Indian Voting Machines Compared with Diebold

Hanuman_Ji writes "The Indian general elections, 2004 is now complete - and the result is an upset. As reported earlier, this election was conducted entirely through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). This article gives a nice overview of the machines used in this process and also adds a comparison with the Diebold machines. More information is also available at the equipment manufacturer's website."

Comments

no sore losers?

[Anonymous Coward]

Has anyone heard any bitching from the losing party about electronic voting being the cause of the upset?

I hope we don't get Gore ][ when Kerry loses in November.

I've chosen to post anonymously because of the censo... err.. moderation system on /.

Re:no sore losers?

[FreeUser]

I hope we don't get Gore ][ when Kerry loses in November.

If people incapable of critical thought ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H republicans don't want to see a Gore ][ in November, then they should stop stealing elections from the American electorate, shredding the constitution, ignoring the bill of rights, disparaging the UN, violating the Geneva convention, starting wars under false pretenses, intimidating the news media into offering only subdued criticism of these practices, and otherwise behaving like the party that, in contrast to the Republicans in 2000, actually won the elections in Germany ... circa 1939.

Re:About the new Indian PM

[kamapuaa]

What you're saying may appear to be the truth, but only from a great distance.

The Prime Minister wasn't chosen on personal merit, she was chosen because she's from a family that's traditionally held the job of Prime Minister. It's been going on for four generations and it's an embarassment to Indian politics.

Dr. Abdul Kalam is a token Muslim. Perhaps you didn't know that the leading political party in India is a Hindu theological party. They rose to national power largely on feelings risen by anti-Muslim riots & the destruction of an ancient mosque, and many of the worst criminals rose to positions of power. India has a large Muslim minority, so the eccentric-scientist-Muslim was given the powerless position of President, as a form of placation. It's vaguely equivalent to allowing one black guy who doesn't play golf into an all-white country club.

Re:Obviously there's something wrong with them

[rsidd]

This is part of the Aryan myth.

Ah, now I know where you're coming from. You must feel traumatised that not only did the government that wanted to rewrite textbooks lose the election, but the minister personally responsible lost individually too.