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    Voting Machines With Disappearing Logs Finally Under Investigation

    Voting Machines Coincidentally Elect Voting Machine as President

    Rube Goldberg Voting Machine Is Irreverent, Thankfully Irrelevant

    Question of the Day: Do You Prefer a Paper Ballot or a Voting Machine?

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    Image of Andrew Pollack Andrew Pollack
    10/22/09

    In reply to Voting Machines With Disappearing Logs Finally Under Investigation
    These guys make ATMs. ATMs do not miscount. They do not fail to log transactions. They do not do these things pretty much ever.

    Interestingly, if I recall, their President is one of the key fundraisers for the Republican party.

    Interesting. #californiavotingmachineinvestigation...
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    TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Andrew Pollack was starred Andrew Pollack was unstarred
    Image of RT100 RT100
    10/22/09

    @Andrew Pollack: oh stop trying to put some dumb partisan spin on it. I don't care who they support, I support democracy, and having everybody's vote count #californiavotingmachineinvestigation...
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    Image of Andrew Pollack Andrew Pollack
    10/22/09

    @_rt¹⁰⁰: Me too - My point is that we have a company run by an extremely partisan hands-on style manager, with 30 or more years experience leading the world in production of highly accurate and reliable banking machines, who can't seem to make a tamper proof and reliable voting device and who claims making a machine that prints a receipt would be "too hard".

    I don't care which side he's on, I smell a rat. #californiavotingmachineinvestigation...
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    TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Andrew Pollack was starred Andrew Pollack was unstarred
    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    10/22/09

    In reply to Voting Machines With Disappearing Logs Finally Under Investigation
    Hah! This is Diebold Election Systems renamed. What a terrible company. One of many things that makes me ashamed of my government. #californiavotingmachineinvestigation...
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    Image of jepzilla jepzilla
    10/22/09

    @Sticks Calhoun: If I recall correctly, Diebold upper management changed their name and kicked the voting machine group out of the company, for besmirching their name and reputation. #californiavotingmachineinvestigation...
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    Image of 11thRS 11thRS
    10/23/09

    @jepzilla: That's correct. One of the worst moves that company ever made was getting into the electronic voting machine business and doing it poorly.

    My dad worked for them for 38 years and at one time (hold your applause Tenacious D fans) worked on the "tube technology" for drive up teller windows.

    I'll always remember the day he brought home some photos of a new project the company was working on. They wanted to take ATM machine technology and integrate them with gas pumps, that way you could drive up, insert your card, pump your gas and drive away. I recall my dad saying something how the company won't get into this because it is not what we do well.

    The road to profitability is paved with coulda, woulda, shoulda's. Some of those are good, some are bad. #californiavotingmachineinvestigation...
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    Image of Stevox Stevox
    10/22/09

    In reply to Voting Machines With Disappearing Logs Finally Under Investigation
    How f*ucking hard is it to add numbers?! Security should have been the *only* thing requiring serious attention. #californiavotingmachineinvestigation...
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/05/08

    In reply to Voting Machines Coincidentally Elect Voting Machine as President
    As funny as this one was, here are some other gems from the campaign:


    Obama Undertakes Presidential Internship To Ease Concerns About His Lack Of Experience [www.theonion.com]


    Cindy McCain Claims She's 'Just Like Any Other Female Human' [www.theonion.com]


    And my personal favorite:


    Portrayal Of Obama As Elitist Hailed As Step Forward For African Americans [www.theonion.com]

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    Image of DarkHavoc99 DarkHavoc99
    11/05/08

    In reply to Voting Machines Coincidentally Elect Voting Machine as President
    I love the Onion.
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    Image of B B
    11/05/08

    In reply to Voting Machines Coincidentally Elect Voting Machine as President
    I like how it was sponsored by the Vodka Robot, and the ending was priceless.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/05/08

