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Re: Electronic Voting Machines Compromised

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From: Shawn Hearn
Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2004 18:50
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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.
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