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1title: The campaign against the usage of voting machines asks for funding and support
2date: 2007-03-02 00:00:00
3updated: 2009-04-18 19:12:41
4author: webmaster
5tags: update
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8During the "Bundestag" elections in Germany several districts used voting machines from the dutch company NEDAP. The people were unable to verify the voting procedure and even worse, the counting process afterwards. The usage of voting machines is discussed very controversial throughout the world and the trust people put on these voting machines is more or less vanished.
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13The dutch citizen's group [Wij vertrouwen stemcomputers
14niet](http://www.wijvertrouwenstemcomputersniet.nl/English) and the
15[section Berlin of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC)](http://berlin.ccc.de)
16had discovered and proved specific vulnerabilities of the voting
17machines developed and distributed by NEDAP. In addition to the
18appropriate objections of the voter (unprovable process) there are now
19even more problems, namely system security and the possibility of
20manipulated NEDAP voting machines.
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22Beside these concerns the immanent question remains: Why should we
23replace the secure, transparent and functional paper-based-ballot voting
24system we already have in use with a very expensive and insecure system
25which puts the principles of democracy to its knees.
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27Because of this, the Chaos Computer Club works together with the
28Wau-Holland-Stiftung (Wau-Holland-foundation) to bring forward a
29campaign for the abolishment of the legal basis of the usage of voting
30machines in Germany. Research regarding the technical possibilities of
31these machines, consultation within the scope of the "Freedom of
32Information act" to reveal hidden costs and secret arrangements and
33legal actions against the current and increased usage have to be made by
34someone. That's why we are calling for support from everybody who is
35interested in knowing more and avoid the worst.
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37An important jigsaw piece of this campaign is the support of the work of
38[Mr. Ulrich Wiesner.](http://www.ulrichwiesner.de) (german only) The
39Chaos Computer Club shares his concerns, which were presented by him at
40the voting scrutiny comitee, an institution of the German Bundestag. His
41appeal against the election was declined by the same comitee and now,
42the way to Federal Constitutional Court is open. Because the politicians
43and authorities don't take any action to prevent further usage of these
44voting machines, we will fully utilise our granted institutional right
45of having free and secret elections. We need you!
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47The Chaos Computer Club and the Wau-Holland-Stiftung appeal for money to
48support this effort against voting machines. We can abolish these voting
49machines TOGETHER. Help us and yourself and donate. Even a small amount
50is more than nothing.
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52` Account for bank transfers: Wau Holland Stiftung Commerzbank Kassel BLZ: 52040021 account: 2772812 Subject: Against voting machines IBAN DE57520400210277281200 BIC COBADEFF520 `
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54Further questions can be addressed to <presse@ccc.de>