But only available to subscribers. How do they respond to this question? Ralph
----- Original Message ----- From: "Devine, James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 6:19 AM Subject: Re: Electronic voting machines there's an article in the current Z magazine on this topic. ------------------------ Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine > -----Original Message----- > From: k hanly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 6:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Electronic voting machines > > > This has already happened in some instances where one party > thinks they have > been wronged. But one would think that both parties would reject the > machines. Perhaps they think this will be an equal > opportunity tampering > system! > You would think both parties would want some sort of check > on tampering > and some means of going over results. > Couldnt party computer experts check on program to see if it > was OK somehow? > I suppose that would probably infringe on trade secrets. > > Widespread problems with new touch-screen voting machines > delayed election > results in Fairfax County Tuesday night and led to a legal > challenge by > Republican officials. > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1355-2003Nov4.html > > Cheers, Ken Hanly > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ralph Johansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 12:01 PM > Subject: Re: Electronic voting machines > > > > This exchange is another on several lists that I've seen > regarding the > > allegedly unaccountable voting machines which doesn't deal > with the fact > > that this is, at least in terms of patronage if not of program, a > two-party > > system. If one party seeks to squirrel votes in a machine > not open to > public > > scrutiny, why is not the other party crying bloody murder? > I have asked > this > > question on other lists at least twice. No answer offered > by anybody so > far. > > Is it the assumption that the Dems are brain-dead or is it > that they are > > thought to be benefiting from the same glitch and colluding against > voters? > > What in the world? Am I missing something here? > > > > Ralph > > >
