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They are an engineering problem. And a computer problem. And a money problem. And some fear they could threaten democracy itself.

"We need openness, reliable and secure systems. We must design systems capable of solving all problems -- and California has to initiate the process," Wallach said.

"We can't compromise on transparency," said Rubin. "An ounce of audit is worth a pound of prevention."


He noted that 13 million voters in 16 counties currently don't have certified voting systems.


Ron Crane of Santa Cruz said that "if machines are used, they should totally public, and have parallel testing. Rip them to shreds. If there is a discrepancy, why did it happen?"
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Joan Brunwasser is a co-founder of Citizens for Election Reform (CER) which since 2005 existed for the sole purpose of raising the public awareness of the critical need for election reform. Our goal: to restore fair, accurate, transparent, secure elections where votes are cast in private and counted in public. Because the problems with electronic (computerized) voting systems include a lack of (more...)
 

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