overall system. If there were real, noticeable problems that needed changing, and by voting we could actually implement those changes, I'd be there would be a much bigger turnout.

    Pretty much everyone has food on the table, a car in the driveway, a roof over their heads. Yes, of course there are the have nots, but...there will always be those (unfortunately)

    We look at the candidates, for president, all the way down to school board, and see, across the board, more of the same. Middle aged, semi-rich white guys running for office. And by and large....things are somewhat OK. Any erosions to the status quo are small and incremental. Increased taxes from this adminstration, reduced rights from that administration...but really...we don't notice those on a day to day basis.

    Now...if somehow we really screwed up, and elected Al Sharpton, you can bet there would be a big turnout for the next time, because he will have screwed up things so badly.

    Do I think things are going great? Well...there could be a lot of improvements. Do I think if we elect someone other than Bush (Clark, Dean, Lieberman, etc.) will they change? Not a chance. Only more of the same.