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Election Reform
In reply to the discussion: What does Bernie believe about the ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES? [View all]Dustlawyer
(10,518 posts)51. I would add that people interested should Google William Spoonamore.
He is a Republican who was asked to hack the first Diebald voting machine as a test. He did it in 30 minutes. He works in credit card Internet security and has detailed videos showing how easy it is to hack our elections and how it was done by a company that Rove's IT guy was part owner in. This guy died in a small plane crash days before he was to give his deposition.
In one video he states that it would cost around two million to hack the Presidential election to switch the outcome. He asks the question that with all of the billions spent to elect a President, wouldn't some group somewhere be willing to pay the money?
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I write about this a lot in FLA. A stronger audit of paper ballots against machine totals is needed.
TheNutcracker
May 2015
#1
If your claim iscorrect then show the facts, I have presented my information.
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#23
I understand entirely, I need to see some facts and not conspiracy therory.
Thinkingabout
Aug 2015
#42
We also found the paper ballots in Florida was not verifible, this has been proven.
Thinkingabout
Aug 2015
#45
In Florida the printed paper poll tapes are a public record of the election.
Hacking_Democracy
Aug 2016
#53
It doesn't appear paper ballots helped the DNC in 2000, in fact it cost Gore the election.
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#6
Boston uses a paper ballot that you can choose to mark with a pencil--no chad issues--or
merrily
Jun 2015
#8
Did you know on the Diebold machines you are given a review of your ballot?
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#25
Having dealt with pencil strokes for several years I don't find this was an accurate system of
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#33
Testimony in Congress was that it was very easy to program the software to cheat. Not that anyone
merrily
Jun 2015
#34
Did I say I dealt with pencil strokes on ballots? Louisiana went to electric machines as early as
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#35
Yes, this is why so many people, monitors, companies, grocery stores, etc use computers.
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#37
Are you saying mathematician are not capable of CT? Do you think paper ballots can not be
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#12
Do Democrats care enough to demand that the votes are never left alone in the hands
Cal33
Jun 2015
#15
If there are both Dem. and Repub. people present at all times with the votes, the
Cal33
Jun 2015
#20
Nothing new here, the what ifs has not been proven. Apparently you do not like voting machines, I
Thinkingabout
Aug 2015
#46
The voting machine totals can be rigged to match the voter sign in books.
Hacking_Democracy
Aug 2016
#49
I suspect that they have benefitted in some more convoluted way. Maybe it helps in their primary
GoneFishin
Jun 2015
#32