Slashdot discussion on Electronic Voting

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 Electronic Voting in the News

 Posted by [50]michael on Thursday December 11, @12:35PM
 from the getting-it-right dept.

 [51]heymarcel writes "After a negative review of the Diebold voting
 machines by the State Gaming Control Board, it looks like Nevada has
 gone with a competitor for the upcoming election. And Secretary of
 State Dean Heller is [52]requiring paper receipts. According to the
 Associated Press story, Nevada is the first state to do so." There's
 another story about [53]Nevada voting machines as well. [54]zapf
 writes "It appears that the major e-Voting machine vendors have
 banded together to form the '[55]Election Technology Council.'" 
 Reader [56]SemperUbi writes: "Demand for a [57]voter-verified audit
 trail is [58]really gaining momentum these days. The [59]Voter
 Verification Act, introduced yesterday by Senator Bob Graham
 (D-Florida), would require a voter-verified paper audit trail, ban
 the use of 'undisclosed' software and wireless communications for
 voting machines, and require mandatory surprise recounts -- all in
 time for the November 2004 election. Rep. Holt's [60]HR2239 in the
 House requires much the same thing. Resistance to both bills may
 focus on the aggressive timetable, but the effort is worth it -- as
 Warren Slocum once said, [61]democracy ain't cheap. Take that,
 Diebold!" And finally, a Maryland newspaper dredges up an internal
 Diebold email that [62]recommends gouging Maryland if the state wants
 paper printouts for its Diebold voting system.

                               Related Links
   · [65]heymarcel
   · [66]requiring paper receipts
   · [67]Nevada voting machines
   · [68]zapf
   · [69]Election Technology Council
   · [70]SemperUbi
   · [71]voter-verified audit trail
   · [72]really gaining momentum
   · [73]Voter Verification Act
   · [74]HR2239
   · [75]democracy ain't cheap
   · [76]recommends gouging Maryland
   · [77]More United States stories
   · [78]Also by michael

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  53. http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-gov/2003/dec/10/515999082.html
  55. http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5118160.html
  57. http://www.verifiedvoting.org/
  58. http://electioncentral.blog-city.com/index.cfm
  59. http://graham.senate.gov/pr120903.html
  60. http://holt.house.gov/issues2.cfm?id=5996
  61. http://www.wired.com/wireless/story/0,2278,61334-,00.html
  62. http://www.gazette.net/200350/montgomerycty/state/191617-1.html
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