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To: Andy_Stephenson
Hahahaha... The Kalifornia legislature doesn't think that its citizens are smart enough to e-vote !!!!

They're right !!!!
2 posted on 03/13/2004 7:29:10 AM PST by bearkat (Cruel & unusual punishment works better.)
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To: bearkat
You may want to get up to speed on the dangers of paperless voting before you make blanket statements like that.
6 posted on 03/13/2004 7:38:09 AM PST by Andy_Stephenson
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To: bearkat
"Frozen screens and malfunctioning computers plagued some primary voters who tried to cast electronic ballots, and experts predict such problems will be repeated on a national scale in November."

http://www.pti.org/profile.asp?pref=http://pti.nw.dc.us/elib/publish/article_1665.asp


"Advocates of electronic voting say paperless ballots save money and eliminate problems common to old systems. But the technology brings a new breed of security concerns, like software errors and hackers that could make the results unreliable. "


http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,62505,00.html?tw=wn_story_top5


"OAKLAND - Voting equipment in at least 43 polling places around Alameda County failed for parts of the morning, requiring many voters to use paper ballots and -- when those ran out -- making it hard for some to vote at all."

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/8089999.htm
16 posted on 03/13/2004 8:03:32 AM PST by Andy_Stephenson
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