> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leland Jackson [mailto:lelandj /AT/ mail .DO.T smvfp.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 3:59 PM
> To: profox@leafe.com
> Subject: Re: [OT] Fw: Behind the scenes in New York
>
>
> Hi,
>
> As a follow-up on our discussion about alleged intimidation against
> minority voters to discourage turn out by these American, I found the
> following article in the NYTimes.com today, which is very troubling.
>
> #----------------------------------------------------
> The Pentagon's Troubling Role
>
> Published: August 31, 2004 NYTimes.com
>
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> send that ballot on to the state to be counted.
>
> It is unclear how good the protections are to guard against tampering.
> The e-mailed ballots will be handled by a contractor, Omega
> Technologies,
> hired for this purpose, at the company's offices and without
> the election
> observers who are present at normal polling places.
>
> E-mail voting by military personnel also opens the door to
> coercion. Many
> soldiers may have to vote on computers in places where their
> commanding
> officers may be present. They may also be reluctant to vote their
> conscience if they know that the Defense Department could be reading
> their ballots.
WHOA! Stop right there! Whoever wrote this is clueless, period!
Commanding Officers would never knowingly allow anything even closely
resembling coercion. Absentee voting is taken extremely seriously in the
military. Every single unit assigns a junior officer as the voting officer.
Getting people to vote is his job. He is also responsible for ensuring the
secrecy of every individual ballot.
This yea-hoo is forgetting the fact that absentee ballots have traditionally
been sent through the USPS. How secure is that?
Jerry Cotton, MCP
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Management Training and Assistance Team
Cherry Point, NC 28533
(252)466-4854
mailto:cottonjp.ctr /AT/ 2mawcp .DO.T usmc.mil
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