Why ‘Vote-by-Mail’ Elections are a Terrible Idea for Democracy

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Brad Friedman,
5/20/2008 -
6:35 am PT

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Despite Expensive Two-Year Effort to Root Out ‘Epidemic of Voter Fraud,’ TX Republican AG Fails

RELATED: No Voter Fraud by Space Aliens Found Either, Though Ann Coulter's Clear Case of Voter Fraud Remains Wholly Unprosecuted...

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Brad Friedman,
5/19/2008 -
5:30 pm PT

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E-Voting Machines Short Circuit Election Transparency, But the Danger is Even Worse Than You May Realize…

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Michael Dean,
5/18/2008 -
9:22 pm PT

26 Comments

GOP Vote-Suppressor-in-Chief Thor Hearne Deserves a Raise, Gets a Boost from the NYTimes, and Continues His Unapologetic Assault on Nuns, Vets, Students, Hurricane Victims, Married People, the Elderly, and Palsy Victims

You're a Great American, Thor Hearne...

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Brad Friedman,
5/12/2008 -
2:56 pm PT

11 Comments

Brad Friedman Hosting ‘Election Year Special Coverage’ Today on KPFK with Special Guest: MO SoS Robin Carnahan

On Air Today (Wed.) at 2pm PT in L.A. and Santa Barbara, and Around the World via the Internets!

Call-In at: 818-985-5735...

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Brad Friedman,
5/7/2008 -
10:20 am PT

28 Comments

RAW STORY: San Diego GOP Chair Revealed as Infamous International Software Hacker

Where 'Last Ninja II' Was Cracked in Minutes, Warez Like 'Diebold GEMS/Accuvote' Will Surely Confound an Infamous Pirate Like 'Strider,' Right?

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Brad Friedman,
5/2/2008 -
6:05 am PT

26 Comments

HBO’S ‘Recount’ and What Really Happened in the Florida 2000 Election (Hint: Gore Won)

PLUS: Time to Watch Dan Rather's Report With the Sequoia Paper Ballot Whistleblowers Again...

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Brad Friedman,
5/1/2008 -
8:30 am PT

25 Comments

Diebold Accuvote Voting System Now on Sale at eBay!

The Perfect Gift for the Careful, Discriminating Hacker...

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Brad Friedman,
4/29/2008 -
12:24 pm PT

28 Comments

Voter Advocate Rush Limbaugh Applauds Supreme Court’s ‘Huge, Huge, Huge Move to Undercut Democrat Voter Fraud’

Polling Place Photo ID Restrictions in Indiana Upheld by SCOTUS in Courageous and Historic Dredd Scott-like Decision

But Why Stop at Keeping Black and Elderly Fraudsters from Stealing Elections?...

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Brad Friedman,
4/28/2008 -
3:22 pm PT

40 Comments

Computer Scientists: ‘2008 U.S. Presidential Election Can Be Hacked’

Systems Made by Diebold, Sequoia and Hart InterCivic Are 'Still Going to Have Same Viral Vulnerabilities Found' During California's 2007 Study...

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Brad Friedman,
4/11/2008 -
3:29 pm PT

10 Comments

Former AL Gov. Don Siegelman Says Media Ignoring Details of His ‘Electronically Stolen’ 2002 Election

Has Given Story to 60 Minutes, Dan Abrams, LA Times, WaPo...All Have Failed to Report His Allegations While Covering Other Aspects of His Story...

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Brad Friedman,
4/11/2008 -
11:17 am PT

38 Comments

EXCLUSIVE: HART INTERCIVIC ATTEMPTS HOSTILE TAKEOVER OF SEQUOIA VOTING SYSTEMS

Desperate to Stop the Deal, Sequoia's Owners Frantically Seek Funding, Legal Options, All of Which Have so Far Failed Enough to Lead the Judge Working on the Case to Regard One Such Legal Argument as a 'Conspiracy Theory'

Merger of Two Companies Would Likely Create New E-Voting Powerhouse, Face Federal Scrutiny, Come as Surprise to Sequoia's Current Clients...

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Brad Friedman,
4/10/2008 -
12:55 pm PT

21 Comments

‘The Republican War On Voting’

The American Prospect's Investigation Into The GOP 'Myth Of Voter Fraud To Purge The [Voter] Rolls Of Non-Republicans'

ALSO: The DoJ's John 'Minorities Die First' Tanner Has Found a New Job...

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Alan Breslauer,
4/5/2008 -
3:07 pm PT

3 Comments

Papantonio and Bender on the Hart InterCivic Fraud Suit

Along With Some Very Kind Words About The BRAD BLOG...

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Brad Friedman,
4/4/2008 -
10:43 am PT

11 Comments

Hart InterCivic Plays ‘Disgruntled Employee’ Card in Federal Whistleblower Fraud Suit; Docs Reveal Otherwise

Company Employee Performance Review, Included in Complaint Itself, Dispels Assertion Made by Company Spokesperson

Other Replies from Defendant Similarly Debunked by Documents Obtained by The BRAD BLOG...

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Brad Friedman,
3/31/2008 -
4:28 pm PT

8 Comments

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PLUS: Time to Watch Dan Rather's Report With the Sequoia Paper Ballot Whistleblowers Again...

The Perfect Gift for the Careful, Discriminating Hacker...

Polling Place Photo ID Restrictions in Indiana Upheld by SCOTUS in Courageous and Historic Dredd Scott-like Decision

But Why Stop at Keeping Black and Elderly Fraudsters from Stealing Elections?...

Systems Made by Diebold, Sequoia and Hart InterCivic Are 'Still Going to Have Same Viral Vulnerabilities Found' During California's 2007 Study...

Has Given Story to 60 Minutes, Dan Abrams, LA Times, WaPo...All Have Failed to Report His Allegations While Covering Other Aspects of His Story...

Desperate to Stop the Deal, Sequoia's Owners Frantically Seek Funding, Legal Options, All of Which Have so Far Failed Enough to Lead the Judge Working on the Case to Regard One Such Legal Argument as a 'Conspiracy Theory'

Merger of Two Companies Would Likely Create New E-Voting Powerhouse, Face Federal Scrutiny, Come as Surprise to Sequoia's Current Clients...

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