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To: LindyBill who wrote (18393)	12/2/2003 2:03:01 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793609

Krugman may be going round the bend, but not on this issue. Proposing to put in electronic voting without an audit trail is scandalous. No reputable accountant would accept this kind of evidence from its client.

To: LindyBill who wrote (18393)	12/2/2003 2:07:28 PM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793609

An analysis of Diebold software by researchers at Johns Hopkins and Rice Universities found it both unreliable and subject to abuse. A later report commissioned by the state of Maryland apparently reached similar conclusions. (It's hard to be sure because the state released only a heavily redacted version.) Believe me, LB, there is nothing "around the bend" about software verification. Software is never "bug-free". Something this important should have a transparent process for detailed verification. Meanwhile, leaked internal Diebold e-mail suggests that corporate officials knew their system was flawed, and circumvented tests that would have revealed these problems. The company hasn't contested the authenticity of these documents; instead, it has engaged in legal actions to prevent their dissemination. If true, this attitude is completely contrary to prevaiing software development best practices and should immediately set off alarm bells. --fl