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From: jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik)
Subject: Re: Elections
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Date: 13 Nov 00 14:30:21 MDT
Organization: Utah State University
To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
In article <8upjb5$n3u$1@newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu>, fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz) writes:
> All the trouble with the USA 2000 election recalls fond memories
> of the Brazilian election of 1994 and Kermit's role in it:
>
> http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/newsn6.html#brazil
>
> - Frank
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Indeed. But we know how times change and expectations with them.
Today one would require PGP signed ballots, or retinal scans embedded in
digitally signed messages, or worse (such as signed certificates from those
doing the scans, and certificates from those issuing the preceeding certs,
and so on head recursion style). Even then the net.lawyers would contest
votes based on imperfect CRC protection at hardware and software levels.
The Brazilians got it right: do it high tech (electronic, Kermits
at both ends of links), accept rational results, and get it over with in
milliseconds.
Joe D.