Reply #6: One suggestion:

[Bill Bored]

If it's not already in there, I'd like to see some mention of the fact that GEMS and similar election management systems also program the ballot definitions and tally rules BEFORE the election. So there are at least two ways to falsify the vote:

1. After the election on the tabulation program (e.g., MS Access) which could be detected by a precinct canvass;

2. Before the election in the ballot definitions themselves, which would NOT be detected by a precinct canvass since the DRE totals would always match the tabulator totals.

IMO, the latter threat is much greater than the former because the former can be detected by simple arithmetic if anyone bothers to check.

The latter can only be detected by viewing the ballot definition files themselves.

The bottom line:

If the votes aren't switched AFTER the election when people might actually be paying attention, they can be set up to be switched BEFORE the election, before they are even cast! Which method would you use if you were going to steal and election?

Remember, these are not just tabulators -- they are Election Management Systems.

Good luck getting the word out!