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12-18-2003, 02:15 PM
Critics: Convicted felons worked for electronic voting companies (http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/7507193.htm)
RACHEL KONRAD
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO - A manufacturer of electronic voting machines has employed at least five convicted felons as managers, according to critics demanding more stringent background checks for people responsible for voting machine software.
Voter advocate Bev Harris alleged Tuesday that managers of a subsidiary of Diebold Inc., one of the country's largest voting equipment vendors, included a cocaine trafficker, a man who conducted fraudulent stock transactions, and a programmer jailed for falsifying computer records.
More (http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/7507193.htm)
Kinda fits in with the apparent prevailing attitude about elections these days: Just make 'em happen; but who cares if they are done right?
RACHEL KONRAD
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO - A manufacturer of electronic voting machines has employed at least five convicted felons as managers, according to critics demanding more stringent background checks for people responsible for voting machine software.
Voter advocate Bev Harris alleged Tuesday that managers of a subsidiary of Diebold Inc., one of the country's largest voting equipment vendors, included a cocaine trafficker, a man who conducted fraudulent stock transactions, and a programmer jailed for falsifying computer records.
More (http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/7507193.htm)
Kinda fits in with the apparent prevailing attitude about elections these days: Just make 'em happen; but who cares if they are done right?