Comments on: Wisconsin Requires Open-Source Voting Machines http://www.joegratz.net/2006/01/04/wisconsin-requires-open-source-voting-machines/ Joe Gratz's blog Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:55:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Stacia http://www.joegratz.net/2006/01/04/wisconsin-requires-open-source-voting-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Stacia Thu, 05 Jan 2006 22:26:09 +0000 http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2006/01/04/wisconsin-requires-open-source-voting-machines/#comment-610 My mom is a Town Clerk in Wisconsin and has recently been to several seminars for the new voting procedures. Just a few weeks ago she was at a seminar showcasing vendors and some of the possible voting machines. Apprently the one the county liked the best was not one with a paper trail. The county people wanted all the voting machines in the county to be the same--there was (is?) no restriction like that for the whole state. My mom and I couldn't believe that they'd make such a huge investment on machines with no audit trail. Looks like we'll get our way after all! P.S. Did you get my last email? My mom is a Town Clerk in Wisconsin and has recently been to several seminars for the new voting procedures. Just a few weeks ago she was at a seminar showcasing vendors and some of the possible voting machines. Apprently the one the county liked the best was not one with a paper trail. The county people wanted all the voting machines in the county to be the same–there was (is?) no restriction like that for the whole state. My mom and I couldn’t believe that they’d make such a huge investment on machines with no audit trail. Looks like we’ll get our way after all!

P.S. Did you get my last email?

]]> By: joe http://www.joegratz.net/2006/01/04/wisconsin-requires-open-source-voting-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-609 joe Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:30:44 +0000 http://www.joegratz.net/archives/2006/01/04/wisconsin-requires-open-source-voting-machines/#comment-609 Given the reluctance of the vendors to turn over code to state governments (such as recently in N.C. and the EFF litigation), I predict that there will be problems with this. I'm writing a paper on this stuff right now... and there's an interesting angle that might play out that I'll keep quiet about. Given the reluctance of the vendors to turn over code to state governments (such as recently in N.C. and the EFF litigation), I predict that there will be problems with this. I’m writing a paper on this stuff right now… and there’s an interesting angle that might play out that I’ll keep quiet about.

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