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Tue Jan-25-05 02:47 AM
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23. The conclusion of which appears to be

that computers offer little to recommend them over punch cards, period. Despite 'hanging chads' and all the other overhyped concerns with printed ballots, there is a huge element of public confidence involved. With most of the population computer-illiterate, suspicion is little better than fraud. This and the opportunities for real fraud created by computerized voting outweigh its benefits.

As cryptographer Bruce Schneier says summarily, "computerized voting is a horrendously dangerous idea."

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