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Voting machines, Pfaffenberger argues, are political artifacts: they embody legal assumptions, administrative procedures, and cultural values. Lever machines promised to eliminate fraud, prevent overvoting, and enforce uniform procedures, because the machines were so transparent; technicians and precinct officials could easily recognize tampering. A former designer of bank vaults during the heyday of daring bank robberies, Myers understood the need to develop a security process capable of identifying exploits. Their gradual replacement by electronic systems—often without equivalent legal and procedural safeguards—set the stage for new controversies, culminating in the turmoil of the 2000 presidential election.   Bringing together political history and science and technology studies, Machining the Vote offers a cultural analysis of how technologies are selected, stabilized, and abandoned. At a moment when election integrity is fiercely debated, this book provides essential historical perspective on how machines—and the laws surrounding them—shape the practice of democracy.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53147264680209,"sku":"NGR9781421455990","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781421455990.jpg?v=1778147689"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-bryan-pfaffenberger.oembed?page=3","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}