War On Democracy I

(This is the first in a series of new posts.)

"The 2004 Election Has Already Been Rigged"

I already knew this. But see... I read that article and I wanted to kick someone's ass. Bass read that article and said, well, I'll let him put it in the comments if he wants.

Of course, it is an opinion article, but its a pretty good one. Real stats, information and testimonials all contribute to its well-rounded view of the world of balloting.

I for one, want to invest in electronic voting companies, if not start my own as a summer project. This could be a billion dollar market as only 9% of the U.S. uses an electronic system, and because of new legislation all over the place, needs upgrading (thus massive state/county contracts?). Of that 9%, two of them control 80% of the market. After the U.S. has proven to have a working system, the international community will want a piece of the Apple. Apple... hey there's a good idea - "The new Apple G5 iVote!" Err.

The problem is in the machines themselves. These companies won't release their machines' code because of "proprietary/trade secrecy protections." So how can people like the ACLU who are concerned with protecting the voter test these things for accuracy? They don't release the code because they realize these things aren't secure/easy to tamper with.

Anyone want to invest in or work for my new (I say new as if I have others already. Heh.) company and its soon to be patented Ballot Pallette? I'm in need of developers, marketers, instructors and an office. The company needs a name. vLog (short for vote log.. like blog. hmm.)?

Or maybe I'll umpire baseball again instead.

Posted by mbare at September 17, 2003 03:47 PM