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Exclusive: Officials in Ferguson, St. Louis County, MO Were Warned Paper Ballots Would Run Short

Emails obtained by BRAD BLOG show County election chief ignored warnings from experts, leading to long lines, voters turned away...

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Brad Friedman,
11/17/2014 -
2:27 pm PT

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Brad on Thom Hartmann TV: The Unverified Mess of Election 2014 Continues [VIDEO]

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Brad Friedman,
11/11/2014 -
5:06 pm PT

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Paper Ballots ‘Ran Out’ in Ferguson, MO

Reader reports 'long lines' for unverifiable e-vote systems

UPDATED with a few more curious details from local media...

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Brad Friedman,
11/4/2014 -
6:42 pm PT

4 Comments

‘Serious Problems’ At Polls in Several States

Round-up of reported election failures, so far, in CT, NC, GA, TX, AL...

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Brad Friedman,
11/4/2014 -
3:58 pm PT

2 Comments

Unverifiable Diebold Touch-Screen Voting Systems Reportedly Flipping R to D in Maryland

The first state, along with GA, to install Diebold's 100% unverifiable systems in 2002 are still forcing them on voters in 2014...

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Brad Friedman,
10/29/2014 -
6:05 am PT

4 Comments

Disaster Upon Disaster: NJ’s Emergency ‘Email Voting’ Scheme During Sandy Fell Apart

Rutgers finds Christie's unilateral, illegal voting experiment resulted in tens of thousands of unauthenticated votes in 2012...

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Brad Friedman,
10/27/2014 -
3:01 pm PT

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E-Votes Flip D to R in Texas, R to D in Illinois: More Trouble With Touch-Screens (2014 Edition)

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Brad Friedman,
10/24/2014 -
6:05 am PT

11 Comments

Aborted Statewide Controllers Race ‘Recount’ Reveals It’s a Great Time to Steal a CA Election

Paper ballots were meaningless: Closest election in California history illustrates major flaws in state election statutes, prompts calls for overdue reform, sends disturbing invitation to fraudsters...

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Brad Friedman,
7/22/2014 -
8:35 am PT

13 Comments

Democratic Candidate Margin Widens in Virginia’s Attorney General ‘Recount’

Herring now up by more than 800 over Obenshain after second day of three-day re-tally in one of state's closest ever elections

PLUS: A few observations...

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Brad Friedman,
12/18/2013 -
4:35 am PT

1 Comment

BREAKING: Thousands of Votes Discovered ‘Unaccounted For’ in Virginia AG Race

Inexplicably low absentee results in parts of Fairfax County, which uses paper ballot op-scan systems with history of dropping votes

UPDATED: Diebold op-scan probs 'suspected' by County Registrar: 'Machine totals either didn't print tapes, or didn't show full tallies'...

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Brad Friedman,
11/7/2013 -
11:01 pm PT

9 Comments

NY State Legislature Introduces Bill to Restore Lever Voting Machines in NYC This Fall

UPDATE: Bill passes in state Senate, awaits vote in Assembly...

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Brad Friedman,
6/5/2013 -
2:09 pm PT

8 Comments

U.S. Government Demands Hand-Count of ‘Paper Ballots’ in Venezuelan Election, But Not Our Own

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Ernest A. Canning,
4/29/2013 -
6:35 am PT

16 Comments

Exclusive: L.A. County Registrar Says ‘No’ to Internet Voting, But ‘Yes’ to Unverifiable Touch-Screen Voting for New Election System

Pay Attention: Nation's largest voting jurisdiction plans to design system for L.A., sell it to other counties in state, country...

[UPDATED w/ additional response from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission]

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Brad Friedman,
4/24/2013 -
7:05 am PT

1 Comment

Stephen Colbert’s Sister Will Run for U.S. House on 100% Unverifiable Voting Machines in SC

And the 'truthiness' contained in new state auditor's report on those flawed systems won't help...

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Brad Friedman,
4/1/2013 -
6:35 am PT

6 Comments

Arbitrary and Outrageous Costs for ‘Recounts’ of Paper Ballot Elections in California Continue to Stymie Citizen Authentication of Results

Stanislaus County Registrar of Voters charges $2,000/hour -- $20 per ballot -- in recent mayoral election 'recount'...

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Brad Friedman,
3/19/2013 -
7:35 am PT

5 Comments

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Court battles, policy fights, Iran War, more; 'This is very much a story about what a loser does'...

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Court Finds ‘Bad Faith’ in Trump’s ‘Untenable’, ‘Collusive’ Lawsuit, ‘Settlement Agreement’ with IRS

Ruling negates $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund; exposes illegality of effort to create immunity from IRS audits; refers Acting AG Blanche, Asst. AG Woodward, Plaintiffs' attorneys to Bar Associations for discipline...

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Trump Fires All Commissioners on U.S. Elections Assistance Commission — Should We Worry?: ‘BradCast’ 7/13/2026

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LINDSEY GRAHAM DEAD AT 71

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John Roberts and his Corrupt Republican SCOTUS Majority Winning the Long Game: ‘BradCast’ 7/8/2026

Guest: Former Dep. Asst. A.G. Lisa Graves on the Chief Justice's decades-long fights to undermine voting rights, expand Presidential power...

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The Trump Crime Family’s Staggering Second-Term Crime Spree Comes into View: ‘BradCast’ 7/7/2026

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Maine U.S. Senate Race Rocked by Sexual Assault Claim; Callers Want Platner to Stay In: ‘BradCast’ 7/6/2026

Dem candidate 'categorically' denies 'false' allegation, but 'taking time to reflect on best path forward...and goal of defeating Susan Collins' ahead of July 13 deadline to drop out and be replaced by state party...

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Articles in Category: Paper Ballots Legislation (Page 16)

Emails obtained by BRAD BLOG show County election chief ignored warnings from experts, leading to long lines, voters turned away...

Reader reports 'long lines' for unverifiable e-vote systems

UPDATED with a few more curious details from local media...

Round-up of reported election failures, so far, in CT, NC, GA, TX, AL...

The first state, along with GA, to install Diebold's 100% unverifiable systems in 2002 are still forcing them on voters in 2014...

Rutgers finds Christie's unilateral, illegal voting experiment resulted in tens of thousands of unauthenticated votes in 2012...

Paper ballots were meaningless: Closest election in California history illustrates major flaws in state election statutes, prompts calls for overdue reform, sends disturbing invitation to fraudsters...

Herring now up by more than 800 over Obenshain after second day of three-day re-tally in one of state's closest ever elections

PLUS: A few observations...

Inexplicably low absentee results in parts of Fairfax County, which uses paper ballot op-scan systems with history of dropping votes

UPDATED: Diebold op-scan probs 'suspected' by County Registrar: 'Machine totals either didn't print tapes, or didn't show full tallies'...

UPDATE: Bill passes in state Senate, awaits vote in Assembly...

Pay Attention: Nation's largest voting jurisdiction plans to design system for L.A., sell it to other counties in state, country...

[UPDATED w/ additional response from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission]

And the 'truthiness' contained in new state auditor's report on those flawed systems won't help...

Stanislaus County Registrar of Voters charges $2,000/hour -- $20 per ballot -- in recent mayoral election 'recount'...

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