Nov 6, 2004

Black Box Voting

Shouldn't we just move on? nah, check out Democartic Underground's info on the exit polls vs. actual results in Black Box states as opposed to paper ballot states. They have some neato graphs and this letter: House Judiciary Committee letter to GAO regarding voting machines

In Columbus, Ohio, an electronic voting system gave President Bush nearly 4,000 extra votes. "Machine Error Gives Bush Extra Ohio Votes," Associated Press, November 5.

An electronic tally of a South Florida gambling ballot initiative failed to record thousands of votes. "South Florida OKs Slot Machines Proposal," Id.

In one North Carolina county, more than 4,500 votes were lost because officials mistakenly believed a computer that stored ballots could hold more data that it did. "Machine Error Gives Bush Extra Ohio Votes," Id.

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