Reply #12: No doubt they will try...

[DEMActivist]

Security in the Georgia Voting System
Britain J. Williams, Ph.D.
April 23, 2003

Types of Threats to an Election System: There are two reasons why a person might launch an attack against an election system: to disrupt the election or to commit election fraud. In the first instance, the intent of the perpetrator is simply to disrupt the election, an act of terrorism. Although a terrorist act against an election is disruptive, it is not a threat to the integrity of the election. On September 11, when the twin towers in New York were attacked, there was an election in progress in New York City. One of the precincts was in the shadow of 'ground zero'. The election was completely disrupted. New York election officials re-conducted this election with such quiet professionalism that very few people outside New York are even aware that an election was in progress on that fateful day. No matter how severe, an act of terrorism against an election is disruptive and expensive but it is no threat to the electoral process.

Election fraud is an attempt to alter the outcome of an election. In order to be successful election fraud must go undetected. Once detected election fraud is simply another form of terrorism and can be dealt with accordingly.