<p>Ok, now we know about it. What the he11 can we do about it? If we try to vote them down, they modify the vote count, which is all the easier with electronic balloting. In fact, in one (at least) instance, Diebold built the counting program to transfer 10% of the votes from Republican to Democrat.</p>
<p>In 1996, one of the issues in Riverside county, California, was going down in defeat. The voting machines “broke” and “had to be taken off line for repairs.” When they were put back in service, the issue was undefeatably ahead, and won.</p>
<p>BTW, I was kicked off two different forums on About.com because my handle was deemed “racist.”</p>