On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Dave Howe wrote: > Miles Fidelman wrote: > > - option for a quick and dirty recount by feeding the ballots through > > a different counting machine (maybe with different software, from a > > different vendor) > or indeed constructing said machines so they *assume* they will be feeding > another machine in a chain (so every party could have their own counter in > the chain if they wish to, and each gets a bite at the cherry in sequence)
GREAT idea! Sort of like the Space Shuttle computers - 5 operating in parallel, one from a completely different hardware and software vendor.