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Re: Electronic Voting Machines Compromised

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From: Skorpion
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 01:03
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ElaineJ 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.
> 
> 
>  Do you have any proof of the claim that 46,000 DID got *caught* double voting?

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/2752160

A newspaper investigation found 400-1000 double votings.
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