How Will the Next Election Be Stolen?
With all the talk about computer fraud and voter lockouts at the polls in 2004 (not to mention "hanging chads" in 2000) the next election is likely to be stolen by manipulating absentee ballots.
The New York Times reports that "Experts estimate that more than 20 percent of voters nationwide will cast their ballots before Election Day by mail or at early-voting locations, a proportion of the electorate that is rising with each election."
Historically, many places don't even bother to open absentee ballots, arguing that they are typically insufficient in number to change the results of an election. Just how tempting is this going to be for someone motivated to make sure his/her candidate remains in office?
With all the talk about computer fraud and voter lockouts at the polls in 2004 (not to mention "hanging chads" in 2000) the next election is likely to be stolen by manipulating absentee ballots.
The New York Times reports that "Experts estimate that more than 20 percent of voters nationwide will cast their ballots before Election Day by mail or at early-voting locations, a proportion of the electorate that is rising with each election."
Historically, many places don't even bother to open absentee ballots, arguing that they are typically insufficient in number to change the results of an election. Just how tempting is this going to be for someone motivated to make sure his/her candidate remains in office?
posted by Jim | 11:42 AM
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