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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

That's not influence, that's law, and would be challenged immediately. Influence isn't on paper, pork helps buy influence, but the influence is used outside the public record.

It's a long road between the feds and the state-level Department of State. I'm not sure what influence they could use, other than making a strong recommendation and a press release. I'm not sure who would decide on that recommendation and what means they would use. I don't know that federal involvement in elections wouldn't lead to poor results.

And most importantly, I don't expect Cicero would be quelled by the idea that feds, who would then be lobbied by companies, would produce a recommendation that would satisfy her notion that the machines can be gamed. After all, there is no evidence of gaming the machines during an election - and still 44% of Americans believe that fraud is occurring with electronic machines.