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EFF: Diebold Attempts to Evade Election Transparency Laws

EFF: Diebold Attempts to Evade Election Transparency Laws

Posted Nov 19, 2005 11:49 UTC (Sat) by grouch (guest, #27289)
Parent article: EFF: Diebold Attempts to Evade Election Transparency Laws

Go EFF!

From their linked PDF:

"While further progress can be made, North Carolina has set a high, although certainly reachable, standard for voting equipment vendors who wish to sell their products for use in elections in this state."

That "further progress" may hint at the need to open the source of voting machines for public inspection, instead of just placing it in escrow with the state. I certainly hope they prevail against Diebold's attempt to avoid even placing the code in escrow.

Public elections should not involve secret code, only secret ballots.


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