Video: The source code of democracy
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| Dechert contends that voter confidence is crucial to encouraging voter
| participation–a hot issue in America where voter apathy is bad and seems to
| be getting worse. And if you can’t see how your votes are counted, how can
| you trust they’re counted accurately? Watch this primer and stay informed as
| the conversation continues between big voting machine manufacturers like
| Diebold, and reform advocates like Dechert’s Open Voting Consortium.
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http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/07/03/video-the-source-code-of-democracy/
Recent:
John Edwards supports "open source" for voting systems
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| John Edwards has become the first presidential candidate to support
| "open source code" for election systems.
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http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2007/2662#3258828628252476494
Microsoft Muscles the NYS Legislature
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| Microsoft’s proposed change to state law would effectively render
| our current requirements for escrow and the ability for independent
| review of source code in the event of disputes completely meaningless
| - and with it the protections the public fought so hard for.
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http://nyvv.org/blog/bolipariblog.html
State legislators keep e-voting apps in public hands
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| Microsoft, whose Windows software is used in some of the vendors' devices,
| sought to amend the law to avoid the strict escrow provisions.
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| But Lipari had his worries before the matter was resolved. Earlier
| this month, in his blog, he called Microsoft the "800-pound gorilla
| of software development" as he called attention to its plans. Microsoft,
| he said, had been steadily lobbying legislators and circulating an
| unsigned document that would redefine the law.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/062507-state-legislators-keep-e-voting-apps.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
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