Reply #53: Re your last paragraph . . .

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The lever exploits you describe would be detected immediately by routine testing before the machines are used prior to an election in any state such as NY that has transparent observable procedures. They would be completely undetectable by observation with manipulated software however.

No -- they certainly weren't detected and used for ages ---

See description by investigators ...

http://www.constitution.org/vote/votescam__.htm

Vote stealing didn't begin in 2000 -- it began in the late 1950's . . .!!!