Diebold Election Systems and Choicepoint, Inc., today announced a joint venture that could revolutionize the voting market. The concept is simple: combine Diebold's demonstrated expertise in voting systems with Choicepoint's superior data-mining techniques to produce PredictaVote(TM) - the first 100 percent voter-free, predictive voting system.
"The beauty of this approach is that it is self-correcting," explained Choicepoint CEO Derrick Sithe. "If someone wants to increase the chances that his or her vote will be counted correctly, the voter simply needs to open up more of his or her life to our data-collection methods. Apply for more credit cards. Register for more grocery loyalty cards. Purchase more subscriptions. Fill out more warranty cards. Compare that to today's paperless e-voting machines, where voters have no way to determine whether votes are accurately counted. There's really no comparison."
Even more impressive than its accuracy is its cost- effectiveness, say company spokespersons. PredictaVote caps a decade of innovation and strategic thinking at Diebold, explained Diebold President and CEO Ollie O'Sell. "Elections have historically been ridiculously expensive undertakings. Who's to blame? Quite simply: the voter. Accounting for everything from allowing employees time off to vote to ensuring the accuracy and security of the machines, elections drain an average of $12 billion from the American economy every year in the form of manufacturing costs and lost productivity. With PredictaVote, all of these problems go away with the voter."
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