RTFA: http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/storie…

The maker of touch-screen voting machines used in half of Ohio’s counties has admitted that its own programming error is to blame for votes being dropped in some counties.

The maker in this case is Diebold, which recently renamed their voting machines division to Premier Elections. I laughed in cynical hysteria at Premier Elections’ homepage which boldly displays the words “On Election Day, WHAT MATTERS MOST TO YOU? SERVICE, RELIABILITY, TRUST”. Wow! You’re right! I do want a reliable trust worthy voting system, but you filthy fucking corporate lying sons-of-fascists apparently don’t know how to make a machine that can COUNT. Really, honestly? HONESTLY? You can’t make a machine that can count? This is from the makers of ATM machines, which begs the question of how many times has a Diebold ATM machine suddenly lost your money?

The simple solution to these ridiculous problems is of course to have a paper trail. The voting machine prints out a receipt for you and then you drop that receipt into a ballot box.

I saw a great comment on /. that I will repost here:

from sp332:

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

Serves: 1 precinct

Things you will need:
at least one day off work
money for fines
a destructive device (something small, like a ball-peen hammer, is recommended)

1. Go to the polls as early as possible. Try to be one the the first voters.
2. Ensure that the polling place has enough reserve paper ballots on hand, or can easily obtain them in time.
3. Disable the polling machines. One or two well-placed hits from a hammer should do.
Act quickly to get them all before you are stopped.
4. Cooperate with any police officers who arrive. You may be treated roughly. Do not put up a fight at this point.
You will almost certainly go to jail for some time, from hours to days, depending on circumstances.
5. If there is any media present, let them know what you did and *why* you did it.
Try not to come off as a raving loony. Practice in front of a mirror is recommended.