Making E-Voting Systems With Paper Receipts Even Better

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Election Officials Hoping E-Voting
Machines With Paper Receipts Fail

Election Officials Hoping E-Voting
Machines With Paper Receipts Fail 05/27/2004 11:04 AM
You would think that the goal of an election official would be to help guarantee the most accurate election possible, promoting the benefits of democracy. However, it seems that that's not true at all. We've already talked about election officials who have decided to ignore rules requiring their electronic voting machines be more secure and others who are suing because they don't want to make their machines more secure. However, now that Nevada is going to use e-voting machines with a paper trail, many election officials are hoping the machines will fail just to say "I told you so!" Once again, they're missing the point. It is very likely that some of the machines will have bugs - and all of these election officials will start screaming about them. However, the problem with the current e-voting machines is that no one knows if there are bugs or not in how the votes are actually counted. Just because you've set up the system to not inform you if something goes wrong, it doesn't mean that everything has gone right. Shouldn't we trust a system that will at least let us double check if something has gone wrong more than one that doesn't let us check at all? Of course, the article notes that the paper trail in these Nevada elections will be useless, because it doesn't qualify as a legitimate ballot to be recounted. In other words, the only point of using e-voting with the paper trail in these elections is to see if the machines jam up, and then let election officials complain loudly about the problems with paper receipt e-voting machines.

Diebold pledges to fuck over Maryland if
they try to require paper receipts

Diebold pledges to fuck over Maryland if
they try to require paper receipts 12/12/2003 06:52 AM
E-mail stolen from Diebold is a call to gouge Maryland .. "out the yin-yang" .. recommends gouging Maryland .. Schweet:

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We want our e-voting paper trail

We want our e-voting paper trail 07/11/2004 05:21 PM
Letter El Reg is 'beyond obtuse

E-voting security: looking good on
paper?

E-voting security: looking good on
paper? 07/07/2004 12:58 PM
Voter receipt more 'security blanket' than 'security measure'

Nevada Goes With E-Voting Paper Trail As
Well

Nevada Goes With E-Voting Paper Trail As
Well 12/12/2003 04:35 AM
As predicted a few weeks back when California announced that they were requirin g a paper trail on any e-voting machine, having such a large state do so would make other states follow suit. So, the next one up appears to be Nevada who announced today that they'll require paper receipts. However, here's where the article gets weird. They're claiming that they're the first state to do so, but that seems to ignore the California announcement from last month. The only thing that might support this claim (and this isn't clear) is that the California mandate is basically: if you use electronic voting machines, there needs to be a paper trail. The Nevada announcement appears to be: everyone must use electronic voting machines and there needs to be a paper trail. Completely off topic, but, since my experience with Nevada has been that everywhere you go there will be a slot machine, why doesn't one of these voting machine companies come up with a combined slot machine/voting machine?

Senators question e-voting paper trail

Senators question e-voting paper trail 06/22/2005 02:35 AM
Calls for the use of voter-verified paper trails for electronic voting machines ran into trouble today from two powerful members of a Senate committee.

Merits of E-Voting, Paper Backups
Debated

Merits of E-Voting, Paper Backups
Debated 05/05/2004 06:31 PM
AP via Daily Press May 5 2004 10:38PM GMT

Paper trail won't cure e-voting ills

Paper trail won't cure e-voting ills 09/06/2004 05:01 AM
Paper receipts are fine, but they won't guarantee accuracy of the vote count.

Paper Ballot E-Voting Machines Fails
During Test

Paper Ballot E-Voting Machines Fails
During Test 08/16/2004 02:47 AM
While at first glance it might look bad that one of the first new e-voting machines from Sequoia that actually has a paper ballot backup system failed during a demo test, it actually does a wonderful job proving the point most people fighting against current e-voting machines have been trying to prove. The system failed to mark the paper ballot on votes recorded in Spanish, which may seem embarrassing during the test. However, by not marking the paper ballot, it was immediately clear that there was a glitch in the system which could then be fixed. With traditional electronic voting machines that had no paper ballot backup, no one would know whether or not their vote was counted at all.

Florida Ruling May Lead To E-voting
Paper Trail

Florida Ruling May Lead To E-voting
Paper Trail 08/28/2004 02:51 PM

Nevadans to Become First to Use
Touchscreen Voting That Produces a Paper
Trail

Nevadans to Become First to Use
Touchscreen Voting That Produces a Paper
Trail 09/10/2004 02:05 AM

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“Nevada residents became the first in the nation to vote on computers that leave a paper trail, taking part in a primary that produced scattered reports of delays — though none of the serious problems that have cast doubt upon electronic voting systems in other states. A delegation of federal election officials monitored the equipment’s debut Tuesday in the state capital as voters cast ballots for congressional candidates, state legislators, school officials and judges. Results…

Groups call for law requiring e-voting
paper trail

Groups call for law requiring e-voting
paper trail 04/28/2004 05:16 PM
As much of the country moves toward using electronic voting machines, the groups want Congress to press ahead with legislation that would require a verified paper trail for voting.

