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

[tfreeman at intel.digichem.net]

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003, Transam wrote:

> 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

Maybe we should take up a collection for you. Then you can challenge them 
(poor guys) to run an "election" event on campus, and keep you out. The 
money is the stake. They successfully run the "election" against all the 
mind/hack games, they win $$$. My suspicion is that you will at least 
invalidate everything, and possibly get in and out without getting caught.


> 
> > 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
> > >
> > >--Joe
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