Comments on: EFF moves to block e-voting system certification

Electronic Frontier Foundation says N.C. election officials failed to meet requirements before signing off on setups.

[Vetter83]

Wasnt Ohio...

The state that gave Bush the last election? Isnt the Gov. of Ohio up of investigation? Hmmmmm

[ddesy]

And...

Weren't the electronic voting machines designed so that there could be no printed proof that the machines collected the votes they reported? There should always be a hard copy backup for something as crucial to democracy as voting.

Oh wait... that's right. There is no more democracy.

Good enough??

The article said they "trusted" the Independent Test Authorities (ITA's). I know of only two of them. There needs to be more ITA's to do the testing and "qualification" work. This is part of the problem, too much work for too little resource.

And yes, there needs to be a paper printout to backup the person's vote record when using an ERD (electronic recording device) like a touchscreen terminal. The paper/scanner based systems are about the safest in terms of being able to 'retabulate' an election.

[ddesy]

Too bad...

It's too bad Diebold was allowed to make machines that don't allow a printout. After all, who can forget when Walden O'Dell, head of the company, wrote "I am committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year."

Kerry/OHIO/voting/investigation

We, in the Dem.for Kerry were told that he had his
full legal team in Ohio, investigating "irregularities". Kerry, alas, like
Clinton, Gore etc. etc. Democrat's have not carried the "stolen" election (florida,ohio,etc) into legal arenas. Has Democracy failed us in our
lifetime?..... The consequences of Democratic submition to bush/cia/gop greedmongers will remain
yet to be seen..

The Worse Part is that it is a Wireless System!

Not only does it not have a Hard-Copy Printed Backup Copy, it can be Hacked from up to 1000' Away! Can we be sure the real Winner is in the White House or did he and his Cronies manage to steal another Election!