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Accuracy, integrity and security in computerized vote-tallying

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 31, Issue 10

Pages 1184 - 1191

https://doi.org/10.1145/63039.63041

Published: 01 October 1988 Publication History

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The following excerpts have been gleaned from a 130-page report of potential inaccuracies and fraud in computerized voting systems. Recent difficulties in automated vote-tallying, including specific legal cases, are detailed along with a summary of conclusions and recommendations.

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1. Applied computing
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    1. Management of computing and information systems
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Communications of the ACM Volume 31, Issue 10

Oct. 1988

66 pages

ISSN:0001-0782

EISSN:1557-7317

DOI:10.1145/63039

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