[ale] [OT] Inside A U.S. Election Vote Counting Program

[runman at speedfactory.net]

Hell yeah !!!!!!    Well, let's not scare them off.  If I was someone who was involved in the fubar that is the Electronic Voting Program I would think twice about walking into a lion's den.  When I asked the technical manager on the scene at the polls after I voted I got the standard party line BS complete with an egotistical attitude, so I am all for some Q & A, or "Question Time" as the British Parliament calls it.

Of course - I think accountability (which is business as usual in Open Source and good programming environments) is a good thing to apply to those involved in government.

Greg

> On Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 10:40:23AM -0400, Dow Hurst wrote:
> Yes, YES, YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!
> I would LOVE to hear that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> They can expect myself and Mike Warfield (I suspect) to probe them in
> great depth to analyze the security.  I'm sure that there would be a
> MASSIVE crowd!
> 
> Bob
> 
> > The CSIS Dept. here at KSU was responsible for overseeing the electronic
> > voting here in GA.  After all the discussion and links, a presentation
> > on electronic voting from a security and open source viewpoint might be
> > in order at a ALE-NW meeting sometime in the future.  I could make sure
> > it was publicized properly.  I am sure that a pro con unbiased approach
> > would be quite interesting to students, faculty, and ALE'rs.  I sure
> > don't trust the process or the overseers for the long run.  I know that
> > the guys here at KSU worked themselves to death trying to make sure
> > everything was in order.  I can trust them.  But, how can I trust
> > vendors or politicians to do the right thing if tempted with options
> > that are too easy and hidden as well?  Either it must be completely open
> > or it's not useful at all.  There is no way to control the process if it
> > isn't open.  There are always some people who will try to bend the
> > system to their will and you can't have overseers over overseers ad
> > infinitum....
> > Dow
> >
> >
> > Joe Steele wrote:
> >
> > >Since the issue of electronic voting security has been discussed on
> > >the ale list in the past, I forward the following link for anyone
> > >interested who has not seen it yet.
> > >
> > >http://www.blackboxvoting.com/scoop/S00065.htm
> > >
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