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E-voting problems in Florida
Miami Herald ^
| October 28, 2006
| Charles Rabin and Darran Simon
Posted on 10/31/2006 3:56:52 AM PST by foxfield
Broward Supervisor of Elections spokeswoman Mary Cooney said it's not uncommon for screens on heavily used machines to slip out of sync, making votes register incorrectly. Poll workers are trained to recalibrate them on the spot -- essentially, to realign the video screen with the electronics inside. The 15-step process is outlined in the poll-workers manual.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: earlyvoting; elections; evoting
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To: Abathar
To: Abathar
I just wish that my ATM machine would withdrawal funds from the banks own account instead of mine if it isn't calibrated often enough. Funny that they do countless millions of transactions every day without a hiccup when money is at stake. I think we should just all vote at our banks, put your bank card in and hit the "Fast Cash $40" button to vote for Republicans and "Make a Deposit" for the Dems.... I'm afraid my deposit for the dems would - ahem - "gum up" the machine! ;-P
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:07:52 AM PST
by
MortMan
(I was going to be indecisive, but I changed my mind.)
To: beaversmom
***You mean my baby daughter can't vote? That's pretty biased.****
Yes I guess it is biased, that's why it's not a human right. If it was your baby could vote.
but you knew all that ;-)
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:08:03 AM PST
by
Condor51
("Alot" is NOT a word and doesn't mean "many". It is 'a lot', two separate words.)
To: Roccus
I might have written what I met wrong...actually I did if I am being pinged on it. lol.
To: Condor51
NYC wants to allow non citizens to vote in the local elections. School boards, etc.
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:12:40 AM PST
by
OldFriend
(CNN ~ GIVING THE TERRORISTS A FAIR SHAKE)
To: DouglasKC
Electronic voting makes elections HARDER to fix. I disagree that e-voting makes elections harder to fix. It just makes it different.
People who have committed election fraud in the past will continue to do it in the future. And, when they figure out how to do it with computers, it will be possible for them to do it faster and on a larger scale with minimal chance of being detected and with no evidence left behind.
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:14:24 AM PST
by
foxfield
To: foxfield
Yes, this is serious. Democrats should probably just stay home.
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:15:08 AM PST
by
subterfuge
(Tolerance has become the greatest virtue, and hypocrisy the worst character defect.)
To: MortMan
Hehehe, I think I might know what kind of "deposit" your referring to....
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:22:29 AM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly catching hell for posting without reading the article since 2004)
To: PJ-Comix
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:25:06 AM PST
by
Incorrigible
(If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
To: Abathar
I'd even include the paperwork! ;-P
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:27:18 AM PST
by
MortMan
(I was going to be indecisive, but I changed my mind.)
To: foxfield
it's not uncommon for screens on heavily used machines to slip out of sync, making votes register incorrectly Somewhere on FR I have a post predicting this. Optical mark readers are the only way to go.
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:37:05 AM PST
by
6ppc
(Call Photo Reuters, that's the name, and away goes truth right down the drain. Photo Reuters!)
To: IamConservative
I've worked with computer systems for 25 years. My BS meter is twitching. Unfortunately this is no BS. For several years I developed software for touchscreen based control systems and calibration is a recurring problem.
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:41:12 AM PST
by
6ppc
(Call Photo Reuters, that's the name, and away goes truth right down the drain. Photo Reuters!)
To: IamConservative
I agree.
To: Gaffer
Never said it did. In fact, I called it a "duty" not a "right."
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posted on
10/31/2006 6:14:22 AM PST
by
Roccus
(Dealing with Democrats IS the War on Terror. [Stolen from FReeper Stallone])
To: Roccus
Not saying you did...I just pointed out what isn't in the Constitution. In fact, there are definitely people in this country that should not be voting.
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posted on
10/31/2006 6:35:48 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: foxfield
Touchscreen voting is so wrong on so many levels.
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posted on
10/31/2006 6:36:32 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: OldFriend
***NYC wants to allow non citizens to vote in the local elections. School boards, etc.***
In Chicago, Illegals ARE ALLOWED to vote for the Local School Councils. And these illegals are mostly Mexicans.
It started a few years ago, around 1998 or 99. They found that in many neighborhoods there were not enough US Citizens living within a school's boundaries with kids in the local school to run for a seat.
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posted on
10/31/2006 6:36:51 AM PST
by
Condor51
("Alot" is NOT a word and doesn't mean "many". It is 'a lot', two separate words.)
To: Condor51
ouch. this is a plague making it's way across the country.
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posted on
10/31/2006 6:49:54 AM PST
by
OldFriend
(CNN ~ GIVING THE TERRORISTS A FAIR SHAKE)
To: foxfield
Thanks for your informative reply. Of course I was joking. My city uses a bubble sheet and scanner system (you put your filled-out sheet straight into the tabulating machine at the voting center, and get to see the voter count increment on the display). It isn't fully automated, and though it isn't as fun as the old lever voting machines we used to use, it is probably much more efficient.
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posted on
10/31/2006 7:17:16 AM PST
by
oblomov
(Join the FR Folding@Home Team (#36120) keyword: folding@home)
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