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EVMs Can Be Easily Tweaked: Expert


By akansha, Section Blogging
Posted on Mon Jul 06, 2009 at 01:09:20 AM EST

In a move that could have a farreaching impact on how future elections are conducted in the country, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is veering round to the view that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can be tampered with. Omesh Saigal, a 1964 batch IAS officer and alumnus of IIT Delhi, who is considered an expert on EVMs, gave a convincing presentation to the top EC officials on Friday morning.

According to the sources, Saigal demonstrated with his software that by keying in a certain code number, one could ensure that every fifth vote cast in a particular polling booth goes in favour of a particular candidate or party.

Source: Times Of India EVMs can be easily tweaked: Expert

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by ramosraymond54 on Sat Feb 27, 2010 at 08:59:46 PM EST
This is mind-boggling!! Please don't tell me this is true! I am from the Philippines and we're about to hold our first-ever electronic/ automated voting for the National elections this May 2010. Are our PCOS machines the same as the EVMs?

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