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Is Your Vote Safe?new

Complaints about possible fraud in electronic voting persist in Georgia and elsewhere. Experts point to "patches" in the software, improper procedures and differences between electronic vote counts and those obtained by exit polling or hand counts.
Metro Spirit  |  Joshua McCracken  |  10-08-2008  |  Policy Issues

Can Electronic Voting Save Democracy?new

Halifax elections are going hi-tech, but while elections officials hope internet voting is the cure for voter apathy, skeptics say it is a threat to democracy itself.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Tim Bousquet  |  09-26-2008  |  Politics

200 Reasons to Worrynew

When the city started looking for new voting machines, election officials traveled the country to see their options in action and went with the Danaher/Guardian Voting Systems ELECTronic 1242 model -- during this spring's primary, many malfunctioned.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Philip Tanfield  |  10-24-2006  |  Politics

Booth Achenew

To avoid scandal, Pennsylvania legislators will reintroduce bills to safeguard elections.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Bob Finkelstein  |  10-24-2006  |  Politics

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