The Old and the New: Casting Your Vote

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Voting: Suspicions of Computer voting machines become Grounded

In this clip computer programmer, Clinton Eugene Curtis, testifies under oath about being approached by elected representatives commit voter fraud through the use of electronic voting machines. As a former programmer for NASA and Exxon Mobil, Clinton explains how easy it would be to rig an election in Ohio and how difficult it would be to discover "bad code."

• The code may be inserted remotely
• can tamper tens of thousands of votes discretely
• The code can be programmed to "eat it itself"

The Simpsons are spot on with this one: Homer Simpson Tries to Vote for Obama