Re: [tlug] Somewhat OT- open source software for US voting machines

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

SL Baur wrote:
> On 10/6/08, Edmund Edgar <lists@example.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> You can't put 100% trust in the paper system. (See the rest of your latest
>> post for details.)
>>     
>
> Oh, but it's so much closer.  See Dr. Breen's posting and many
> others for details.

Dr. Breen, was talking about the Australia system, which as it happens
is were a trial was held for an e-voting system because the count of the
paper ballot were found to be inaccurate enough to effect the election
outcome.

"Two candidates were separated by only three or four votes, said Phillip
Green, electoral commissioner for the territory. After recounting,
officials discovered that out of 80,000 ballots, they had made about 100
mistakes. They decided to investigate other voting methods."

Edward

1. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2003/11/61045