[Am-info] Electronic voting [was: Gates gets governmemnt security at tax payer expense]

[John Angelico]

On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 17:59:01 -0300, Mark Dodel wrote:

Hi there Mark and all.

>In <0039615930.00000E4X@[192.168.0.3]>, on 08/02/04 at 10:44 AM,
>   "John Angelico" <talldad@kepl.com.au> said:
>
>>On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 09:54:16 -0300, Mark Dodel wrote:
>
>
>>Uh, gentlemen in the US of A.
>
>>Please remember that 
>>a) this is an international list (I'm in Australia)
>>b) you are getting decidely off topic
>
>I do believe the original post was on topic, as it shows the power Bill
>Gates and Microsoft have in the United States, which last I looked is
>where they are located and where they lost a lengthy Anti-Trust trial,
>with the resultant mediocre penalties gutted at the behest of their
>lackies in the then new administration.

Note my careful use of the word "getting" as in a progressive deterioration
*off* the subject line...

>
>As to electronic voting, that is an international issue.  I seem to recall
>that some of the earliest widespread use was in Australia.  

Not that I am aware. Any further clues available?

>Was Microsoft involved in that?  And were there problems either way?  Was there any form of non-electronic audit trail?

Can't say until I investigate further. I am not enamoured of electronic
voting. As we have seen with Internet polls, there are insufficient measures
available to prevent vote-rigging in its various forms. 


Best regards
John Angelico
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talldad@kepl.com.au
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