The reality about "vote flipping" machines in NC and elsewhere

[Leith]

36. Excellent - That Answered My Question

I seem to remember that, back in the day, Diebold refused to disclose their source code to anyone - not even the government entities that bought their machines.

I have worked for 2 state governments, Indiana and North Carolina, as a programmer and as a compliance officer in the gaming (gambling) industry. When I was a programmer, it was never an issue: the code I wrote was the sole property of the state I wrote it for.

When I was a compliance officer, I supplied everything that state regulators required to test and verify the slot machines: source code, math, our test results, any and all supplies needed for testing. All governmental and private testing facilities had nondisclosure agreements with all manufacturers, so proprietary information was protected.

When I heard that Diebold refused to supply source code, it was astonishing. Just get nondisclosure agreements! This is our voting process and the diehard Rethuglican Diebold CEO promised to do whatever he could to win the election for them. It doesn't get any more corrupt than that without outright murdering the opposition candidate.

Your post made me feel better. It's terrific that there are laws in place to straighten up the slipshod methods that were used before. Thanks very much!