Tech glitch at voting machine gives Bush 3,893 extra votes

By at 6:38 am Friday, Nov 5

BoingBoing reader Joe says:
A computer glitch in a Columbus, Ohio precinct gives Bush an extra 3,893 votes. Makes you wonder what other mistakes the computer made that we haven't found.

I'm a computer programmer and quality assurance tester for a software company in Cleveland, so I know a thing or two about computer glitches. Where there's one glitch that's obvious, there are about 10 others that slip by unnoticed until it's too late.

Link to AP story, via Akron Beacon Journal

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