Orange County: More E-Ballots Cast Than Voters

Nofsck Ingcloo writes "Orange County, California has discovered the joys of electronic voting. The story originated in the LA Times, which requires registration to view it. Yahoo News has a copy here. Problems occurred in races throughout the county. Among the symptoms of the problem were turnouts exceeding 100%." Read on for more.

"David Hart, chairman of Texas-based Hart InterCivic, which manufactured Orange County's voting system, said it would be impossible to identify which voters cast ballots in the wrong precincts because of steps the company had taken to ensure voter secrecy. For this reason, an exact account of miscast ballots is impossible. The good news, if the folks there can be believed, is that there is no evidence yet that any result is in jeopardy. In a masterpiece of understatement, elections system analyst Kim Alexander is quoted as saying, "Certainly this kind of problem that's occurred in Orange County doesn't do anything to contribute to greater confidence in electronic voting systems." Steve Rodermund, Orange County's registrar of voters, is quoted as saying that despite the problems, he is satisfied with the performance of Orange County's new electronic voting system."

Comments

Re:Why can't America get this right?

[T3kno]

Yes we know, and as Canadians you are far superior to the rest of the world in everything else you do. A perfect example is the superior way that you point out how superior you are to every one else.

In Canada we don't need elections because we all agree that Canada is superior, and anyone who believes otherwise must be a facist American.

Sorry, for the rant, I'm married into a family of Canadians, actually ex Canadians, and they agree with me.

$_ ~= s/Canadians/Canadiens/g if $province eq 'Quebec';

You could probably make a case for substituting Quebec for Canada as a whole too, but I wont go there.

Re:I don't get it

[nickos]

"The U.S. military is the most technologically advanced, well-armed, and well-trained army in the history of the world."

I'll agree with most technologically advanced and well-armed, but they are most certainly not the most well-trained, as any family who has lost a son to American friendly fire will testify.

Re:I don't get it

[nickos]

from this article: Wounded British soldiers condemn US 'cowboy' pilot

"He had absolutely no regard for human life. I believe he was a cowboy. There were four or five that I noticed earlier and this one had broken off and was on his own when he attacked us. He'd just gone out on a jolly."
...
"To be honest, I think they are just ignorant. I don't know if they haven't been trained or are just trigger happy."

Re:I don't get it

[corbettw]

Actually, Kerry's preferred weapon of choice (and the picture you included is of) an .50 cal Browning Machinegun (BMG). Also called the M-2, or "Ma-deuce", it's the weapon which was fitted on the prow of the swift boat he skippered, and the weapon he used when he routinely killed innocent men, women, and children, in Vietnam.

Yes, that's right, don't forget that Kerry confessed to war crimes in 1971 in front of Congress. Personnally, I'd like to see him arrested and charged under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), since there is statute of limitations on murder. So when you go cast your vote for him in November, remember, you're voting for a confessed war criminal.