http://www.reflector-online.com/opinion/technology-brings-wonders-dangers-1.2398341
As most people know, computers can be very susceptible to hacking. From recovering e-mails to convict a felon to distributing provocative photos of celebrities, hacking can be used for good or bad.
As United States citizens, we have the right to vote, but we also have the right for our vote to be counted accurately. As of today, there is no way to determine whether or not online votes accurately represent voters.
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Dust Settles on Election Results, But Not Voting System Troubles
http://www.trustthevote.org/dust-settles-on-election-results-but-not-voting-system-troubles
In many parts of the U.S., the voting systems used this month are the same flakey systems that in the past have created controversy and legal wrangling
This is the Month to Ask State Legislators to Introduce Ballot Access Improvement Bills http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/11/09/this-is-the-month-to-ask-state-legislators-to-introduce-ballot-access-improvement-bills/
Why are political robocalls legal?
http://www.congress.org/news/2010/11/08/why_are_political_robocalls_legal
When Congress wrote the law creating the do-not-call system in 2003, lawmakers decided that the rules should not apply to campaign calls..
India: Ex-minister arrested for booth violence
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Ex-minister-arrested-for-booth-violence/articleshow/6897759.cms NAWADA: A group of anti-social elements smashed four electronic voting machines (EVMs), roughed up the four Andhra Pradesh policemen and tore voters' lists at four polling booths located on the campus of a school at Narhat under Hisua assembly constituency on Tuesday. A BJP polling agent, Vinit Kumar, was injured after he was hit on the head by a brick.
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