He still appears to be the best they've got.

Per [link|http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/05/election_machin_1.html| Bruce Schneier] (~ 5/6th of the way down)

[. . .]
Here's a little Voting machine hack I tried a week ago, using nothing but the normal user interface.

---------------------

Tuesday was voting day. I live in a small town and as the only thing on the
ballot was "School Board" and "City Council", the turnout was small. In my
voting precinct the total at the end of the day was in the low 200's. Several
people who know me were working the poll, so I got feedback within an hour of
closing.

Not too long ago, the town switched to "Touch Screen" electronic voting. As
many of you know, this is often referred to as "black box" voting and is an
ongoing political and technical debate.

When I went in to vote, one of the screens said "Select up to 3" and
displayed a list of candidates for "School Board", and a "write-in" section.
I voted for one of the school board candidates then on a lark, decided to try
the write-in function, I'd never used that before so I entered my own name.
Sure enough, it accepted it and I finished and left for work.

During the drive to work I got to wondering; does the software check for
duplicate write-ins from the same voter? Unfortunately I'd already voted so
couldn't test it, ... or could I?

I got home an hour before the polls closed and asked my newly registered
voter Son if he'd voted. He said he had not and didn't intend to do so.
Normally I'd then provide the standard lecture on voting and making your
voice heard, but this was too good an opportunity. I explained the hack I
wanted to try and my son rushed out with a grin to see if he could write my
name in all three times. Fifteen minutes later he was back to announce that
the machine took it.

Three hours later, I got the poll results:

I received 4 Votes!

---------------------------

I'd tell the town about the problem, but I'm afraid they will simply acuse me of "evil".

Posted by: Oopsee at May 12, 2006 07:34 PM

Even given little-Caligula, I can't quite get jelloware around the idea of any voting scheme ELIMINATING write-ins, to accommodate some bloody box of transistors.
(Though I can easily expect there be a large number of defectives who would think Nothing of it - if they could arrange it.)

A.

