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Diebold to Withdraw from E-Voting?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the lots-of-polishing-to-do dept.

ICA writes "It appears after years of criticism, Diebold may be ready to withdraw from electronic voting entirely. The company is concerned that this relatively small and marginally profitable unit is hurting the company's overall image."

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  1. When I called for support by andy314159pi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Whenever I called for technical support they would always say, "You know your vote doesn't count anyway."

    The above comment was intended for amusement purposes only and in no way reflects true events.

    1. Re:When I called for support by Splab · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well Terry Pratchett puts it nicely in his books (from memory): "The Patrician believed in the one man, one vote system - he was the Man, he had the vote". So Diebold was right.

  2. Re:What, a hasty switch from paper to electronic by griffjon · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think on Slashdot we've reached a general consensus

    And if that by itself is not a landmark event heralding the dawn of a new age, I don't know what is.

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  3. Article summary by Dekortage · · Score: 5, Funny

    According to quoted experts, Diebold might dump its poorly-rated electronic voting division. Or it might not.

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  4. Re:Good. by FauxPasIII · · Score: 4, Funny

    > So, you're saying that you failed a Turing test? :-)

    Tell me more about failed a Turing test?

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