Diebold Sued (Again) Over Shoddy Voting Machines

icypyr0 writes "Computer programmer Jim March and activist Bev Harris have filed suit in California state court against Diebold under a whistle-blowing statue. This is another in a series of blows dealt to the ailing company. March and Harris allege that Diebold 'used uncertified hardware and software, and modems that may have allowed election results to be published online before polls closed.' They are seeking full reimbursement for all of the voting machines purchased in California. March and Harris could collect up to 30% of the reimbursement, under the whistle-blower statute. In an interesting turn, the two are requesting that the state of California join the lawsuit. State officials have spent millions on the paperless touch screen machines; Alameda County has spent at least $11 million alone."

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private void countvotes(bool vote){
if(vote){
Kerri+=1;
}
else{
bush+=1;
}
}
Not rocket science

Re:Lawsuit(s) making GOP nervous ...

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Doesn't anyone else besides me see a conspiracy
theory in the making?

You're not alone at all. I got modded as flamebait for stating this in someone's journal. The DHS declaration last week that "polling places will be likely targets of terrorist attack" seems designed to instill fear in Joe Sixpack and keep him from voting our incumbent Republican government out of office.

The simple truth of the matter is that polling places are usually churches, schools, people's garages and homes. To think that somehow Al Qaeda is going to target the tens of thousands of small neighborhood polling places across the country is ludicrous.

The government that is in power will try whatever dirty tricks are necessary to win. They're not above it.