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Activists protest electronic voting

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2549008,00.html

Opponents of the technology gather at the Capitol and question exit-
poll data

By Heath Urie
Denver Post Staff Writer

Sunday, November 21, 2004 -

About 200 protesters and curious onlookers stood at the steps of the
state Capitol on Saturday, with protesters toting signs that read "the
machine ate my vote" and "paper ballots protect democracy."

Organizers said the presidential election results are tainted because
electronic voting machines in parts of the country were inaccurate or
biased.

"There's no reason that any reasonable person should have any
confidence in this election," said Alan Gilbert, a political science
professor at the University of Denver. "We voted on machines that were
provided by a private company and were not subject to public review.
This is a very, very serious thing."