More Diebold E-Voting Vulnerabilities

presmike writes "ok, it looks like Diebold has more to worry about now that it is possible to change votes with a 5 line VB script. 'The vulnerabilities involve the Global Election Management System, or GEMS, software that runs on a county's server and tallies votes after they come in from Diebold touch-screen and optical-scan machines in polling places.'"

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Kleptocracy

[Doc Ruby]

Other Diebold tamper interfaces were installed apparently right after they hired a conviceted embezzler to lead programming. And the execs of all these eVoting companies have long business histories with the Bush family, some of them including stints flying cocaine into Florida for Iran/Contra. Along the way these scumbags ran companies that kicked as many as 40,000 probable Democrats off the Florida voter registry, without legal basis, in just one revealed abuse. Their mafia is running the country.

Re:Amazing

[theparanoidcynic]

Why would they want it to be accurate? If it fucks up enough the election will be basically invalid. Guess which way the Supreme Court is gonna throw it if that happens.

I'm sure after The Shrub is reinstalled he'll make sure that electronic voting becomes mandatory so Deibold doesn't get bankrupted for their part in this game and infact makes more money . . . . . .

har har (Re:In Canada)

[cascadingstylesheet]

...we just put an "X" in a "box" on something called a piece of paper. On this piece of paper, which we call a "ballot", there is a list of perhaps 4 or 5 names depending on the number of candidates running. You mark an "X" beside the name of the person you wish to vote for... then you take this "ballot" and place it in a cardboard-box.

Tee hee.

There was never a technical problem, just a political, or perhaps social one, of losers who were willing to do anything, even attack faith in democracy, to win.

I'd love a simple paper ballot. But thanks to Al Gore (Al Gore! All that for Al Gore ... shakes head) we live in the world of the post modern election (how did the person mean to vote).

I can't wait to see what the left's lawyers would do with paper and pencil - hanging serifs on the X, instead of hanging chads?

Let me guess

[The Real Nem]

Diebold said Harris' claims are without merit and that if anyone did manage to change votes, a series of checks and balances that election officials perform at the end of an election would detect the changes.

Let me guess, if the series of checks and balances show Bush lost, someone cheated, we need a recount.

Re:Blimey

[AJWM]

Given the political sentiments of many left coast programmers, it's as likely to be BAM!, Kerry wins in an upset. Or even, Nader wins in a surprise upset.

Of course, there'd be an instant call (on all sides) for an investigation that made Florida 2000 look like a picnic.

Re:Brazil's Voting System

[Turmio]

BTW also the Americans elected an old drunk (well they didn't elect Bush, judges did but that's another story). And Lula rules ;) (speaking as a Finn).