Return to Article: Pentagon stands behind Internet voting system for troops

CongressDailyAM January 22, 2004
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    Oh please don't tell me DoD is in the voting business now! Did someone make DoD a sovereign state when I wasn't looking? Last I heard voters had to register in their home state and their ballots are counted there.....

    Or could it be that since the military is predominantly Republican-oriented that Uncle Rummy is looking for a way to garner votes for his boss.......?

    H Posted February 3, 2004 10:08 AM
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    I always thought that operating the machinery of voting was a state authority?

    Under what authority is DoD developing a internet voting system and for which states?

    Is this a legitimate use of DoD funding?

    GovExec.com reader Posted January 26, 2004 6:10 PM
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    "A Defense Department spokesman said the Pentagon was confident the system is secure. "We knew from the start that security would be the utmost concern," he said. "We've had things put in place that counteract the things they talked about."

    Ummmmm...uh....yeah. "Things" what "things"? As usaf analyst says the DOD has no business in this whatsoever. Any hacker worth their salt would see this as a great challenge and figure out how to "mess" with the vote. That would be just the more "fun" part..after that would ,or could, come the terrorists, ID theives etc etc. I say, let them vote absentee ballot just like anyone else if they're overseas.

    Counselor Posted January 26, 2004 3:04 PM
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    The Pentagon has no business developing a voting system in the first place. Even if it were as secure as they say it is, the potential for abuse still outweighs any convenience. DoD has really outdone themselves in the stupidity department.

    GovExec.com reader Posted January 22, 2004 11:16 AM

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