The Latest US Voting Machine Fear: Venezuelan ownership of US voting machines

[mandy]

Concerns have been growing that voting machine mishaps might undermine the results of the upcoming Congressional elections -- among the most bitterly fought in recent memory -- either through glitches in the new technology or through outright fraud.

The latest worry? The ownership of Boca Raton, Fla.-based Smartmatic, which last year acquired Sequoia Voting Systems -- a provider of electronic voting machines that will be used in more than 30 states next month. The owners of Smartmatic are three Venezuelan nationals who have done work for the Venezuelan government, which lately has been at odds -- to put it mildly -- with the Bush Administration...

"The real problem is that there is no way to audit these machines, so we will not know if the result is correct," he claimed. "The wrong result might be obtained through a software bug, through tampering, or because the machines were rigged to begin with. The only certainty is that we will have reason to doubt the results because we will not know if any of these things occurred."...

full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/FYHlpKna...ctor.xhtml

[BellisimaJ.]

The real problem is that there is no way to audit these machines, so we will not know if the result is correct," he claimed. "The wrong result might be obtained through a software bug, through tampering, or because the machines were rigged to begin with. The only certainty is that we will have reason to doubt the results because we will not know if any of these things occurred."

This, combined with the Diebold machines, makes the likelihood of results that are pure, very low.

[chiquita]

Here is a link to a story about the upcoming HBO documentary to be aired on Nov 2nd called
Hacking Democracy: New Documentary Exposes Vulnerability of Electronic Voting Machines

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?s.../31/150212

[BellisimaJ.]

[quote author=chiquita link=topic=5685.msg30168#msg30168 date=1162323886]
Here is a link to a story about the upcoming HBO documentary to be aired on Nov 2nd called
Hacking Democracy: New Documentary Exposes Vulnerability of Electronic Voting Machines

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?s.../31/150212


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Ty, Chiquita. I read the article, although I can't watch the show as I don't have HBO.

a report released earlier this year by the group Common Cause found that Maryland was only one of 17 states nationwide whose voting system is at "high risk" for a compromised election.

17 states at high risk for compromise? That is so frickin unacceptable.

[chiquita]

I don't have HBO either, but I watch Democracy Now everyday. Here is another story that is related to the voting machines
called Vote Suppression in 2006: Rule Changes Threaten to Disenfranchise Hundreds of Thousands of Eligible Voters
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?s.../31/150218

[magnoliamaggie]

I'M SURPRISED IT IS NOT MORE THAN 17 STATES.  SEEMS LIKE A LOW PERCENTAGE, CONSIDERING.

[BellisimaJ.]

Wow, that's funny. A new person showing as ignored?

[BellisimaJ.]

Chiquita,


Thanks for the link!! I am off to shop with my visiting baby bro today, but I will watch it as soon as I get back!!

[chiquita]

Dear Belle,
Enjoy your time with the bro. I am off to work. Catch ya later

[BellisimaJ.]

[quote author=chiquita link=topic=5685.msg30286#msg30286 date=1162389980]
Dear Belle,
Enjoy your time with the bro. I am off to work. Catch ya later
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Thanks, I will--I adore him even if he is currently yelling at me to get off the pc and get in the car, lol!
Leaving now, you have a great day, girl!