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Diebold to Pay $2.6M Due to Insecure Voting Machines

Posted by michael on from the but-you-voted-with-them-anyway dept.

sunilk writes "In a short period, Diebold has been at the center of several problems. Now it seeks to settle the lawsuit filed against it by the State of California by paying $2.6 million. Settlement comes because of flaws in the Diebold systems that could compromise election results."

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  1. I hope they don't just settle... by nonregistered · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ... that will just set the price of an election!

    1. Re:I hope they don't just settle... by h4rm0ny · · Score: 5, Insightful


      I'm unclear. Who get's the 2.6 million? The government they just chose?

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  2. I have to ask by rootofevil · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How much is a secure, honest, fair election worth? 2.6 million? Thats a drop in the bucket.

    Something to the effect of the vendors machines being overhauled at the expense of the vendor or removed permanently in the state seems a bit more fitting for this degree of failure.

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  3. Re:2.6 million? by dissy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Indeed.

    After all, attempting to overthrow the government actually ranks as a crime up with murder. Both carry life sentences, though I'm not sure if both still can carry the death penalty.

    When terrorists tried it, we started a war.
    When a company on home soil trys it, they get a ticket :/

  4. why no criminal charges? by belmolis · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm disappointed that California didn't pursue criminal charges. A civil suit may be sufficient to deal with honest mistakes, but if, as seems to be the case, Diebold repeatedly made changes to software after certification, that's a deliberate malfeasance. These people need to learn that elections are serious business. These aren't candy machines.

  5. You got it backwards... by TR0GD0RtheBURNiNAT0R · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Well if democracy costs $2.6 million, how much for a quasi-constitutional theocracy?

    I think you need to switch those two...

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