Sunday, September 26, 2004

Black Box Voting |

If you plan to vote, or even give a darn about democracy, check this out:
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Black Box Voting |: "Chimpanzee demonstrates erasure of voting system log
Submitted by Bev Harris on Sat, 08/28/2004 - 18:52. News Articles
News clip: ***NEW*** Chimp video
Download: chimpanzee hacking Diebold audit log

'Impossible.' -- David Bear, Diebold

Simply by double-clicking the file, we opened a real Diebold audit log file, using real Diebold software. We then highlighted the records we wanted to obliterate. (Baxter, the chimp, has difficulty handling a mouse.)

What the chimp did: Baxter then hit the 'Delete' key, erasing the audit log records, and then the 'Enter' key, confirming the command."
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I am not sure, but I have heard that most polling places using the touch screen machines will also have paper ballots if requested.
You could also vote abscentee if you polling place does not give you the option.

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