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Tallying VA’s ‘Missing’ Op-Scan Votes; And Other Surprises in the Incredibly Close VA AG Election

Diebold paper ballot optical-scan tabulator behind recently discovered 'unaccounted for' votes in Fairfax County

But there was yet another unexpected computer tally twist on Friday...

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'...

‘Recount’ in Virginia AG Race? Good Luck With That. (But, Perhaps You Can Help)

Incredibly close race was run mostly on 100% unverifiable electronic touch-screen voting systems...

KPFK ‘BradCast’: The Photo ID ‘Posner Coaster’ and Other New Fronts in the GOP War on Voting

Diebold Charged With Bribery, Falsifying Docs, ‘Worldwide Pattern of Criminal Conduct’

CA Columnist on Ill-Considered SB 360: ‘New Law Threatens Vote-Counting Reliability’

Widely syndicated writer calls measure 'prominent entry in unofficial sweepstakes for year's worst new state law'...

CA Legislature Approves Dangerous Bill to End All Federal Testing of State E-Voting Systems

Sponsored by 2014 Sec. of State candidate, measure grants unprecedented power to Sec. of State to approve new e-voting systems for use in real elections, even with no testing at all

Legislation deceptively sold as measure to 'allow counties to develop, own and operate voting systems, increase voter confidence in the integrity of our elections'...

Allen West Concedes: ‘I Congratulate Patrick Murphy as New Congressman from Florida’s 18th’

GOP Rep's incompetent attorneys won't contest mistabulated race...

Wild Weekend Update in the Allen West, Patrick Murphy FL-18 U.S. House Election Debacle

PLUS: Whose Ox Got 'Gored'? Republicans and Democrats switch sides in the fight for election integrity...

Florida Court Denies Allen West’s Motion for Broader Partial Re-Tally of Ballots in FL-18 Race

GOP Congressman likely to contest results after final certification

ALSO: Brad discusses long-time failure of the electronic tabulation systems used in the West/Murphy race on Thom Hartmann's TV show...

Allen West Files For ‘Recount’ in FL-18, But Only for Early Ballots and Only in St. Lucie County

Supporters of controversial Repub and Dem opponent Patrick Murphy deserve full hand-count of all ballots in all FL-18 counties...

Hundreds of Votes Disappear After ‘Partial Recount’ on Faulty Tabulation Systems in FL-18 U.S. House Race Between West and Murphy

Republican West gains 500 votes after memory card 'issue' on Diebold op-scan systems prompts partial re-tally in St. Lucie County

West and supporters cry foul, charge election being 'stolen'...

Rep. Allen West Refuses to Concede, Seeks Hand-Count, Impounding of Ballots and Voting Systems in FL-18 U.S. House Race

Tea Party-backed Repub reportedly trails challenger Murphy by less than 2,500 votes as tallied by FL's flawed, failed voting systems

UPDATE: Court denies West's motion to impound, though he still may file for contest, hand-count, after election is certified by state...

NBC News Election Expert Chuck Todd: Voting Machine Concerns are ‘Conspiracy Garbage’

A few questions for the popular pundit that may help better educate both him and the nation's electorate...

About that Voting Machine Company Tied to Mitt Romney and Bain Capital…

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