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December 07, 2004

FL Programmer Admits to Developing Vote-Rigging Prototype

Wow.

I tried to go to The Brad Blog to read more about this, but I couldn't get in because there is too much traffic. I guess everyone wants to read about this. I just can't believe this could happen in the nice, bright sunny state of Flordia. I thought it was all about palm trees, puppy dogs, green grass and high tides here. Not horribly corrupt politicians.

While working for Yang Enterprises in Florida, the 46-year-old programmer says he was instructed by then-Republican state representative Tom Feeney to "develop a prototype of a voting program that could alter the vote tabulation in the election and be undetectable."

Feeney, a former failed running mate of Gov. Jeb Bush, is now represents Florida's 24th district in the House of Representatives. At the time, he was serving both as general counsel and lobbyist for Yang Enterprises and the Florida state congressman.