This is a huge problem that noone talks about.
We talk about it.
“The fancier they make the plumbing, the easier it is to clog the drain.”
That is doubly true for government systems where those operating the system have no gain in its success or loss in its failure. Voting via electronic machines over networks certainly fits into this area.
The ironic part is that the paper punch card ballots were much easier for people to use and much more accurate in that they were must less apt to have false positives and other faults.
The other ironic part is that using networks and the like, services like Pay Pal and other internet transactors have far fewer issues for the numbers of transactions as these folks have significant interests in the success and failure of the systems.
I actually recently caught Clint Curtis’ testimony on youtube and the browsing afterward led me to quite a few documentaries on the subject that I will now be looking to watch..
Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections
Murder, Spies & Voting Lies: The Clint Curtis Story (which I think is an expanded verson of a shorter film titled Truth in the Booth)
Yup. I’m not surprised. Diebold will put Obamney in the clear lead.
Voting Machines## NH Secretary of State: Public Vote Counting Threatens ‘Election Integrity’
(definitely be sure to watch that link at the bottom of this one)
And I’ll quote the OP article:
Sec. of State William Gardener, still holds sway in New Hampshire having been in power since 1976.
“Though only Third-World dictators and small town Sheriff’s tend to serve for that long in any one office, the media doesn’t question Secretary Gardner, as he continues to be the state’s point man zealously protecting its billion-dollar industry known as the “First-in-the-Nation” primary,” notes Friedman.
Yeah. Real freedom-oriented, that New Hampshire. It’s soooo great that it has that first-in-the-nation primary status. That should definitely be included on a list of reasons NH is perfect for a freedom movement.
The only silver lining in all this will be the tranquility from having you shut up about how great that state is.