Given the way those in the tech industry blog about everything, including their political preferences, I'm surprised there isn't more blogged about Diebold. Actually, I'm surprised there isn't more about it in the regular media either. Recent news that disks containing the code of the software that ran the voting machines in 2004 showed up on the desk of a former legislator, might see a change in that. Add to that the fact that a number of jurisdictions are talking about using paper ballot backups, and it really is both a technology and political issue.
I don't know one way or the other if there is anything criminal going on here, but given Dieblod and the government's handling of the Steve Heller case, it certainly smells like there is something to hide.
Let's face it, historically Americans are great at stealing votes on election day. It is a part of our heritage. If you don't believe it, you don't know your history. Why wouldn't that extend to the technology front as we try to make things fraud proof?
