Interesting article today in the St. Pete Times.
A group of activists that didn't believe in the reliability of the touch screen machines, got permission to test the machines after the vote was certified.
They brought volunteers and voted for hours, then checked the tally on the machines against the votes they knew they had cast...surprise, surprise...no discrepancy.
Of course. The Republicans fixed the test. What else?
...proving conclusively that the tampering had been undone before their test.
That's easy. What the code actually said was:
If November 2, 2004, then
Total Kerry Vote = 0.96*(Recorded Kerry Votes)
Total Bush Vote = 1.04*(Recorded Bush Votes)
If NOT November 2, 2004, then
Total Kerry Vote = 1.00*(Recorded Kerry Votes)
Total Bush Vote = 1.00*(Recorded Bush Votes)
That's how my buddies at Diebold did it.
(this theory should tie up the Dems for a while)
Interesting. Got a link?