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Author Message   randwolfe Voting Rights Forum Participant Username: randwolfe Post Number: 1 Registered: 01-2005 Best of Black Box? N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - 4:30 am:    Wow! What a lot of one upsmanship by Daily Kos trying so fervently to make a case for fair and accurate electronic voting. It is so clearly demonstrated how dangerous black box voting is for our democracy. If my bank can handle millions of electronic transactions per day, and at least in my case, never make a mistake, and also provide a paper printout to prove I made my transaction, then the voting machine companies can provide a paper printout. I don't even understand why there is an argument about it. The only reason they would be hesitant is one that indicates a nefarious purpose.

The public must be able to see and authenticate these four essential steps for an election to be public, democratic, and valid: (1) Who can vote (voter list); (2) Who did vote (3) The original count; (4) Chain of custody.