Sequoia Voting Machines Wants to hide problems


	Sequoia Voting Machines Wants to hide problems

LOPix

8-24-2008 11:20 AM

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Sequoia Voting Machines, banned from use in California because of possibilities of being hacked, is trying to keep outside researchers from finding out their problems. As a blogger commented, “By itself, this is the best reason to keep these machines out of the polls.”

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