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Skexis · Local time: Oct 22, 2006, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by Bradylama

I don't see how that makes the system any less potentially corrupt.

Because it introduces complications that wouldn't otherwise be in place. It makes the results more widely known, so that if one were to try to fix an election, it would require a whole lot of people to keep their silence.

And the understanding is that it is worth the inconvenience if we can institute a kind of "monitor your neighbor" mentality. At least as far as vote counters are concerned, anyway.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Skexis · Local time: Oct 23, 2006, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by phatmastermatt

Now hold on, I'm going to assume that they don't connect these voting booths to any sort of internet, because that would be quite stupid if they did. It would be pretty hard to break into something that isn't connected to anything except maybe the other voting booths and a little printer that gives you the results of the day.

It's not. The article specifies how they can do it, by using a kind of memory card that is uploaded into the machine. The problem is that the memory card, without having been overseen by the government, could be tampered with at many points along the way before it reaches the machine itself.

Add to that the ease of gaining access to the machine (many of them use locks for which multi-purpose keys are available...desk drawers, minibar locks, etc.) and it's just a lot of unnecessary risks they're taking for "ease of use."

Check out the article if you want more specifics, because I can't remember offhand.

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Skexis · Local time: Oct 30, 2006, 10:40 PM

I don't understand this attitude people get whenever something controversial arises. Uh, okay, we get it. You're cynical. Does that mean no one should do anything about it, or just shut up about it already for your personal peace of mind?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Skexis · Local time: Oct 30, 2006, 11:02 PM

Perhaps you'll forgive me if I happen to think alarmism is just about the only thing left to pull the general public out of their "seen it all before" attitude. Focusing on one issue at a time is the only way it will get done, and I don't think emphasizing what's happened in the past makes the present issue any less important to address.

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