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CNN Reports on Diebold

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'll-vote-you dept.

An Anonymous Reader writes "CNN has finally picked up the story about concerns about Diebold voting machines. It's about time this made it into the mainstream media." If you're interested, here are a couple of related stories.

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  1. Re:At least this proves by ComaVN · · Score: 1, Funny

    That's what they WANT you to think.

    In reality, this is just a plot to replace Diebold with a company that is owned by Rumsfeld.

    Sorry, couldn't resist.

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  2. Re:Lack of Detail by wfberg · · Score: 4, Funny

    They embrace it huh? They enjoyed the experience? What empirical data, the one he pulled out of his ass?

    The customer satisfaction data and security data was collected by polls using a Diebold machine with respectively 18 quadrillion members of the general public and 6 million computer security specialists as respondents. Ninetynine point eleven percent of respondents said they have "complete and utter faith in Diebold Election Systems Inc.", while minus three quarters of a percent agreed with the statement "I do not trust Diebold, and I am a servant of Satan".

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  3. Re:And what exactly is the official, from Diebold by segment · · Score: 5, Funny
    what official explanation has Diebold come up with as to why there is no paper audit trail?

    Official explanation? You make it seem as if Americans were robbed of Robotic Al Gore on a shoddy recount or something. The Powers that be would never lie, they believe in God so there you atheistic terrorist. And if that doesn't work, we could always send in the army to take over the oilwells in your backyard. SUV driving, gas guzzling, Al Qaeda following, non-bible reading oxycondone abuser. That was so unAmerican of you... Paper trail... *scoffs

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  4. Re:And what exactly is the official, from Diebold by 693746 · · Score: 3, Funny
    From the article:
    Computer manufacturers and many election officials say the critics are mistaken. They insist that security is solid and machines records are examinable. They also say the sought-after improvements [paper receipts] will create other problems, such as malfunctioning machines and violating the integrity of a voters' privacy.
    Maybe they are suggesting that the paper might jam and someone would have to come in and fix it, thus seeing your vote.
  5. Re:And what exactly is the official, from Diebold by Ian+Bicking · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think it's along the lines of "it's too hard"