E-Voting States Brace For Problems

KingFish

U.S. voting-security advocates are bracing for e-voting problems in the upcoming general election that could rival those in Florida during the 2000 presidential race.

Advocates aren't worried about hanging chads on paper ballots, which caused thousands of votes to go uncounted in the 2000 election. Instead, a number of voting-security groups are focused on the electronic voting machines that have replaced paper ballots in many states. Counties in 27 states, including presidential swing states such as Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, as well as the District of Columbia, will use direct electronic recording machines, accounting for about 30 percent of U.S. voters on November 2. Interviews with local elections officials who will be overseeing the use of electronic voting equipment on Election Day suggest that most dismiss the controversy over electronic voting technology and are hopeful about the promise of the new machines to allow elections to run more smoothly. But a flood of new voters could combine with a potpourri of new voting technology and the United States's scattershot system for running and managing elections to create confusion.

Source: PC World

Nosferatu

More like obvious disenfranchising of African American voters with names that very very loosely resembled that of ex-felons who should have been able to vote themselves in the first place anyway. As long as Florida has a Republican Governor there will be problems during election years IMHO. Though it's probably a lot more likely when it's the President's brother.

Thrax

You're so right, Nos!

Nosferatu

Look beyond the mainstream media and the facts are right there of what went on in Florida during the 2000 election. Of course, it would be much easier to ignore those and post simple responses with a smiley. I'll help you out, watch "Unprecedented - The 2000 Presidential Election". It's not liberal, it's not conservative, it's what happened and undermines everyones democracy in the US.

Thrax

Of course it's easier! But that wasn't the purpose of my statement. Debating is against the rules on S-M, so it's not particularly in my best interest to debate the issue with you, however much I'd love to.

Your "Facts" are things that probably humour me greatly. The election result in Florida is clear, as were the processes involved. I looked beyond the media, and I don't need your help. It's crystal clear.

Nosferatu

I didn't know debating was against the rules, so i'll stop after this post but the fact of the matter is these aren't "my facts", they are recorded history. The result is clear yes, obviously; but the processes that were carried out in Florida were not clear by any means. When the US Supreme Court is forced to decide who won the election, there is a clear problem with system the processes carried out.