Comments on: Good News for Democracy—California Decertifies Electronic Voting Machines http://blog.inquirylabs.com/2007/08/05/good-news-for-democracy-california-decertifies-electronic-voting-machines/ Politics, Programming and Possibilities Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:25:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Duane Johnson http://blog.inquirylabs.com/2007/08/05/good-news-for-democracy-california-decertifies-electronic-voting-machines/#comment-14107 Duane Johnson Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:45:12 +0000 http://blog.inquirylabs.com/2007/08/05/good-news-for-democracy-california-decertifies-electronic-voting-machines/#comment-14107 Eric: Yes, if I understand correctly the full answer is that the machines were "decertified" and then "recertified with conditions" meaning that the manufacturers must comply with their recommendations before they can be used for the upcoming elections (such as the February presidential primaries). The conditions seem fairly reasonable to me, although I haven't taken a thorough look at all of the PDF documents yet. Eric: Yes, if I understand correctly the full answer is that the machines were “decertified” and then “recertified with conditions” meaning that the manufacturers must comply with their recommendations before they can be used for the upcoming elections (such as the February presidential primaries). The conditions seem fairly reasonable to me, although I haven’t taken a thorough look at all of the PDF documents yet.

]]> By: Eric Robeck http://blog.inquirylabs.com/2007/08/05/good-news-for-democracy-california-decertifies-electronic-voting-machines/#comment-14101 Eric Robeck Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:59:11 +0000 http://blog.inquirylabs.com/2007/08/05/good-news-for-democracy-california-decertifies-electronic-voting-machines/#comment-14101 I have not been following this story closely, but it seems things may not be over yet. Engadget just put out an illuminating <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/05/california-official-gives-ok-to-voting-systems-that-failed-secur/" rel="nofollow">post</a>, which indicates that the voting machines would still be approved pending firmware changes and other restrictions. Let's hope somebody with greater sense can turn the process around. I have not been following this story closely, but it seems things may not be over yet. Engadget just put out an illuminating post, which indicates that the voting machines would still be approved pending firmware changes and other restrictions.

Let’s hope somebody with greater sense can turn the process around.

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