I wonder if this will get me on to a government watch list:
The strongest method of protest is to take down the system in question. If the government continues to push the use of flawed electronic voting machines, then a group of concerned citizens might consider exploiting these flaws, and then publicly announcing their actions. This would invalidate the election, of course, but might be enough to convince the government not to use such flawed machines the next time.
Right now the populace doesn't even know whether or not it's being tampered with. Open attacks against the system might be the only way to strengthen the system. Sure, a few elections might be voided, and it's illegal. But as a method of protest, it will definitely catch people's attention.
Here are some possibly less illegal variations on the theme:
1. Just the threat would catch attention. Some enterprising individual might consider putting up a website before the next election, threatening to rig the vote through software. Once this is done, make phone calls to your local media.
2. Release vote rigging code on the internet, and include the source as well as any information on the voting machines themselves. Direct media outlets to links where they can find it and download it themselves.
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I wonder if this will get me on to a government watch list:
The strongest method of protest is to take down the system in question. If the government continues to push the use of flawed electronic voting machines, then a group of concerned citizens might consider exploiting these flaws, and then publicly announcing their actions. This would invalidate the election, of course, but might be enough to convince the government not to use such flawed machines the next time.
Right now the populace doesn't even know whether or not it's being tampered with. Open attacks against the system might be the only way to strengthen the system. Sure, a few elections might be voided, and it's illegal. But as a method of protest, it will definitely catch people's attention.
Here are some possibly less illegal variations on the theme:
1. Just the threat would catch attention. Some enterprising individual might consider putting up a website before the next election, threatening to rig the vote through software. Once this is done, make phone calls to your local media.
2. Release vote rigging code on the internet, and include the source as well as any information on the voting machines themselves. Direct media outlets to links where they can find it and download it themselves.