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[Nettime-bold] Re: <nettime> Against computerised democracy


George:

What hasn't been mentioned in all of this is that the use of machines for
voting is closely related to the widespread effort to make sure that people
who -- for one reason or another -- can't actually write down their choices
still get to vote.

Think about it.

Ever hear of JIM CROW?

To make functional literacy and legible handwriting (of English) a
prerequisite for voting would "dis-enfranchise" certain voters (mostly those
who vote Democrat, it would seem).

And, we wouldn't want that, would we?

Mark Stahlman
New York City