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Re: Diebold machines have been losing votes for 10 years

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____/ Matt on Friday 22 August 2008 10:28 : \____

> nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> <Quote>
>> A voting system used in 34 states contains a critical programming
>> error that can cause votes to be dropped....
>> the logic error that is the root of the problem has been part of the
>> software for 10 years, said Chris Riggall, a spokesman for Premier
>> Election Solutions, formerly known as Diebold...
> 
> 
> Riggall
> 
> 
>> 
>> As recently as May, Premier said the problem was not of its making but
>> stemmed from anti-virus software ...
>> </Quote>
>> 
>>
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/21/ohio_voting_machines_contained.html
>> 
>> Let's see, 10 years takes us back to 2004, 2000...and it's not long
>> before we vote again!  Wonder why they needed anti-virus software?  My
>> Linux machine doesn't need anti-virus software....neither does my
>> Mac....

http://xkcd.com/463/

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