Georgia 2002 stood out with the surprising defeat of Bush's big war opponent, Sen. Max Cleland. From 2003:
Did E-Vote Firm Patch Election?
Kim Zetter Email 10.13.03
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2003/10/60563Diebold Election Systems has had a tumultuous year, and it doesn't look like it's getting any better.
Last January the electronic voting machine maker faced public embarrassment when voting activists revealed the company's insecure FTP server was making its software source code available for everyone to see.
Then researchers and auditors who examined code for the company's touch-screen voting system released two separate reports stating that the software was full of serious security flaws.
Now a former worker in Diebold's Georgia warehouse says the company installed patches on its machines before the state's 2002 gubernatorial election that were never certified by independent testing authorities or cleared with Georgia election officials.
If the charges are true, Diebold could be in violation of federal and state election-certification rules........
I've seen the taped interview with the Diebold whistleblower, a very interesting watch. The "robgeorgia" patch was used in the two predominently Dem counties. Rolling Stone ran the Diebold worker's admission that machine software was illegally altered in 5,000 machines in DeKalb and Fulton counties on the day of the election.
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Georgia Dem votes. DeKalb county is near 75% Dem voters.