[GOP] Pol Says Online Voting Post Was Joke; Officials Not Laughing http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/pol-online-voting-post-joke-officials-laughing-42892173
A Republican councilman said he deleted an online posting about casting presidential votes via Facebook and Twitter because people didn't realize he intended it as a joke, but state officials are taking the matter seriously. No state allows voters to cast ballots via social media, and Pennsylvania's election oversight agency warned voters not to be misled by posts claiming otherwise. The governor's office also issued a statement that said efforts to disrupt the election would be prosecuted. Joshua Lorenz, a Pittsburgh attorney and councilman in Murrysville, told The Associated Press the meme -- which said, "Vote Hillary November 8th" and "You can vote at home comfortably online" -- was meant as a joke for his friends. He said he took down the post within a couple hours Saturday because "the person who had questioned it, who I thought was a friend, had apparently misconstrued it." - - - --Lauren-- Care About Science and Tech? Our Job One: STOP TRUMP: https://vortex.com/stop-trump - - - Lauren Weinstein (lau...@vortex.com): https://www.vortex.com/lauren Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. - - - The correct term is "Internet" NOT "internet" -- please don't fall into the trap of using the latter. It's just plain wrong! _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list https://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad