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CamsProfit · 07-28-2004, 09:06 AM

Florida
Close Election
Certain Votes are 'Lost'

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- A computer crash erased detailed records from Miami-Dade County's first widespread use of touchscreen voting machines, raising again the specter of election troubles in Florida, where the new technology was supposed to put an end to such problems

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mardigras · 07-28-2004, 09:22 AM

Interesting discussion about this in this thread:
http://gofuckyourself.com/showthread...adid=332525&s=

CamsProfit · 07-28-2004, 09:23 AM

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Originally posted by mardigras
Interesting discussion about this in this thread:
http://gofuckyourself.com/showthread...adid=332525&s=

cool thx - didnt have a chance to see yet

retrograde · 07-28-2004, 09:26 AM

That really makes me feel more insecure about the use of touch screen voting equipment. This is exactly why we need a paper receipt printed on these things.

There is no reason not to add paper verification. It's a bit more expensive, but it'll protect against crashes like this, and it will assure the voter that their vote was accurately counted.

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retrograde Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Little Rock, AR, USA Posts: 235	That really makes me feel more insecure about the use of touch screen voting equipment. This is exactly why we need a paper receipt printed on these things. There is no reason not to add paper verification. It's a bit more expensive, but it'll protect against crashes like this, and it will assure the voter that their vote was accurately counted. __________________ December Only - 192 GB transfer, 2560 MB storage, free domain $15.95/month