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Politics : HOWARD DEAN -THE NEXT PRESIDENT? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (1057)	12/16/2003 1:35:59 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3079

I just think there is something to be said for the convenience of sitting at your desk and voting. Unquestionably it would be wonderful to be able to access the Voter's Guide on line at the same time as the ballot and make good choices based on really good information. Therefore, the Republicans will fight it tooth and nail.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (1057)	12/17/2003 9:02:57 PM
From: MSI	Respond to of 3079

After a lot of thinking over the years about various wonderful ways of e-voting, I've come to this conclusion (particularly after reading VOTESCAM): The more difficult it is to record a vote, such as handmade marks and non-electronic tallies, the harder it is to commit voting fraud. The consequence is that for important issues that are otherwise unauditable, good old handmade voting techniques are best, even if it means a labor-intensive tally. Or more accurately, precisely because it means labor-intensive tallies. Financial transactions are an entirely different matter -- we consumers can audit our own individual transactions at any time, and there is no need to aggregate yours with anyone else's. The flaw in the comparison is that e-voting can be rigged a hundred different ways, even as you get an electronic reassurance.