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Florida Electronic Voting Machines Crash

Posted by michael on from the blue-screen-of-election-disaster dept.

crash24601 writes "For a dose of one of our favorite topics, abcnews.com is carrying the story of a tabulation machine for electronic voting crashing during testing. Naturally, this happened in Florida. They are also carrying the article Is E-Voting Fundamentally Flawed? Though mostly a lightweight rehash of issues brought up before, it is good to see it published from a mainstream source."

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  1. Called on account of rain... by lynx_user_abroad · · Score: 5, Funny
    From the article:

    She said she suspected Hurricane Jeanne, which struck in September, may have zapped electricity and air conditioning to the room where the server was stored, causing temperatures to soar to 90 degrees or more and possibly causing the crash. The storm wiped out power to nearly 1.3 million homes and businesses throughout Florida.

    So, this election may be postponed on account of rain?

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  2. Well... by Jesrad · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mr Feces, meet Mr Fan. Fan, this is Feces.

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    Maybe we deserve this world ?
  3. Re:How hard is it? by Cro+Magnon · · Score: 2, Funny

    You'd be surprised at how complicated the code is.
    See below:

    if (vote == kerry) bush++
    else if (vote == bush) bush++
    else if (voter == dead) bush++

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    Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.
  4. Obligatory Joke by Ann+Elk · · Score: 2, Funny

    Q: What will happen in the Presidential Election if another hurricane strikes Florida sometime around November 2?

    A: Nothing; the Supreme Court is in Washington, D.C.