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To: sylvester80 who wrote (36654)	1/31/2004 9:43:24 AM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

nytimes.com How to Hack an Election Published: January 31, 2004 Concerned citizens have been warning that new electronic voting technology being rolled out nationwide can be used to steal elections . . . The Maryland study confirms concerns about electronic voting that are rapidly accumulating from actual elections. In Boone County, Ind., last fall, in a particularly colorful example of unreliability, an electronic system initially recorded more than 144,000 votes in an election with fewer than 19,000 registered voters This, of course, would be hilarious if it weren't for the fact that the legitimacy of our nation's electoral system is at stake. After the Maryland test described in the article produced shocking results -- hackers able to change votes at remote locations, locks that can be picked in 10 seconds and more -- Diebold issues a press release claiming that Maryland had issued the following headline: "Maryland Security Study Validates Diebold Election Systems Equipment for March Primary." The report had actually stated that the machines could be used only if the flaws were fixed in time.