Post #267,314 by bepatient 9/12/06 12:35:00 PM Reply	He still appears to be the best they've got. For the reason's both you and Pat gave. The D side is still in a really sad state of affairs. Nobody they have would stack up against Rudy or John. They may win anyway because of the antiBush backlash, though. Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #267,345 by tuberculosis 9/12/06 2:34:04 PM Reply	I like edwards [link\|http://www.blackbagops.net\|Black Bag Operations Log] [link\|http://www.objectiveclips.com\|Artificial Intelligence] [link\|http://www.badpage.info/seaside/html\|Scrutinizer]
Post #267,371 by boxley 9/12/06 5:25:18 PM Reply	prefer Dem Edwards Repo Graham SC Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
Post #267,370 by boxley 9/12/06 5:23:41 PM Reply	John? Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
Post #267,374 by bepatient 9/12/06 5:28:51 PM Reply	McCain Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #267,375 by boxley 9/12/06 5:31:05 PM Reply	no way, couldnt support him Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
Post #267,530 by tuberculosis 9/14/06 1:11:25 PM Reply	No And HELL no. [link\|http://www.blackbagops.net\|Black Bag Operations Log] [link\|http://www.objectiveclips.com\|Artificial Intelligence] [link\|http://www.badpage.info/seaside/html\|Scrutinizer]
Post #267,544 by bepatient 9/14/06 3:31:54 PM Reply	Your thoughts are noted and not reflected by current polls. Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #267,548 by tuberculosis 9/14/06 4:39:00 PM Reply	I don't think he has the cred on the left He did - and then he started pandering to the religious wackos [link\|http://www.blackbagops.net\|Black Bag Operations Log] [link\|http://www.objectiveclips.com\|Artificial Intelligence] [link\|http://www.badpage.info/seaside/html\|Scrutinizer]
Post #267,549 by Ashton 9/14/06 4:45:01 PM Reply	{Whew} - imagine going with a majority thought process.
Post #267,560 by bepatient 9/14/06 7:11:12 PM Reply	Interesting compulsion you have The reason those 2 names were given is simple. They are the top 2 poll candidates for the incumbent party. Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #267,563 by Ashton 9/14/06 8:01:11 PM Reply	When both suck - one still may write-in; a quaint custom..
Post #268,446 by jb4 9/23/06 1:13:20 PM Reply	Assuming people can still write Poll Judge: "Hey, who is this 'X' guy that keeps showing up? guy's getting right popular!" jb4 "So don't pay attention to the approval ratings that say 68% of Americans disapprove of the job this man is doing. I ask you this, does that not also logically mean that 68% approve of the job he's not doing? Think about it. I haven't." — Stephen Colbert, at the White House Correspondent's Dinner 29Apr06
Post #268,490 by Silverlock 9/23/06 7:24:01 PM Reply	Kinda tough to do on a Diebold setup ----------------------------------------- Impeach Bush. Impeach Cheney. Do it now.
Post #268,657 by Ashton 9/25/06 5:33:09 PM Reply	Not-so, apparently: Per [link\|http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/05/election_machin_1.html\| Bruce Schneier] (~ 5/6th of the way down) [. . .] Here's a little Voting machine hack I tried a week ago, using nothing but the normal user interface. --------------------- Tuesday was voting day. I live in a small town and as the only thing on the ballot was "School Board" and "City Council", the turnout was small. In my voting precinct the total at the end of the day was in the low 200's. Several people who know me were working the poll, so I got feedback within an hour of closing. Not too long ago, the town switched to "Touch Screen" electronic voting. As many of you know, this is often referred to as "black box" voting and is an ongoing political and technical debate. When I went in to vote, one of the screens said "Select up to 3" and displayed a list of candidates for "School Board", and a "write-in" section. I voted for one of the school board candidates then on a lark, decided to try the write-in function, I'd never used that before so I entered my own name. Sure enough, it accepted it and I finished and left for work. During the drive to work I got to wondering; does the software check for duplicate write-ins from the same voter? Unfortunately I'd already voted so couldn't test it, ... or could I? I got home an hour before the polls closed and asked my newly registered voter Son if he'd voted. He said he had not and didn't intend to do so. Normally I'd then provide the standard lecture on voting and making your voice heard, but this was too good an opportunity. I explained the hack I wanted to try and my son rushed out with a grin to see if he could write my name in all three times. Fifteen minutes later he was back to announce that the machine took it. Three hours later, I got the poll results: I received 4 Votes! --------------------------- I'd tell the town about the problem, but I'm afraid they will simply acuse me of "evil". Posted by: Oopsee at May 12, 2006 07:34 PM Even given little-Caligula, I can't quite get jelloware around the idea of any voting scheme ELIMINATING write-ins, to accommodate some bloody box of transistors. (Though I can easily expect there be a large number of defectives who would think Nothing of it - if they could arrange it.) A.
Post #268,659 by Another Scott 9/25/06 5:49:03 PM Reply	Amazing... :-/
Post #267,553 by Silverlock 9/14/06 5:29:54 PM Reply	I'll proprose someone else How about [link\|http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2006/09/draft_obama_2008_movement_laun.html\|Barack Obama]? ----------------------------------------- Impeach Bush. Impeach Cheney. Do it now.
Post #267,559 by boxley 9/14/06 6:44:14 PM Reply	Unless something egregious shows up I would vote for him Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
Post #267,581 by lincoln 9/14/06 10:42:19 PM Reply	Only been a senator for 2 years He just returned from a "fact finding" mission to Africa, where he visited his ancestral land & got an HIV test. Has yet to say who paid for the trip. Basically, he's accomplished nothing so far. I guess that means he's a perfect candidate. lincoln "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem. I am not merely a "consumer" or a "taxpayer". I am a *Citizen* of the United States. [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #267,620 by Silverlock 9/15/06 7:24:18 AM Reply	Did you read the endorsment? Written, by the way, by his primary opponent. ----------------------------------------- Impeach Bush. Impeach Cheney. Do it now.
Post #267,705 by boxley 9/15/06 9:33:31 PM Reply	So how much experience did Bush have? Kennedy? Me? Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
Post #267,728 by tuberculosis 9/16/06 1:49:22 AM Reply	I have no objections He seems earnest, clean record, but I wonder how effective he would be. I'd give him a shot. [link\|http://www.blackbagops.net\|Black Bag Operations Log] [link\|http://www.objectiveclips.com\|Artificial Intelligence] [link\|http://www.badpage.info/seaside/html\|Scrutinizer]

Welcome to IWETHEY!