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The State of Electronic Voting in Georgia

Posted by michael on from the vote-early-and-often dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The AJC is reporting on the current state of electronic voting in Georgia. The article discusses both sides of the debate and mentions Bev Harris and her work at Black Box Voting. Is touch screen voting the best solution available or is a conspiracy afoot?"

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  1. If it makes voting easier... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I am a senior citizen living in Florida. In 2000, I voted but I wasn't sure who I voted for. Why? Because the ballot was confusing. I wanted to vote for Al Gore, but I'm afraid I voted for George Bush!

    If this make those complicated ballots a little easier to understand, then I support it.

    Thanks,
    Cecil

  2. Re:voting preservation by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 0, Troll

    I thought I was being ironic, as the Athenians also invented the voting machine. However, I quoted "democracy", as the American republican (small "R") democracy was an invention that lasted. The best example of the immediate predecessor of US democracy was the (american) Hurons, natives of the Great Lakes, whose Huron nation was an actual model used by Ben Franklin and his compatriots in organizing the government of the new States.

    Now, I'm as gleeful as anyone else in bashing the security of electronic voting machines, hence my post. But the all-inclusive "your" of "your electronic voting machines" is inaccurate: they're not "mine", they're not "ours", where "we" are those Americans working to secure our votes. So rather than dis (Greek pun) me to death, join us in pushing alternatives to these rigged Republican (big "R") machines that injected Bush into our lives, and threaten to do so again unless we work together. Stin ijiasas!

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