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Does Voting Technology Affect Election Outcomes?

Posted by Zonk on from the e-galitarian dept.

l2718 writes "Two economists have just posted a paper online, showing a small correlation between counties' use of paperless electronic voting systems and voting results in the recent presidential election (after controlling for other factors). They found no evidence for systematic fraud by testing several potential indicators. Rather, the voting method seems to affect the relative turnout of different voter demographies. Thanks to Election Law Blog for the pointer."

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  1. more /.ers by 42Penguins · · Score: 5, Funny

    Rather, the voting method seems to affect the relative turnout of different voter demographies. Meaning: more /.ers who couldn't vote with a lever due to lack of muscle mass could now vote with the added bonus of it being on a computer!

  2. Ack by bryan986 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I tried voting for John Kerry, but everytime I pushed the button, my voting terminal would blue screen

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