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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (3453)	11/26/2000 5:36:04 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 6710

Needing more time today, Ray...but on the surface...If these machines are 25 years old....Wouldn't the voters in the County be able to sue the County for having FAULTY equipment on which to vote??? Who makes the choices of the machines every year??? How did the other counties in the State of FL decide which machines to buy/use??? And now that I think of it, wouldn't the citizens of the entire US be able to sue (class action so to speak) the FL county/counties that knowingly used faulty equipment??? Are there any web sites showing the different manufactures of these machines, and which States and their counties used what machines?? Wonder how accurate all the other tallys were/are???? From your article in: freerepublic.com :: an interesting question.... "Who exactly owns and runs these companies? What other business have they purchased? Who sits on the board of directors? Are board members affiliated with any political parties? Who are the employees? What's their background and training like? Are they United States citizens? Have they been convicted of any felonies? The public needs to be thinking about these questions. Someone needs to be providing the answers." There is one more question I would add: WHO maintains the machines..... and WHO is responsible to see that they are maintained?

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (3453)	11/26/2000 11:22:35 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6710

Ray, why do you blame dimpled chad on the Votomatic machine? Once the voter punches the votes with the stylus, can't that voter look at the ballot and see whether the holes were punched all the way out and then either punch them again or ask for a new ballot? How can any responsible voter not make sure that the hole was punched cleanly? With every right comes responsibility. The right to vote is not absolute, it must be exercised in a responsible manner.