Comments on: Database documents voting problems

By: Jeff Skrenes

Jeff Skrenes — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:57:33 +0000

What also can’t be undone is going back and finding a voter who was illegally or improperly denied their vote. With an ineligible vote, you can at least trace and verify that. There is no way to account for the person who tried to vote and was wrongfully denied. You don’t even know which candidate(s) they might have voted for.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:13:45 +0000

Ballots aren’t marked with any identifiers, so if it is discovered after the fact that ineligible people voted, the damage can’t be undone. Prosecutions can ensue, but the votes still stand.

By: teej

teej — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:09:58 +0000

So…what happens when voting irregularity is discovered? Are votes thrown out? Does the count stand, but people get arrested?