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Demand More News Like "Voting Machines Under Scrutiny" by Brian Bergstein
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/11/2005 - 12:59am.
On Wednesday, December 7th, the AP published "Voting Machines Under Scrutiny" by their technical writer, Brian Bergstein. It is well-researched and unbiased and is a positive step towards mainstream media helping to inform the general public about problems with electronic elections.
Voting Machines Under Scrutiny: States Face a Jan. 1 Deadline to Meet Reliability Standards
By Brian Bergstein / Associated Press / Wednesday, December 7, 2005; A23
ACTION ALERT FOR ELECTION REFORM SUPPORTERS
ACTION: Thank News Outlets for Printing,
"Voting Machines Under Scrutiny"
by Brian Bergstein of the Associated Press
(or complain if they didn't print the article)
ACTION: Thank News Outlets for Printing,
"Voting Machines Under Scrutiny"
by Brian Bergstein of the Associated Press
(or complain if they didn't print the article)
On Wednesday, December 7th, the AP published "Voting Machines Under Scrutiny" by their technical writer, Brian Bergstein. It is well-researched and unbiased and is a positive step towards mainstream media helping to inform the general public about problems with electronic elections.
We did not review local/regional papers across the country,
but we did NOT see this story in the Oregonian.
For complete article please visit: http://tinyurl.com/aj5b8
but we did NOT see this story in the Oregonian.
For complete article please visit: http://tinyurl.com/aj5b8
Please write to the AP, Washington Post, Brian Bergstein and/or your local paper to let them know that the public needs more articles like "Voting Machines Under Scrutiny" to inform them of how electronic elections undercut democracy in America.
Also, support more news coverage of American elections at risk by writing to:
Washington Post:
letters@washpost.com
Brian Bergstein, AP Technology Writer:
ap@telecom-digest.org
Associated Press:
feedback@ap.org
Los Angeles Times:
letters@latimes.com
Oregonian:
publiceditor@news.oregonian.com
Thank you for being the media!
Betsy Salter, Oregon Voter Rights Coalition
Voting Machines Under Scrutiny: States Face a Jan. 1 Deadline to Meet Reliability Standards
By Brian Bergstein / Associated Press / Wednesday, December 7, 2005; A23
The potential perils of electronic voting systems are bedeviling state officials as a Jan. 1 deadline approaches for complying with standards for the machines' reliability.
Across the country, officials are trying multiple methods to ensure that touch-screen voting machines can record and count votes without falling prey to software bugs, hackers, malicious insiders or other ills.
These are not theoretical problems -- in some states they have led to lost or miscounted votes.
One of the biggest concerns -- the frequent inability of computerized ballots to produce a written receipt of a vote -- has been addressed or is being tackled in most states.
An October report from the Government Accountability Office predicted that steps to improve the reliability of electronic voting "are unlikely to have a significant effect" in the 2006 off-year elections, partly because certification procedures remain a work in progress.
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