Ohio Authorizes E-Voting, Wants Paper
Record Within Two Years

Ohio Authorizes E-Voting, Wants Paper
Record Within Two Years 05/10/2004 11:53 AM
While California is banning all e-voting machines unless they agree to some fairly strict security provisions, it looks like Ohio has now auth orized the use of e-voting machines for the November election. The state will require a paper trail for e-voting machines - but not until May of 2006. If they're going to require it anyway, I don't see why they shouldn't require it now. This basically means that for the next two years we have no way of knowing how accurate votes from Ohio will be.

Maryland court rejects paper requirement
for e-voting

Maryland court rejects paper requirement
for e-voting 09/03/2004 06:30 PM
A judge said it would be too costly to allow voters skeptical of electronic voting systems to opt for paper ballots.

Another E-Voting Mess in the Making

Another E-Voting Mess in the Making 01/22/2004 11:44 AM
The Internet voting operation the Pentagon is planning for expatriates is not the same as electronic voting machines now under attack inside the U.S. It's much, much worse.

Nevada E-Voting With Paper Backup
Primary Gets Good Results

Nevada E-Voting With Paper Backup
Primary Gets Good Results 09/08/2004 12:32 PM
Back in May we noted that election officials who didn't want to use e-voting machines with a paper trail were hoping Nevada's use of the machines would fail. Nevada was the first state to require that e-voting machines have a paper trail, and yesterday the primary in Nevada used those machines and very few problems were reported. There were, as always, some technical problems here or there, but unlike the other e-voting machines, at least people could check to see if their vote was actually recorded. Looks like those election officials hoping the Nevada experiment would fail should start shopping for new e-voting machines. If they're in California, they might want to avoid Diebold, which doesn't have the greatest reputation in the state these days.

Reputation systems academic paper

Reputation systems academic paper 07/19/2004 11:47 AM
The current issue of First Monday has a thorough academic article on reputation systems.

The sharing of observations and opinions builds up a picture in each person’s mind of the reputation’s subject, which we might call the "Invisible Eye" — the distributed formation of reputations, and consequent increased ability to distinguish better from worse. To the degree that you have access to and trust the experience of others, it is almost as if you yourself had been there watching that previous situation, thus increasing your base of experience from which to judge future reliability — and increasing pressure on the subject in question to behave responsibly. The analogy to Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand is not accidental; just as selfish local actions with market incentives can lead to collectively efficient behavior, locally maximizing actions with reputation incentives have the potential for similar guided emergent behavior that exceeds what might have been designed by a conscious planner.

The ultimate aim is to increase the level of collective wisdom through sharing our separate experience and expertise. This will enable a "division of experience" — instead of each of us personally suffering through scams, cheats, and mediocrity, we will be able to leverage each other’s experiences. Collectively, aided by astutely networked reputation systems, we stand the best chance of overcoming our dark side and bringing out the best in us.

Lin k (Thanks, Alex!)

Computer expert: E-voting systems flawed

Computer expert: E-voting systems flawed 05/05/2004 12:51 PM
CNN May 5 2004 5:16PM GMT

Making Operating Systems Faster

Making Operating Systems Faster 06/03/2004 10:32 AM

The quality of record keeping in primary
care: a comparison of computerised,
paper and hybrid systems

The quality of record keeping in primary
care: a comparison of computerised,
paper and hybrid systems 12/22/2003 03:15 AM
Royal College of General Practitioners Dec 22 2003 1:51AM ET

League of Women Voters Is Split on
Paperless Computer Voting Systems

League of Women Voters Is Split on
Paperless Computer Voting Systems 06/10/2004 11:47 PM
New York Times Jun 11 2004 3:15AM GMT

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
Deployment Readiness Wizard (DRW)
Procedures for Resolving Test Failures
(White Paper)

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
Deployment Readiness Wizard (DRW)
Procedures for Resolving Test Failures
(White Paper) 09/06/2004 12:32 PM

End to lost receipts

End to lost receipts 04/18/2004 08:19 AM
Chicago Tribune Apr 18 2004 12:09PM GMT

Early Bird Receipts Are Important

Early Bird Receipts Are Important 04/02/2005 11:52 AM
Be aware you will need your original cash register receipt, not a copy, when you mail in your Walmart Early Bird coupon. Seems very odd to require the, but it's there on the package plain as day. This will be especially important if anybody happens to buy one on eBay and doesn't realize the receipt is required.

