Lawsuit Against Florida E-Voting Machines Tossed

from the no-surprise-there dept

Following a ruling that said Florida's rule saying you couldn't ask for recounts on an e-voting machine was illegal, a lawsuit was filed saying that, based on this, e-voting machines with no paper printouts should be declared illegal for not allowing recounts, as required by the law. However, after an Appeals Court sent the case back to the District Court to look at the details, the District Court has thrown out the case while completely missing the point. The decision talks about how e-voting machines will help solve the problems that occurred in the 2000 election -- which wasn't the point of the lawsuit at all. The issue isn't solving those problems, but avoiding other, potentially more serious problems. However, on those issues, the judge seems to have decided that the voting machines must work perfectly -- despite plenty of evidence suggesting that's not true at all.
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  • identicon
    red_eye, 26 Oct 2004 @ 8:34am

    I hate Big Government...

    ..but it may be time for us to consider putting an end to the insanity and begin the creation of a new branch. The technology branch. Its task would be to review all legal, patent, copyright etc issues relating to eletronic media and/or transactions. They could weed out the stupid people like this judge and permanently band him from hearing any further technology cases.

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      phrits, 26 Oct 2004 @ 8:47am

      Re: I hate Big Government...

      Interesting thought, but if by "branch" you mean something along the lines of "legislative", "executive", and "judicial" it's probably dangerous overkill. I think I like the idea of a cabinet level department, though, if it had some teeth.

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      Matt, 26 Oct 2004 @ 9:24am

      Re: I hate Big Government...

      this judge isn't stupid, all he has to do is keep this case from having a decision for a few more months and his job is done (and safe)

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    Griffon, 26 Oct 2004 @ 9:41am

    No Subject Given

    I swear, florida simple needs to have it's electoral votes taken away for a few years until the not stop chain of idiocies in regard in regard to voting stops.

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