And also Democrats calling for paper ballots instead of electronic machines in Republican controlled states.
What does that tell you?
2006-10-31 07:52:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
That both sides know the machines can be tampered with by those in power and used to stay in power . . .
Duh!
2006-10-31 07:59:44 · answer #1 · answered by gatheringplace2002 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The recent revelation that one major manufacturer of electronic voting machines is actually controlled by a Venezuelan company (remember Hugo Chavez and his recent remarks referring to the Prez as El Diablo) could be one influence. Another is finding even Diebold, an American manufacturer of these machines, have complicated software and no easy way to recount, it would seem the old standby of marking a paper ballot would make sense. If it's good enough for Iraq, why not America?
2006-10-31 08:03:42 · answer #2 · answered by Carl S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure where this is happening. I live in Florida, a primarily Republican state. Our Republican run state house voted down a paper trail for balloting law.
Regardless of party affiliation, I defiantly think we need to re-look at the ballot issue. I think electronic machines leave too much to question, and there needs to be a paper trail for auditing purposes. The current questions are creating a lot of doubt for voters, and many feel like they shouldn't bother because their vote won't count. That's pretty sad.
Every person should be confident that there vote will be counted accurately. I don't care who people vote for, but please vote.
2006-10-31 08:02:08 · answer #3 · answered by jemmy 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It tells me the same thing that the tech news outlets have been saying right along. Computer voting machines and software have no security. As soon as one flaw is fixed, another is breached. All this less than one week before the election.
Translation. There is no possibility of being sure the results are correct with E Voting.
2006-10-31 07:58:38 · answer #4 · answered by bob h 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It means nobody trusts electronic voting machines and both sides assume the other can easily manipulate the votes in these machines.
2006-10-31 07:57:29 · answer #5 · answered by dapixelator 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
They still have a lot of hanging chad ballots left over.
2006-10-31 08:06:23 · answer #6 · answered by michaelsan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It tells me that Republicans think that the Democrats are gonna try to cheat like the Republicans do.
2006-10-31 07:55:49 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ Cassie ♥ 5 · 7⤊ 2⤋
It tells us that machines are subject to manipulation.
2006-10-31 07:54:53 · answer #8 · answered by netjr 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
so they can mysteriously lose some of the paper ballots or destroy them.
2006-10-31 08:00:05 · answer #9 · answered by MiaDiva28 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no one trust those machines!
2006-10-31 11:47:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