I probably should have titled this diary, "Diebold Will Blame Election Supervisors If Anyone Hacks Their Machines," but both issues, from this piece in today's Washington Post, merit attention.
First, on the one hand, here's the conclusion at which the election supervisor of Leon County, FL, arrives:
"Was it possible for a disgruntled employee to do this and not have the elections administrator find out?" Sancho asked. "The answer was yes."
So if you're like me, you're reading along and go, "that's who they're worried about manipulating election results? Some guy who thinks his boss hates him?" Which ... well, argh. Fortunately, he gets much better. Diebold, predictably, does not:
Diebold took a dim view of the experiments. On June 8, a senior company lawyer faxed Sancho: "You have willfully and intentionally allowed the manipulation of memory cards related to your elections. . . . We believe this to have been a very foolish and irresponsible act."
Sancho's fine response on the flip.
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