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NY Times Endorses Open-Source Election Software

Posted by timothy on from the nice-to-inspect-the-goods-you-buy dept.

jdauerbach writes "On its editorial page today, the New York Times called for election system reform, saying among other things that 'Congress should impose much more rigorous safeguards, including a requirement that all computer code be made public. It should require that all electronic machines produce a voter-verified paper trail.'"

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  1. Nothing to see here... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Perhaps Slashdot needs a paper trail too... ("Nothing for you to see here" error...)

    FP?

  2. NYT Still Submitting Own Stories to Slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The more things change the more they stay the same.

  3. Re:Paper Trails Should be Mandatory by erichill · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Ignoring for the moment the question of the existence of any real opposition media in this country...

    If anything, the "liberal print media" should be expected to promote trustworthy voting methods during this election cycle. If the "conservatives" were out, they'd be pushing the same thing, not saying, "just trust us."

    I guess the "liberal print media" is finally coming into line with all those conservatives in academia.

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  4. Re:Confusion! by benna · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ummm...I believe the times endorsed kerry.

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