Reply #38: Nor does this... article on NY State voting machines...

[althecat]

We'll buy them first, fix em latter. NY State election officials on BBV machines...

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http://www.democratandchronicle.com/news/0825FR1JPB9_ballot25_news.shtml

Report says new machines easily corrupted


By Yancey Roy
Albany Bureau


(August 25, 2003) — ALBANY — A recent report from a team of Johns Hopkins University computer-security experts that details how easily electronic voting machines can be manipulated has triggered a minor panic as states around the country prepare to overhaul their voting systems.

In Maryland and Georgia, states that have agreed to shell out millions for new machines, some officials called for postponing the switch to ATM-style machines until security is enhanced.

But in New York, state officials say they’re not troubled by the findings — they still plan to push for phasing out mechanical lever-style machines. Because the new machines don’t have to be ready until the 2006 elections, there’s enough time to make sure all the bugs are worked out, they say.