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How To Spot E-Vote Tampering?

Posted by timothy on from the with-a-fraudoscopy dept.

Precinct Election Judge writes "I am one of the Republican Party Precinct Chairs in Harris County, Texas. Since in 2006 Republican Rick Perry won the Governor's race in my precinct I will be the head election judge at my polling station this November. (My Democratic counterpart will be assistant election judge.) I have read with interest the stories about voting machine hacking, and I want advice from those of you who are experts on what to watch for to make sure there is no fraudulent activity at my precinct during the election. What activities should I look for? Keep in mind my restrictions: I will be at a table in the front of the room with the voter rolls signing people in, I can only approach the voting machines if a voter asks a question or if I have strong reason to believe there is fraudulent activity, the last thing I need is for someone to say the Republicans are trying to keep people from voting! And finally, although each station and voter will be visible from my seat each machine has 'blinders' around it so I will most likely not be able to see the hands of each voter while they are at the station. Thank you in advance for all suggestions."

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  1. Re:Let me be sure I understand.... by Kintar1900 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Hey, good job! Way to turn an amusing, cynical comment about politicians in general into a partisan troll. Keep it up! We could use more us-versus-them in the USA! :P

  2. Re:Do you have a paper trail? by jedidiah · · Score: 0, Troll

    If you have no one that can help you vote in this sort of situation
    than you are worse problem.

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  3. Ask Your Boss by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 0, Troll

    Everyone knows the Republican National Committee wrote the book on rigging elections. You're just not going to the right meetings.

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  4. Here's the Toolkit for Spotting Fraud by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 0, Troll

    I don't think Republicans can learn anything new about stealing elections.

    But for everyone else, BlackBoxVoting.org has just published a new toolkit for spotting rigged elections as they happen, and in evaluating their aftermath.

    BBV.o is run by Bev Harris, who can be difficult to work with, but her entire operation is an "open source" style project that hands out tools and info to anyone who wants to DIY. Try it at home!

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    make install -not war