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In reply to the discussion: Florida Election software Flips Vote: Losers Certified as Winners [View all]HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)Every damn one, whether you want it or not. Every voter should be given a voting receipt with a serial number and the machine should keep a rolling contiguous paper trail with the same serial numbers. I can make software provide any result you want! The machines can be hacked for under $100 in parts from Radio Shack, less if you don't use wireless.
The "It's too expensive to add a paper trail" argument is bullshit. Hell, I programmed POS machines 30 years years ago that cost about $200 each. The damn machines cost a shitload more than that and another $200/machine (less now because of EOS) wouldn't amount to anything significant. ES&S (Diebold spin off) already makes a fortune off of the things.
We don't have a concept of a "recount" if you just ask the machine for the same answer it gave you the first time, legitimate or not. That's not a recount. That's confirmation of manipulation with no way to verify the actual ballots.