CNN: 'F' for e-voting as 2008 election looms

[kpete]

CNN: On the eve of Iowa caucus, some states give e-voting an 'F'David Edwards and Jason Rhyne
Published: Wednesday January 2, 2008

With only a day left before the Iowa caucus kicks off 2008 presidential voting, electronic tabulating machines to be used in some state primaries may be "unfit" for an election, according to CNN.

"As primaries draw near," reports Wolf Blitzer, "some states are finding serious problems already with their electronic voting machines -- and they're ready to give e-voting a grade of 'F'"

CNN's Carol Costello says that despite the rash of voting irregularities that plagued previous presidential elections in 2004 and 2000, voting machines -- specifically electronic versions of the devices -- still have flaws.

"You would think after all the problems we had with hanging chads in 2000 and voting machine malfunctions in 2004 and 2006, voting machines across the country would work by now, " reported Costello. "But a few days before caucuses and primaries get underway, they're not.


http://rawstory.com/news/2007/CNN_Evoting_gets_F__0102.html

[tridim]

1. If only we had known about this problem in 2000

:sarcasm:

and 2004

:sarcasm:

[EFerrari]

2. The NYTs promises to investigate if there is a story there.

:sarcasm:

[Quantess]

3. CNN gets poor grades for several reasons, lately.

They have really gone down the toilet.