Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] e-voting

["Ryan Thornton" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I think computers and software can be built to do this correctly, but
by someone more intelligent than they are taking the lowest bid from.
We trust computers in lots of functions: NASA, financial data, etc.
Taking off the shelf general purpose computer equipment and pawning it
off as a quick solution for hanging chad is a disaster.

Keep it simple, high quality parts, and perform exhaustive testing,
educate people...
Yes, this will take time and money

On Jan 8, 2008 3:43 PM, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> I sent this earlier, but it did not go to the list because of length, so I
> am resending it now but am chopping off the second half of the article.
> --Mike
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:41:07 -0600 (CST)
> From: Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> To: MLUG discussion <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> Subject: e-voting
>
> I didn't label this as "politics" because I think it isn't a partisan
> issue and it *is* about computers.  As noted in the (long) article below,
> "the more you know about computers, the more likely you are to be
> terrified that they're running elections."  I have read a few things about
> this before but I still was stunned to read some of the stuff below.  How
> can they depend on a system where a poll worker literally takes all the
> votes on a flash card, with no paper trail to another location for
> counting?  That is so unsafe in so many ways that it truly boggles my mind
> that it was approved.

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