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Sequoia Disclosing Voting System Source To DC

Posted by timothy on from the watch-whether-my-pity-meter-twitches dept.

buzzinglikeafridge writes "After Sequoia voting machines registered more votes than there were voters in DC's primaries last September, and the city threatened a lawsuit as a result, the company agreed to disclose technical details of the system (including source code) to the city. Although this isn't the first time the company has disclosed the source code of its machines, it is the first time the machines' blueprints will be handed over as well."

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  1. Well there's your problem by feedayeen · · Score: 2, Funny

    if(candidate == "Bush") { castVote(candidate); castVote(candidate); } else { castVote(candidate); }

    1. Re:Well there's your problem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I prefer this myself:

      if (candidate == "Bush)
            castVote(candidate);
      else;
            castVote(candidate);

  2. Re:What's so complicated? by S77IM · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's close enough for government work.

    --
    Student: Is it true that the foundation of the universe is paradox?
    Master: Well, yes and no.
  3. Re:Why a secret ballot? by An+Onerous+Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    There is an old saying about how those who don't read history are doomed to repeat it.

    I have no idea why that thought sprang to mind just now. None whatsoever.

    --

    You want the truthiness? You can't handle the truthiness!

  4. Re:What's so complicated? by Devout_IPUite · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pretty sure vote==1 doesn't do much. In Java it actually gives you an error. In C it just does nothing mysteriously.