Voting Machines - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/voting_machines/?source=rss&aim=voting_machines en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST Diebold, notorious voting firm, rejects $2.6 billion takeover Farhad Manjoo Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/03/03/diebold/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/03/03/diebold/index.html?source=rss The company says that it's worth way, way more. Your presidential candidate: Hot or not? By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/02/12/gaming_vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/02/12/gaming_vote/index.html?source=rss The best way to make American elections fair, according to a new book, is to use a voting method known for ranking drunk sorority girls. Voting trouble in Los Angeles? Alex Koppelman Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/05/los_angeles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/05/los_angeles/index.html?source=rss Looking at reports of voting difficulties in a key Super Tuesday state. What's going on with Los Angeles' voting machines? By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/05/la_voting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/05/la_voting/index.html?source=rss Matt Drudge reports a scary snafu in California. A guide to Super Tuesday's riskiest voting machines By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/05/voting_technology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/05/voting_technology/index.html?source=rss Six states will use paperless touch-screen machines that can't be counted by human beings. Get ready for some chaos. Was the New Hampshire vote stolen? By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/01/11/new_hampshire_vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/01/11/new_hampshire_vote/index.html?source=rss The Web is abuzz with allegations of fraud, and Dennis Kucinich is asking for a recount. The charges don't hold water, but this problem is not going away. Another election fiasco in Florida? By Michael Scherer Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/30/florida/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/30/florida/index.html?source=rss The Democratic Party is doing battle -- with itself -- over the state's role in the primaries. Some members say it could cost the party in November 2008. More voting machine problems: Florida, again By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/02/voting_machines_florida/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/02/voting_machines_florida/index.html?source=rss Officials discover that Diebold optical-scan machines can easily switch votes between candidates. It's not just the voting machines -- it's how we count them, too By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/01/voting_audits/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/01/voting_audits/index.html?source=rss A new report documents the faulty methods most states use to make sure that electronic voting machines produce correct vote counts. Voting systems in California fail hack test By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/31/voting_failure/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/31/voting_failure/index.html?source=rss A computer security team sponsored by the California secretary of state finds three widely used electronic voting systems unsafe. "We cannot stay as an occupying force in the Middle East" By Myra MacPherson Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/30/hagel_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/30/hagel_interview/index.html?source=rss Sen. Chuck Hagel talks about his presidential ambitions and why he sided with Democrats on Iraq. Will Diebold ditch voting machines? Tim Grieve Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/06/diebold/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/06/diebold/index.html?source=rss The company is said to want out of a business that tarnishes its reputation. Maybe voting machines are "cowards," too Tim Grieve Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/07/schmidt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/07/schmidt/index.html?source=rss Rep. Jean Schmidt tries to vote. An optical scanner won't take her ballot. The law of averages, Diebold style Tim Grieve Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/07/machines/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/07/machines/index.html?source=rss "We got five machines. One of them's got to work." About those exit polls Tim Grieve Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/06/exits/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/11/06/exits/index.html?source=rss The RNC wants you to know that they're not accurate. "Hacking Democracy" By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/11/02/hacking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/11/02/hacking/index.html?source=rss On Tuesday, 40 percent of voters will cast ballots on electronic touch-screens. If you're not worried already about the dangers of paperless voting, this HBO documentary will blow your mind. What does he know that you don't? Tim Grieve Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/23/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/23/bush/index.html?source=rss The president says he isn't worried about the November elections. Democrats win a round on Foley voting, but it's only the beginning Tim Grieve Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/19/ballots/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/10/19/ballots/index.html?source=rss Between voting machines, new laws and a lot of close races, one expert predicts a perfect storm in November. Written out of the story By Katharine Mieszkowski Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/09/22/delay_write_in/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/09/22/delay_write_in/index.html?source=rss New voting machines will make it awfully hard for Tom DeLay's would-be GOP successor -- or any other write-in candidate -- to win an election. Paging Kenneth Blackwell Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/16/ohio/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/16/ohio/index.html?source=rss A report says problems with Cuyahoga County's voting machines may be so severe that they can't be fixed by November. We're not trashing your vote; we're clearing a paper jam Tim Grieve Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/26/voting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/07/26/voting/index.html?source=rss A panel warns of problems with voting machines in November. One hacker, a little wi-fi ... and an election victory can be yours Tim Grieve Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/06/28/voting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/06/28/voting/index.html?source=rss A new report from the Brennan Center underscores the problems with voting machines. More fun with exit polls By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/01/07/exit_polls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/01/07/exit_polls/index.html?source=rss New data gives ammunition to critics who believe the presidential election was stolen but still doesn't settle anything. When technology became cool again By Andrew Leonard, Farhad Manjoo and Katharine Mieszkowski Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/12/27/year_in_technology_2004/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/12/27/year_in_technology_2004/index.html?source=rss Google, Firefox and digital cameras gave us reason to cheer in 2004. Then again, outsourcing, global warming and the politics of stem cells proved there is a dark side. Third World democracy By Farhad Manjoo Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:03:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/11/18/voting_problems/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/11/18/voting_problems/index.html?source=rss The real problem with the American election system isn't fraud, it's good old-fashioned incompetence. And that's something we can fix -- if we have the will.