Even more telling are recent polls showing that more and more Americans across the country seem less and less confident that their votes will be tabulated accurately by electronic voting machines. A new CNN poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation shows that two thirds of voters believe that computer hackers or people working for candidates will deliberately manipulate the elections results.
Despite whether human tampering happens or not, there’s a glaring question mark here. Despite the fact that they have the capability and motherboard port for them, why does the overwhelming evidence seem to be that the voting machines were intentionally purchased without printers?
Those on the defense maintain that it was intentional to keep the cost down on each machine by avoiding the expense of paper and maintenance of a printer. Those against the idea maintain that it was to prevent evidence of tampering.
Anyone with even passing experience with a home or business computer knows how easy a glitch in a software package can occur causing loss of valuable data. For that reason more and more people are beginning to wonder why so many states don’t seem to be concerned about the blatant impossibility of an independent audit should the system fail or worse, if it were intentionally tampered with.
Diebold voting machines use basically the same motherboards as their ATMs, so it would be a simple matter to attach a printer. Then each voter would be given an anonymous and unique ID number. As each ballot was cast, the printer would add it to a roll, and the voter could then check his number against the printed record on his way out the door. In the case of a recount it’d be right there for all to see.
More and more people are raising one question: Would you do business with a bank whose ATMs didn’t give paper receipts? I used to have a sign behind my desk that read “If it makes sense, it’s against company policy!” That seems to be the government policy here.
So far e-voting machines have caused frustrating delays, breakdowns, and controversy in Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio, California, and Florida, among others. Republican Governor Robert Ehrlich of Maryland has even gone so far as to suggest scrapping his state’s machines after his state’s September 2005 primary debacle and going low-tech instead until the bugs can be worked out their systems.
Article comments
— go to most recent comments1 - Jet in Columbus
Thanks Lissa, let the games begin!
2 - JustOneMan
Reasons NOT TO VOTE FOR DEMS
Reason Number 1
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is said to be determined to replace her (Jane Harman) with Alcee Hastings, the former federal judge who was impeached by the House for bribery and convicted and removed from office by the Senate.
It is incomprehensible that a party would even consider putting an individual with that history atop the House Intelligence Committee, yet desire to be seen as capable of defending America from her enemies.
3 - Jet in Columbus
When you have something intelligent to say on the subject get back to me... I won't hold my breath.
4 - JustOneMan
Reasons NOT TO VOTE FOR DEMS
Reason Number 2
Kennedy Linked With The Soviets?
That can't be ... they don't make Scotch. Do you get the significance of this? If true, Kennedy should be taken out and shot ... as opposed to being given one this time around.
This is freaking outrageous.
Paul Kengor, unearthed a sensational document from the Soviet archives. That document is a memo regarding an offer made by Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts via former Senator John Tunney, both Democrats, to the General Secretary of the Communist Party, USSR, Yuri Andropov, in 1983. The offer was to help the Soviet leadership, military and civilian, conduct a PR campaign in the United States as President Ronald Reagan sought re-election.
5 - Jet in Columbus
Reasons not to vote republican't lamebraned fools like National Inquirer reading Just one moron
6 - RogerMDillon
The Only Reason You Need NOT TO VOTE FOR REPUBS
Because JOM in on their side
7 - Jet in Columbus
Thanks Roger, now if someone could comment on the article, which is well documented and factual?
8 - JustOneMan
Reason Number 3 - The Dems are already making excuses for loosing elections! Pathetic party of idiots!
"two thirds of voters believe that computer hackers or people working for candidates will deliberately manipulate the elections results."
More proof of the mental istability of the looney left!
9 - Jet in Columbus
there are over 40 links quoting everyone from CNN to the Christian Science Monitor in this article.
Now an intelligent discussion is hoped for...
not expected
But hoped for
10 - Jet in Columbus
istability? you have room to talk! Vote Democratic, they can spell!
11 - JustOneMan
[Edited] The reality is this is the same crap that has been going on for the last two elections when the Dumbofucks have dead people and illegals voting its a fair election if they loose its voter fraud...
A pathetic party of mentally unstable loons!!!
[Personal attack deleted]
12 - JustOneMan
Reasons NOT TO VOTE FOR DEMS
Reason Number 4
Dumbocratic Position on Terror
"er...ummmm....hmmmm...oh yea Blame Bush"
13 - Jet in Columbus
Jost keep going-I've written an intelligent, well researched and thought out article, you have done nothing but make smartass remarks.
Who do you think looks better
Me or you?
