Category Archives: Diebold

Why Touchscreen Voting Doesn’t Work

According to this NPR story on Talk of the Nation Science Friday (audio not available until later Friday), the biggest problem with the touchscreen machines has nothing to do with tampering. It’s poor usability and screen calibration. This makes sense … Continue reading

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Voting Machines Still Failing in US

This Slashdot entry sums up the continuing computerized voting machine mess in the United States.

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Hack the Vote III: Florida Machines Prefer Republicans?

According to this article in the Register (the online tech mag, not the Des Moines Register), some voters in Florida are having problems with voting for Democrats. It appears the touchscreens are getting out of sync with the ballot displayed … Continue reading

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Hack the Vote II: Diebold Machines Unlocked by Hotel Minibar Key

I should start a new category for this. We all know that the security of Diebold voting machines sucks, but this is a new low. The machines apparently can be opened with a hotel minibar key that can be ordered … Continue reading

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