    In reply to Voting Machines Coincidentally Elect Voting Machine as President
    Skynet wins!
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    Image of rjp: This is my rebuttal rjp: This is my rebuttal
    11/05/08

    @Jrsy is the dude, playin' the dude, disguised as another du...: I heard that the robots now have a majority in the Senate and John Connor is going to be appointed as Senate Minority Leader (associated with the Human party).
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/05/08

    @rjp: Well I'm not sure I'm ok with having a robotic Dr. Dre as President.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/05/08

    In reply to Rube Goldberg Voting Machine Is Irreverent, Thankfully Irrelevant
    God bless engineering students.
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    Image of Gilbert Tang Jr. Gilbert Tang Jr.
    11/05/08

    In reply to Question of the Day: Do You Prefer a Paper Ballot or a Voting Machine?
    If touchscreen voting were secure -- truly secure -- it's a no-brainer. Why would anyone, particularly on this site, want to retain not only an archaic system of voting, but also one that contributes to so much waste?


    Well, then again, I do hunt for rare NES games now and then...

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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    11/04/08

    In reply to Question of the Day: Do You Prefer a Paper Ballot or a Voting Machine?
    I remember seeing the Lever machines as a kid and being horrified of ever voting.


    Now with touchscreens it seems so easy...

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    Image of twoeightnine twoeightnine
    11/04/08

    In reply to Question of the Day: Do You Prefer a Paper Ballot or a Voting Machine?
    NY's lever machine goodness FTW! Tactile feedback, physical movement and that awesome sound. CAAASHUNK!


    [flickr.com]

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    Image of takemetoyourtoaster takemetoyourtoaster
    11/04/08

    In reply to Question of the Day: Do You Prefer a Paper Ballot or a Voting Machine?
    i think that touch screen and computer based voting is kind of wonky, i mean look at how many flaws have already been found and how easy it would be to hack it. I dont think though that we should have to spend time filling out paper ballots. Although i havent voted (too young) i imagine that the lever machine makes the most sense because it is mechanical, and I don't know how easy it would be able to be hacked or modded. how does the lever one work exactly anyway
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    Image of twoeightnine twoeightnine
    11/04/08

    @takemetoyourtoaster: Look at my post a little below and you'll see the little flip thingies that you umm flip. When you enter you pull this big lever that closes the curtain. You then flip them and pull the lever back and it counts all of the votes as the curtain reopens.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    11/04/08

    In reply to Question of the Day: Do You Prefer a Paper Ballot or a Voting Machine?
    Huh, the %s between what people use and what they like seem to be pretty even.


    I refuse to accept that people are happy with the status quo.


    I can only assume it's because not enough of you have ever used the far superior lever machines.

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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    11/04/08

    @92BuickLeSabre: It really can't get much easier.. you fill in a circle, you punch out a circle, you touch a circle... there's not much to be unhappy about.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    11/04/08

    @Rabid Penguin: So you're telling me that the only two things that all Gizmodo readers enjoy are Iron Man and their current voting machines?
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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    11/04/08

    @92BuickLeSabre: I don't see why you find that so hard to believe? I'm sure there's even a third thing that we all agree on, and it's just waiting to be discovered.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    11/05/08

    @92BuickLeSabre:
    Screw Iron Man. He's just a drunk, pathetic Batwannabe.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    11/04/08

    In reply to CNN Election Night Talking Heads Will Be 3D Holograms Hanging Out With Wolf Blitzer
    Yeah, it's nice the way she has to describe what's going on where she is because instead of SHOWING WHERE SHE IS! they have her AS A HOLOGRAM AT CNN DESCRIBING WHERE SHE IS!


    *sigh*

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    Image of Carbonfly Carbonfly
    11/04/08

    In reply to Question of the Day: Do You Prefer a Paper Ballot or a Voting Machine?
    Why can't I vote online yet? I know they have the technology!
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    11/05/08

    @Carbonfly:
    Because hackers have the technology to screw up the outcome?
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