[IP] more on Election Day Offer
Yes Lauren but all the conversations I have heard (not all
conversations I am sure) ignore the other faults with voting and give
the implication that all that is needed is a paper track and all will
be well. That is far from the case. American voting is almost third
world in parts of the nation.
Dave
Begin forwarded message:
From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: August 28, 2004 9:53:05 PM EDT
To: JGoldstein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: dave@xxxxxxxxxx, lauren@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Election Day Offer
Jonathan,
For technologists to concentrate on the failures in electronic voting,
particularly relating to a lack of useful paper records for recounts,
is not to suggest that there aren't many other failures in the
election process that may fall outside of our area of expertise.
For example, I agree with you 100% about mishandling of voting rolls.
It was such mishandling (incorrectly dropping legit voters from the
voting lists), sanctioned by the State of Florida, that may well have
resulted in the outcome of the 2000 Presidential Election, G.W.
Bush's Iraq war, and all of its attendant death, destruction, and
injuries.
So yes, a lot does matter beyond electronic voting.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
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