11/11: Indian Electronic Voting Machine compared with Diebold (US Voting System)

Amongst all the hoopla over the US senate elections, I got an email which compares the electronic voting system of the US with that of India. I don't know how factual this information is but it makes for an interesting read.

Last few months have brought very serious discussions on the Net regarding the use of Electronic Voting, and the security of it. In the USA, the saga related to Diebold and its opposition is well known. I do not know the electoral process in the United States, but I attempt here to compare the Technology used by the Indian Election commission and the Diebold AccuVote system. I present here the Information I have about the Indian system, and the information about Diebold I got from the web.

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