Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
In Maryland Diebold TS voting machines, the same machine recently hacked by Princeton University, were left in polling places on election night and, in some cases, for days after the election with all memory cards and paper tapes still inside the machines. / A selected handcount of precincts and races in Pima Co. Arizona found one discrepancy that was explained away and took about 3 hours yesterday afternoon. They do not have to be cumbersome, huge tasks. / 29 disabled voters used accessible voting machines in New York City last week. That’s $52,000 per voter. / Write-in votes from 8 Boston precincts were not counted after last week’s primary. The court has told the city to unseal and count all votes not counted. / Why did Sequoia Voting Systems put out a press release that misrepresents conclusions of the Brennan Center Report? / Why are Diebold voting machines sold in Connecticut as LHS AccuVote OS? Why is no mention of Diebold ever made in the media. Is someone trying to keep secrets?…
NAtional: Will The Next Election Be Hacked? Fresh disasters at the polls — and new evidence from an industry insider — prove that electronic voting machines can’t be trusted LINK
NAtional: New RFK Jr. article will explore if 2006 election can be hacked LINK
NAtional: Rep. Hoyer Urges Full Consideration Of HR 550 LINK
NAtional: CNN’s Lou Dobbs: E-Voting Machines Are Putting A Huge Burden On Taxpayers LINK
NAtional: The ‘Harder To Vote’ Act LINK
NAtional: National Voting Rights Group Condemns Anti-voter Legislation Passed by House of Representatives LINK
NAtional: Tampering is too easy, experts say. Could one person with basic coding skills change results? LINK
NAtional: If you can’t fight them, join them: Hacking the vote for the Dems…. LINK
NAtional: Diebold says e-voting hardware secure, critics off base. The comments follow concerns raised by Johns Hopkins professor Avi Rubin LINK
NAtional: Sequoia Voting Systems’ AVC Edge Receives Best Rating in New Brennan Center Report on Usability (Misinformation) LINK
NAtional: Voting system overhaul raises anxieties LINK
NAtional: My Statement On The Floor On HR 4844 LINK
NAtional: Voter ID in the House: Arguments and Attitude LINK
AZ: Pima County – Hand recount dismisses concerns about primary LINK
AZ: Pima County – Opinion – Transparent election process is a must LINK
CO: Court hears challenge to new voting machines LINK
CO: Judge Refuses To Put Dennis On Stand In Voter Suit LINK
CO: Editorial – Vote machines come under late scrutiny LINK
CO: State goes to bat for vote machines LINK
CO: Expert: Voting machines not accessible LINK
CT: Voting In The Future “” Wilton chosen to test new voting machines LINK
GA: Voting machines’ upgrade would be pricey, Cox says LINK
GA: Cox: Millions needed to add paper ballot at polls LINK
IN: Lake County will focus on voting machine training for Nov. 7 LINK
MA: Boston – 8 precincts uncounted in Boston Senate race LINK
MA: Sommerville – Disability commish: Not everyone can vote LINK
MD: Ehrlich Urges Voters to Cast Absentee Ballots LINK
MD: Maryland Meltdown: Republican Governor Calls for Paper Ballots in November! LINK
MD: Columnist – If Paper Ballots Restore Trust In Elections, Let’s Switch LINK
MD: Ehrlich would end electronic voting LINK
MD: Governor Proposes Scrapping Electronic Poll Books LINK
MD: Ehrlich eyes junking electronic voter rolls LINK
MD: Ehrlich Wants Paper Ballots For Nov. Vote. State Election Chief Says Staff Toiling to Fix Electronic Glitches LINK
MD: Opinion – The voting fix LINK
MD: Election Chief’s Responsibility for Election Failures LINK
MD: Baltimore – City elections chief quits in frustration LINK
MD: Prince George’s County – Ballots still being counted. Election officials reveal problems with Sept. 12 primary were broader than first thought LINK
MD: Prince George’s County – Election Officials Seek Out Data Cards. Pr. George’s Looks For Missing Votes 1 Machine at a Time LINK
ND: Candidate questions voting machine handling LINK
NY: Disabled vote tab: 52G each LINK
OH: Mercer County – State to county: Count absentee ballots by hand LINK
TX: Carlos Guerra: Easily hacked electronic voting systems another fiasco in waiting LINK
TX: Jefferson County – Ballot switch lacking vote of confidence LINK
VA: Board votes to decertify use of old voting machines in state. It’s the official end for mechanical-lever and punch-card machines LINK
WA: A strong vote for ballot access LINK
WA: King County says taking it slow will mean more accurate count LINK
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John, thank you for your tireless efforts. in re: “Is someone trying to keep secrets?” To me, the terrifying thing about it is the immensity of the vast right-wing conspiracy, as evidenced by its controlling so very many information outlets. It reminds me of the old commie revolution handbooks that all told you to seize the radio stations first. No wonder those creeps hate the internets…