My biggest fear, which I'm sure is shared by many, is that this election may have been pre-stolen by the Diebold voting machine manufacturers. However, in general, I reject the concept of unfounded paranoia. I know NOTHING about computers except how to turn them on. Can someone with knowledge and training answer any of these questions?
- What oversight has been done regarding the coding in these machines? Has it been vetted and verified as an objective mechanism for counting votes?
- Are the machines checked for integrity prior to being set up, and are there any mechanisms in place to keep them secure?
- If the machine code were tampered with during election day, would there be a record of that in the machine?
- After the election, is there any procedure in place to verify that no tampering took place with any of these machines?
5.I've heard that 30% of the voting is taking place on paperless machines. Is this true?
6.I also heard one of the Diebold inventors died suspiciously some time ago. True?
I'd be eternally grateful for any substantive facts on any of these questions.