Guest guest Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 A Wed, 25 Jan 2006 07:12:47 -0500 DIABOLICAL DIEBOLD http://www.blackboxvoting.org/BBVreport.pdf " Executive Summary The findings of this study indicate that the architecture of the Diebold Precinct-Based Optical Scan 1.94w voting system inherently supports the alteration of its basic functionality, and thus the alteration of the produced results each time an election is prepared. The fundamental design of the Diebold Precinct-Based Optical Scan 1.94w system (AV OS) includes the optical scan machine, with an embedded system containing firmware, and the removable media (memory card), which should contain only the ballot box, the ballot design and the race definitions, but also contains a living thing – an executable program which acts on the vote data. Changing this executable program on the memory card can change the way the optical scan machine functions and the way the votes are reported. The system won't work without this program on the memory card. Whereas we would expect to see vote data in a sealed, passive environment, this system places votes into an open active environment. With this architecture, every time an election is conducted it is necessary to reinstall part of the functionality into the Optical Scan system via memory card, making it possible to introduce program functions (either authorized or unauthorized), either wholesale or in a targeted manner, with no way to verify that the certified or even standard functionality is maintained from one voting machine to the next. " <http://www.blackboxvoting.org/BBVreport.pdf> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 At least if there is a PAPER BALLOT you can ask for a hand recount. No nachine will be perfect, but the concept of paper ballots at least can be independently verified in a transparent manner. European democracies use a paper ballot. India the largest democracy uses paper ballots. arnold , " califpacific " <califpacific@g...> wrote: > > A > Wed, 25 Jan 2006 07:12:47 -0500 > DIABOLICAL DIEBOLD > > http://www.blackboxvoting.org/BBVreport.pdf > > " Executive Summary > > The findings of this study indicate that the architecture of the > Diebold Precinct-Based Optical Scan 1.94w voting system inherently > supports the alteration of its basic functionality, and thus the > alteration of the produced results each time an election is prepared. > > The fundamental design of the Diebold Precinct-Based Optical Scan > 1.94w system (AV OS) includes the optical scan machine, with an > embedded system containing firmware, and the removable media (memory > card), which should contain only the ballot box, the ballot design and > the race definitions, but also contains a living thing – an executable > program which acts on the vote data. Changing this executable program > on the memory card can change the way the optical scan machine > functions and the way the votes are reported. The system won't work > without this program on the memory card. Whereas we would expect to > see vote data in a sealed, passive environment, this system places > votes into an open active environment. > > With this architecture, every time an election is conducted it is > necessary to reinstall part of the functionality into the Optical Scan > system via memory card, making it possible to introduce program > functions (either authorized or unauthorized), either wholesale or in > a targeted manner, with no way to verify that the certified or even > standard functionality is maintained from one voting machine to the next. " > > <http://www.blackboxvoting.org/BBVreport.pdf> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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