Sequoia and e-voting: The best government money can buy

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Filed under: Political pandering

I don’t know if you’ve noticed lately, but our elected officials are being determined by people who can’t do simple math or write a comprehensible sentence in English. And no, I don’t mean people who voted for Rudy Guiliani. I’m talking about companies like Sequoia Voting Systems


SNIP...Felten, who not only understands this technology better than the companies making these boxes but also expresses himself quite well, draws this conclusion:

The bottom line is clear. An investigation is needed — an independent investigation, done by someone not chosen by Sequoia, not paid by Sequoia, and not reporting to Sequoia.

County clerks have called for an independent investigation as well. But I’m not holding my breath. When corporate interests collide with the public interest, our votes no longer seem to count.

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