(redmist) Re: Re: (redmist) Re: Change the world with Perl

"Corruption -> While a vote can be virtual his ballot should never be. A voters vote would print out at their normal polling place where a voter could go pick it up and review it before it is scanned into the system (or change it). Or, a voter could elect to encrypt his pin number into a bar code on the ballot that would allow poll workers to automatically submit the ballot for him."

The crux of the problem, IMHO, is that whether electronic or not, you cannot remove the human being screw-up factor (on purpose or by accident), from the election process. Whenever you get humans involved, things get messy...puny humans.

As far as library cards are concerned, what is to stop me from breaking into the Library's system and altering data (such as making all registered Republicans "deceased")?

I am super interested in your thoughts on implementing this system, can you go into more detail?

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Re: (redmist) Re: Re: (redmist) Re: Change the world with Perl
by coreolyn (Parson) on Dec 01, 2000 at 02:25 UTC

I completely agree on the problem with interfacing with puny humans. I sent you a copy of the design to the sourceforge address you have listed you might want to check that mail box.

As fo the altering of Library system db you'd have to know who's a republican, which is information the library wouldn't have, the county election commision would hold that info and they wouldn't know the citizens library card number. The validation check for voter registration <=> library card would be an automated check that would not carry any data with the transaction other than the "Yes this voter has a valid library card".

Further more a voter would have access to the library card account on-line 24x7x365 (Well 364 days actually, the ability to change PIN numbers would have to be shut down on election day, and changable only at the polling place via a secure network connection). Any inconsistencies could be checked by the voter anytime

I've got tons of details. Check out the app design I sent. Hrmm maybe I should have posted this with the programming 'Challenges' :)

coreolyn Duct tape devotee.
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