Box Office Receipts Soar to Record in
'04 (AP)

Box Office Receipts Soar to Record in
'04 (AP) 01/03/2005 07:55 PM
AP - Box office receipts soared to a new record in 2004, although the actual number of moviegoers declined for a second year in a row.

Notes and Tips: Software Update vs.
Receipts

Notes and Tips: Software Update vs.
Receipts 05/04/2004 09:32 AM
An Apple KB article talks about "receipts" and Software Update operation.

States' Tax Receipts Rise, Leading to
Some Surpluses

States' Tax Receipts Rise, Leading to
Some Surpluses 05/04/2004 01:03 AM
States are reporting stronger tax collections for the first time in three years, fueling hopes that the budget-cutting days of the economic downturn are over.

A4 Paper / International Standard Paper
Sizes

A4 Paper / International Standard Paper
Sizes 05/15/2004 09:47 PM
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[Paper] Small XSS Paper

[Paper] Small XSS Paper 07/28/2004 04:49 PM
Ferruh Mavituna (Jul 27 2004)

Voting Machine Companies Make Political
Contributions to Both Democrats and
Republicans - New Report Traces Campaign
Contributions of Companies that Produce
E-Voting Machines

Voting Machine Companies Make Political
Contributions to Both Democrats and
Republicans - New Report Traces Campaign
Contributions of Companies that Produce
E-Voting Machines 08/13/2004 03:15 AM
New research on the political campaign contributions made to Democrats and Republicans by voting maching companies. [PRWEB Aug 13, 2004]

Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc. Signs
a Letter of Intent with FUJIFILM Medical
Systems, USA

Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc. Signs
a Letter of Intent with FUJIFILM Medical
Systems, USA 12/17/2004 06:40 PM
Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc. (ISS) signs a letter of intent with FUJIFILM Medical Systems, USA (Fuji) for it to purchase additional technology and marketing rights for its Synapse system for the Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) market. [PRWEB Dec 2, 2004]

Lynx Wealth Management Systems and STB
Systems Announce Strategic Alliance

Lynx Wealth Management Systems and STB
Systems Announce Strategic Alliance 09/17/2004 02:49 AM
Lynx Wealth Management Systems, the leading supplier of wealth management systems to the financial services industry, has entered into an alliance with leading compliance software specialist STB Systems. [PRWEB Sep 17, 2004]

Perot Systems signs 10-year deal with
Key Safety Systems

Perot Systems signs 10-year deal with
Key Safety Systems 01/05/2004 06:44 PM
Key Safety will relocate its Florida data center to Perot's Texas headquarters.

Paper Beats Rock, but Plastic Beats
Paper

Paper Beats Rock, but Plastic Beats
Paper 12/28/2004 11:18 AM
Credit cards are eclipsing cash and checks in our society.

Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc.
Positioned Number One in Prestigious
Independent National Study for Surgery
Management Systems

Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc.
Positioned Number One in Prestigious
Independent National Study for Surgery
Management Systems 06/25/2004 02:16 AM
KLAS™, a research and consulting firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare’s information technology (HIT) vendors, announced today, the publication of a Surgery Management Systems Study. The 296 page report positioned Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc.’s product periOperative Resource Management System (ORMS) first among HIT surgery management products from an impressive list of firms including GE, McKesson and Cerner. [PRWEB Jun 25, 2004]

Cisco Systems Completes Acquisition of
Twingo Systems

Cisco Systems Completes Acquisition of
Twingo Systems 04/20/2004 08:48 AM
PA News via The Scotsman Online Apr 20 2004 12:36PM GMT

Systems Engineers - Enterprise Systems
Management

Systems Engineers - Enterprise Systems
Management 07/31/2004 03:49 AM
Fast Switch Ltd. - United States, MI, Detroit (2004-07-30)

NEW ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM IN FLORIDA:
FLAWED... electronic records from first
widespread use of touch-screen voting in
Miami-Dade County have been lost ,,,
records disappeared after two computer
system crashes last year, leaving no
audit trail for t

NEW ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM IN FLORIDA:
FLAWED... electronic records from first
widespread use of touch-screen voting in
Miami-Dade County have been lost ,,,
records disappeared after two computer
system crashes last year, leaving no
audit trail for t 07/28/2004 07:38 AM

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Systems, second systems, and system
failure

Systems, second systems, and system
failure 03/13/2003 10:14 AM
I was going to go rant on a bit about all the folks who think perl 6 and/or parrot is...
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