Elections Chief: Optical Machines Are Safe
The Division of Elections said Friday that Diebold has made the fix on its optical-scan machines that will keep them from being hacked without a trace. Read the letter.pdf.
A Florida State University study had found that someone could use a pre-programmed computer card to swap votes. But now the Division of Elections says that's been fixed.
“I am glad that we were able to work with Diebold and that they agreed to respond to the SAIT report expeditiously to correct this security issue,” said Secretary of State Kurt Browning. “While I do not believe that conditions exist in an election day environment for the machines to be compromised, it is my responsibility to take every possible precaution to ensure that Florida voting equipment is safe and secure. I am confident that this is the case.”
From the writers of the St. Petersburg Times, The Buzz offers the latest news in Florida politics. This is a public forum sponsored and maintained by the St. Petersburg Times. When you post comments here, what you say becomes public and could appear in the newspaper. You are not engaging in private communication with candidates or Times staffers.
Aren't these the same people who claimed that the electronic voting machines were safe????
Posted by: | August 10, 2007 at 07:44 PM
I don't think we should trust a computer voting system. I'll help count the hanging chads if needed. What is Diebold going to say, "Our machines are prone to problems"
Watch America Freedom to Facism and you can see testimony about voting machines being hacked- it mentions Tom Fenney.
Posted by: | August 10, 2007 at 10:19 PM
Sure hope they save the paper optical scan ballots somewhere.
Posted by: Chris W | August 10, 2007 at 10:43 PM
No offense, Kurt, but has anyone else done an independent test of the machines?
Posted by: Campaign Manager | August 10, 2007 at 11:58 PM
The CEO of Diebold was a major supporter of Bush/Cheney in 2000 and 2004. Their machines are worthless and corrupt.
Posted by: | August 11, 2007 at 12:50 AM
What democrats were on the review team of these machines?
Posted by: | August 11, 2007 at 07:02 AM
I am a democrat and I trust Kurt Browning. But it would sure be nice to have Ion Sancho in charge of any testing being done.
Posted by: | August 11, 2007 at 08:15 AM
Posted by: | August 11, 2007 at 11:47 AM
We should surely hope that Diebold isn't lying to us again.
Posted by: | August 11, 2007 at 12:27 PM
8:15 - 7:02 here
Not saying I don't trust Browning, probably the most qualified we have had in the position since he has elections experience.
However, I want to know what democrats were on the review committee, if any. It sure would be nice to point fingers back at them when the next election cycle brings out more Christine Jennings...
Posted by: | August 12, 2007 at 06:21 AM
"...I want to know what democrats were on the review committee, if any."
Partisan hack. Why don't we just kill all Democrats. Then we can move on to the darkies, fags, and Jews.
Freaking minion moron...
Posted by: | August 12, 2007 at 09:25 AM
9:25
wipe off the drool and snap out of it retard...they wanted to know if there was a D on the committee so that the issue wasn't railroaded
and stop wasting my oxygen on this earth...ignorant retards like yourself have no place on my planet, and should be summarily done away with.
Posted by: | August 12, 2007 at 11:34 AM
http://www.sait.fsu.edu/news/2007-07-31.shtml
Here are the report researchers. It looks like a diverse group and atleast one "looks" like a Democrat. Can you tell political affilliation by looks and geographic location?
There are links to some of the researchrers under their names.
Posted by: Marv | August 12, 2007 at 11:50 AM
9:25 seems to have a problem. Who chooses how they are born?
Anyway, the only way to check the Diebold fix is to let Ion Sancho and Harry Hursti test the machines, no strings attached.
Then, when the machines fail again, we should sue the manufacturers for our money back, and use the cash to hire temps to HAND COUNT the ballots.
Posted by: csbrudy | August 12, 2007 at 12:00 PM
Also, about balance on the review committee, why wasn't Ion there? Or Harry Hursti? Besides, I know Democrats who are absolutely positive that the votes were not stolen the last time. This is strange, considering that there is no empirical method of determining whether the elections were rigged or not. How do we know that blind faith didn't also motivate the "'looks' like a Democrat" mentioned by Marv?
Posted by: csbrudy | August 12, 2007 at 12:11 PM
Posted by: | August 12, 2007 at 09:25 AM:
Yes, and then neo-facist Republicans can exterminate everyone who opposes them or whom they don't like - for whatever reasons, e.g. wearing sandals.
Posted by: | August 12, 2007 at 03:12 PM
Posted by: | August 12, 2007 at 11:34 AM:
Off with your head!
Posted by: | August 12, 2007 at 03:17 PM
Posted by: csbrudy | August 12, 2007 at 12:11 PM:
Familiar with the term "common sense"?
Posted by: | August 12, 2007 at 03:26 PM
o, sure...and insurnce rates are headed downward!!
every time a company announces a 'tamper-free system' we read aabout an eleven-year-old from somewhere who cracked it in, o say, SIX HOURS!!
liars and fraud!!
whatever your party affiliation, your VOTE is likely to be STOlEN or "LOST"!!
Posted by: | August 12, 2007 at 03:29 PM
Riiiiight!
Posted by: Bill Bucolo | August 14, 2007 at 11:44 PM