{"id":738,"date":"2008-03-08T02:38:33","date_gmt":"2008-03-08T07:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2008\/03\/08\/twin-postal-voters-revealed-thanks-to-a-program"},"modified":"2008-03-08T02:59:25","modified_gmt":"2008-03-08T07:59:25","slug":"twin-postal-voters-revealed-thanks-to-a-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2008\/03\/08\/twin-postal-voters-revealed-thanks-to-a-program","title":{"rendered":"Twin postal voters revealed, thanks to a program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Malaysia&#8217;s General Elections are today. I&#8217;m not voting.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/byte\/2317691532\/\" title=\"The Campaign Trail by byte, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2102\/2317691532_5392d5fffe_m.jpg?resize=180%2C240\" alt=\"The Campaign Trail\" height=\"240\" width=\"180\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>The opposition, aim higher<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I did not receive my postal ballot papers. I&#8217;ll have to file a complaint soon. For fun reading, do read: <a href=\"http:\/\/security.org.my\/index.php?\/archives\/How-Secure-is-the-daftarj.spr.gov.my-Website.html\">How Secure is the daftarj.spr.gov.my Website?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then, read from Malaysiakini, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.malaysiakini.com\/news\/79430\">Programme reveals &#8216;twin&#8217; postal voters<\/a>. 49% repeats exist in a random selection of about 560. Shocked?<\/p>\n<p>Should election commissions be trusting and running <a href=\"http:\/\/uptime.netcraft.com\/up\/graph?site=daftarj.spr.gov.my\">closed source software<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shaolintiger.com\/2008\/03\/07\/would-i-vote-if-i-could-general-election-in-malaysia\/\">Would I Vote if I Could?<\/a> by Shaolin Tiger. Its great reading. 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