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

["Ian Wells" <ijw@example.com>]

2008/10/6 SL Baur <steve@example.com>:
> On 10/5/08, Ian Wells <ijw@example.com> wrote:
>
>> 3. You must ensure that votes cannot be purchased.  (Which is a
>>  slightly different problem - I can freely choose to vote for who
>>  someone paid me to vote for.)
>
> Eh?  Purchasing votes is the established method of
> getting elected in liberal democratic western nations.
>
> I cannot for the life of me, figure out why it should be
> illegal either.
>
> -sb

I will happily sell my vote to as many people as will buy it.  (I have
this invisible, intangible unicorn, too, very good price, one careful
owner...)