No one seems to be writing opinion pieces quite the way I would, so I decided to do it myself.

The name? Taverns are places where one goes to discuss the interesting events and things in the world, so this is my tavern.

I will offer my views on politics, economics, and whatever else strikes my fancy.
I will occasionally publish the entire article from another journal for purposes of causing discussion.

 

Electronic Voting Will Solve the Florida 2000 Voting Problems - Uh, Wait One!

More proof that electronic voting systems make recounts impossible - not unnecessary, just impossible.

LA Times

Poll workers struggling with a new electronic voting system in last week's election gave thousands of Orange County voters the wrong ballots, according to a Times analysis of election records. In 21 precincts where the problem was most acute, there were more ballots cast than registered voters.

At polling places where the problem was most apparent because of turnouts exceeding 100%, an estimated 1,500 voters cast the wrong ballots, according to the Times' analysis of official county election data. Tallies at an additional 55 polling places with turnouts more than double the county average of 37% suggest at least 5,500 voters had their ballots tabulated for the wrong precincts.

This is apparently a problem of the training of the amateur poll workers, and none of the elections appear to have been close enough to be effected. The real point is that No Recount Was Possible.

Remember that if anyone tries to call Florida for Bush in November. He lost the vote in 2000 but won on the poor and fraudulent procedures, with a spurious Supreme Court decision use to cover up the problems. Electronic voting systems that cannot be audited or recounted effectively will only make that fraud easier.

Thanks to CalPundit.
posted by Richard at 1:49 PM