14 - JustOneMan
Reasons NOT TO VOTE FOR DEMS
Reason Number 4 - They are pathetic liars and misstate the truth...The author [Edited] states that the Republicans have "an obsession bordering on fetish with flag burning. "
Guess what he left out - The QUEEN OF THE DUMBOCRATS "Hillary Clinton Co-Sponsored the Anti-Flag Burning Bill"
Hmm I guess to some posters in here the truth of the facts dont matter...
15 - JustOneMan
gee that last one was the 5th reason,,,
16 - JustOneMan
Reasons NOT TO VOTE FOR DEMS
Reason Number 6
To quote the "Typist" - "Is it time to have the United Nations keep an eye on our elections?"
This is again the same fringe loon-line that believes that the UN is needed in US elections...a bunch of third world thugs...hey isnt that the base of the Dumbocrats!
17 - gonzo marx
Jet..pay no attention to the Limbaugh wanna-be with the rabid lies that would sound dumb coming from a syphillis addled autistic crack whore...
in actuality, i found your Article to be pretty good Reporting, plenty of links to shwo your Proofs, and your marking it "Opinion" gives you editorial leeway...
there's a video of folks at Princeton hacking a Diebold in under a minute ... much less the newest revelations of fuck ups in Alaska and Maryland.. or some goodstuff in the latest offerings from ZDnet.com
plenty of technical proofs out there, and you linked to solid ones to back your opinions
could be why so many states are seeing up to a tenfold increase in absentee ballot requests...
we will see...
Excelsior?
18 - JustOneMan
Gonzo---Rush who??? Gee let the left wing Circle Jerk Begin!!! A real left wing Bukake!
This is a pretty funny line "could be why so many states are seeing up to a tenfold increase in absentee ballot requests..." This is just more Dumbocrackass ballot stuffing....and Nancy..no I mean Gonzo...read number 15....no refute...more Al "FuckFace" Fraken and Barbara "Fuck me in the Nose" Striesand crap!
19 - Jet in Columbus
Thanks Gonzo, I was inspired by a remark Matt Sussman made about a discrepancy in votes around Toledo and expanded on sone of the links you gave me.
Too bad I didn't know about the Princeton video I could've linked it or better yet youtubed it in the article.
Thanks again
Jet
20 - JustOneMan
Reasons NOT TO VOTE FOR DEMS
Reason Number 7
Who Is Cheryl Kagan? - Dan Riehl
Cheryl Kagan is the former Maryland Delegate who was anonymously mailed computer disks having to do with the Diebold electronic voting machines. But aside from mentioning previous concerns over electronic voting expressed by Kagan, they fail to mention that she is also an activist and was named in a 2004 lawsuit over ... you guessed it, Diebold voting machines. She was a candidate on the ballot.
You can confirm that in this pdf from the court hearing. (top link) But the kicker is that the disks are believed to have come from studies mandated by Maryland in 2003. So, let's connect a few dots. It might be interesting to look into some of the names in that pdf linked to the earlier study, but I digress.
Maryland Dems insist on a study in 2003. Kagan, part of the Maryland Dem apparatus, is alleged to have lost votes in 2004. Suddenly right before an election, disks from the 2003 study show up anonymously in Kagan's mail. Uh huh.
Are elections secure? Not as long as Dems are allowed to force studies and then conveniently drop a bombshell ten days before an election. Get ready. If the Dems don't prevail in November, it's going to be a long, long time before we know who is sworn into Congress come next term.
A Maryland election official said yesterday that possibly stolen computer disks believed to be electronic voting software were "apparently produced" for use by a testing firm hired by the Maryland legislature in November 2003.
Unlike some [Edited] the above was fully credited to the author...
21 - gonzo marx
well Jet, you can be certain this article is gonna be in the most popular section for a while...
since your love slave stalker has decided to whip out his talking points in a feeble attempt at discouragement/misdirection
comment #24 is a perfect argument for birth control
Excelsior?
22 - JustOneSmarterMan
JustOneDan is talking plagarism, but copies his talking points from Dan Riehl's website. Talk about pot calling the kettle black.
23 - Jet in Columbus
Indeed Gonzo, Indeed...
24 - Jet in Columbus
JOSM now it's not nice to pick on the less fortunate than you.
25 - Dave Nalle
there's a video of folks at Princeton hacking a Diebold in under a minute ...
So what you're saying is that we're in imminent danger of ivy league leftist nerds stealing the election?
could be why so many states are seeing up to a tenfold increase in absentee ballot requests...
Because election fraud the old-fashioned way is still the most popular.
Dave