RSS
Venezuela Goes With Untested E-Voting Machines
from the that-doesn't-seem-so-smart... dept
If you thought there were problems with the US using electronic voting touch screen machines, take a look down in Venezuela, where they're getting ready for an election where they will use new e-voting machines that haven't been tested yet. The machines, from a small Florida-based company do have a printed receipt, which is better than most US machines. However, the software for the machines has not been tested or certified yet, though the government claims they'll get around to it before the elections. Of course, this is the same government that had to postpone the entire election four years ago, after it was determined just days before the election that the electronic voting machines they were to use then weren't ready.
7 Comments | Leave a Comment..
- DailyDirt: Autonomous Vehicles
- How Publishers Repeated The Same Mistake As Record Labels: DRM Obsession Gave Amazon Dominant Position
- Park Ranger Tases Guy Walking Dogs Without A Leash
- Brazilian Government Ordering Web Hosting Firms To Kill Domain Names They Don't Like
- Syrian President's Email Hacked... His Password Was 12345
Reader Comments (rss)
(Flattened / Threaded)
Bad idea
_______________
ITIL Consultant
[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
No Subject Given
Isn't Mike always harping about how technology isn't in itself bad, it's how people abuse it? (see numerous postings on camera phones) Why is this any different? Voter fraud has been around since voting has been around. Machines aren't going to change it, and it probably makes it harder, if anything, due to the level of knowledge required vs. stuffing extra ballots into a box.
[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
Re: No Subject Given
[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
No Subject Given
OTOH, they have imported advisors from Brazil, which has successfully used electronic voting - without major problems.
[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
Re: No Subject Given
[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
post with coffee
[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
Please know about venezuela
-The voting machine's software has been checked many times. It is true that it is not certified, but all political parties have had a look, we even had an incident last year when it seemed that the security could be compromised.
-Second, there were no election planned or executed neither in 2001, or 2002, or 2003 so I cant see how your four year number holds, besides no venezuelan election has been postponed in recent years (since 1998 at the very least). The only thing that got postponed was the opposition's request for a recall referendum because they didn't collected the signatures correctly (you can find more info here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_recall_referendum%2C_2004 )
-Third, the software has been used in at least 2 elections now, the recall referendum whose results were certified as legitimate by an OAE's observation group and the Carter Center and also on the Parlamentarian elections, that were also certified by an EU mission.
-Fourth, the link of evidence doesn't even link to an actual article, but I am sure thats a mistake of some sort. You don't do those kind of things
So I would really like if you could correct this article because I find it misleading. And if we criticize lies, we cannot say them.
Thanks
[ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]
Add Your Comment