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Diebold screw up -- again.
September 13, 2004
Once again, in a spectacular PR disaster, Diebold Systems' AccuVote (note the 'Accu') managed to misrecord a vote, except this time, the vote was a simple test, and the voter was a certain Democrat Senator from Maryland. She was obviously unimpressed. The washington times have the story, and i'm sure there will be much blowback and further speculation.
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For more info on Diebold's screw ups, check out http://www.blackboxvoting.org/
commented by: Chris Barna at September 14, 2004 01:23 AM
You hit this right on the nose! I really enjoy your weblog and I was so fascinated to find you discussing this exact issue after having had a conversation with a friend on the topic last night. I'll be visiting here often, do you mind if I add you to my blog list?
commented by: N.F. at September 26, 2004 02:49 PM
No, go ahead! Thanks!
commented by: James Cox at September 26, 2004 02:52 PM
Stories like these need to get out to the masses and blogs are one way to reach a larger audience. I want my vote to count. I'm an advocate of electronic voting that includes a 'paper trail'. Critics of such efforts forget that you get a receipt for everything else in life, why not your vote? Imagine going to an ATM and not getting a receipt; I'd be pissed if banks changed their policies and said 'well no more receipts'.
commented by: Jay at September 28, 2004 02:21 PM