Should e-voting machines be outlawed?

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Jack Cafferty, on CNN, asks if we still have any confidence in these machines. http://www.cnn.com/CaffertyFile Should electronic voting machines be outlawed, and why? Leave your comments here. Would you make the same choice if you knew a malicious hacker, belonging to the political party you are *not* affiliated with, knew how to alter the outcome? The Deputy Attorney General says Colorado is safe from any tampering, because the state requires a print out of each computer ballot. Print outs like the ones produced by a recent study by Princeton University? http://itpolicy.princeton.edu/voting OH! And on top of all *that*. Some Diebold machines can be opened with a key commonly used in office equipment and hotel mini bars: http://www.freedom to tinker.com/?p=1064 Nationwide, more than 80% of voters will use electronic voting machines in November. One third of all precincts are using this technology for the very first time. He then mentions Marylands recent nightmare: http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/004823.html http://www.truevotemd.org/ Footage courtesy of: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/09/19/cafferty should we outlaw e voting machines/

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