This is an ongoing development. I just ran into this this morning and I think it is important enough to give further dissemenation.

I do not vouch for the accuracy of the claims made although they seemed plausible to me when I read them.

A group of intrepid Hackers appear to have cracked the Diebold Voting Systems “Back Door” code which enables elections to be rigged wholesale.

The import of this is not to be understated and the courageous of the individuals following this important line of enquiry is to be lauded. Needless to say that if this is a valid report their are people who would no doubt kill to keep this secret as it represents a major major scandal. More than that it throws the legitimacy of elections in as many as thirty states into question.

Enough of my thoughts. Here are a couple of links to follow this story up on your own:

1. Democratic Underground Forum. This is where Bev Harris of Black Box Voting Broke the Story. Details are sketchy so far but if it is as represented this is some very BIG stuff. Has some interesting debate and exploration of the issues and implications of breaking this code.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/duforum/DCForumID70/1995.html#6

2. Black Box Voting Web Site. Lots of good information on how elections are stolen electronically: http://www.blackboxvoting.com/index.php