Rise of the Machines

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The state of California has decided to sue Diebold, the nation’s largest manufacturer of electronic (touch screen) voting machines because the company lied about the machines’ security. The machines have a special feature that creates fake vote totals when a secret 2-digit code is typed in. The LA Times article about the lawsuit does not specify whether there are separate codes to fake a Bush victory and fake a Kerry victory or whether one candidate’s victory has been programmed in advance or whether election officials can enter any result they want. However, Diebold’s CEO, Walden O’Dell, has said he was “committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes for the president.” The suit comes 6 months after the machines failed in the March primary. The machines are used in 19 California counties and many states nationwide.

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    Paul said on 9/11/2004 @ 5:28am PT: [Permalink]

    Welcome my son, welcome to the machine
    What did you dream?
    It’s alright, we told you what to dream.

    With faulty machines, punch cards that are too complicated for idiots to use, and with thousands of folks who absentee vote in two states like New York and Florida (illegal), every vote from here on out will be questionable.

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