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Re: Electronic Voting Machines Compromised

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From: Shawn Hearn
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 16:35
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In article <413BCC2B.711944AC@backpacker.com>,
 "Bill Bonde ( ``Soli Deo Gloria'' )" <stderr2@backpacker.com> wrote:

> Shawn Hearn wrote:
> > 
> > In article <2prj7eFnfjigU1@uni-berlin.de>,
> >  I Won 3 Self Inflicted Purple Hearts and Got out of 'Nam Early
> >  <jketchup@teresasaysshoveit.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > bearclaw@cruller.invalid wrote:
> > >
> > > > Backdoor found in Diebold Voting Tabulators
> > > > _______________________________________________________________
> > > >
> > > > http://www.blackboxvoting.org/?q=node/view/78
> > > >
> > > > Issue: Manipulation technique found in the Diebold central tabulator --
> > > > 1,000 of these systems are in place, and they count up to two million
> > > > votes at a time.
> > > >
> > > > By entering a 2-digit code in a hidden location, a second set of votes
> > > > is created. This set of votes can be changed, so that it no longer
> > > > matches the correct votes. The voting system will then read the totals
> > > > from the bogus vote set. It takes only seconds to change the votes, and
> > > > to date not a single location in the U.S. has implemented security
> > > > measures to fully mitigate the risks.
> > > >
> > > Sounds like a democrat's wet dream, now no longer do they have to worry
> > > about throwing out military votes, having felons vote, and having 46,000
> > > people who are registered in both New York and Florida getting caught
> > > for double voting.
> > 
> > Its a Republican's wet dream. Diebold is owned lock, stock, and barrel
> > by the Republicans. The president of that company is conservative and
> > a heavy contributor to Republican political organizations, including
> > George's W. Bush's campaigns.
> >
> Aren't you concerned when your lithium carbonate intake levels get this
> low?

I don't take, nor do I need, lithium carbonate. Aren't you concerned
that it just happens that none of Diebold's voting machines provides
a way to verify votes and that the owner of the company just happens to
be a big Bush supporter?
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