CA Secretary of State Bans Diebold Machines

Etcetera writes "The CA Secretary of State has just announced that they're pulling the plug on the use of Diebold voting machines (thank you KNSD) as a result of the flaws that came up where they were used during March's elections. More background on the issue (not updated yet) from the Secretary of State's perspective is available here."

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I think i speak for us all.....

[222]

THANK GOD.
You know its scary when legions of geeks are overwhelmingly against a new form of technology....

Re:I think i speak for us all.....

[cliffy2000]

The last time we had a geek uprising of this size, Quantum Leap had just been cancelled! ...ha... ha... yikes. *ducks*

Re:I think i speak for us all.....

[Amiga Lover]

I wonder given the litigious society we live in how long it will take until diebold attempt legal action over this.

A small cruddy company suing the CA state government over banning their machines? Couldn't happen...

could it.

Re:I think i speak for us all.....

[AvantLegion]

You know its scary when legions of geeks are overwhelmingly against a new form of technology....

Not so. It happens all the time.

Stairmaster, NordicTrack, Bowflex, elliptical trainer...

Re:I think i speak for us all.....

[netsharc]

They'll probably get their friends in the Federal Government involved in it, wouldn't that be fun to watch.

And in the end Ahnold fights and saves the USA by kicking all the other Republicans' Butt in Congress.

Re:I think i speak for us all.....

[Anonymous Coward]

Stairmaster, NordicTrack, Bowflex, elliptical trainer...

Are these RPG games? I don't play those.

Re:I think i speak for us all.....

[DunbarTheInept]

I really think the show went downhill ever since that episode where Sam leapt forward in time into the life of a starship captain on the Earth's first deep exploration vessel. I mean, Come On! It was an interesting premise but they've been milking it for over a year now, an I still keep waiting for that guy to show up with his neon PDA and take him to the next leap.

Re:I can't believe it..

[Anonymous Coward]

How CA goes so goes the nation..

You mean we will soon have a Prezinator?

Why did they get rid of Diebold machines?

[rock_climbing_guy]

I seriously don't get what the big idea is. Most people I've spoken to agree that the Diebold machines are almost as reliable as the system that the slashdot polls are run on, and we all know that slashdot polls are top-notch scientific polls!

The New Method

[Greyfox]

That California will use to determine its politicians works thusly:

1) Each voter is provided a special "voting bean" which resembles a football.

2) On election day, said "voting bean" is inserted into the anus of a politician.

3) The last politician to be filled with "voting beans" wins the election.

Elegant in its simplicity, really.