Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
“A laboratory that has tested most of the nation’s electronic voting systems has been temporarily barred from approving new machines after federal officials found that it was not following its quality-control procedures and could not document that it was conducting all the required tests” according to the New York Times and the EAC forgot to mention it. Ciber Inc., apparently up until last summer, was one of three Independent Test Authority (ITA) labs that were allowed to hire themselves out to voting machine manufacturers for inspection and testing and ultimate certification of those voting machines. Ciber, along with SysTest and Wyle, held a very lucrative position in what has become the boondoggle of certifying of voting systems. They get test procedures written by the vendors and a hefty check from those same vendors and, apparently in Ciber’s case, they don’t do the paperwork or testing required and pass the voting systems on to the voters….
NAtional: Report Exposes Excessive E-Voting Machine Malfunctions in Mid-term Elections LINK
NAtional: U.S. Bars Lab From Testing Electronic Voting LINK
NAtional: U.S. halts electronic vote tests by lab-newspaper LINK
NAtional: NY Times Front Page Stunner: Feds Shut Down E-Vote ‘Testing’ Lab Last Summer For Failure To Follow Procedures, Lack of Evidence That All Required Tests Were Perfromed! LINK
NAtional: Electronic voting machine tests halted LINK
NAtional: Two Media Releases Issued On the Conditional Seating of U.S. House Candidates LINK
CA: Company that Certified Diebold Voting Machines in California Loses Federal Certification Because of Lax Procedures LINK
CA: Orange County – Probation Given to Two GOP Operatives Found Guilty of Switching Democratic Voter Registration Forms to Republican LINK
CO: Montrose County – Montrose still studying election problems LINK
CT: Connecticut test of voting devices charts new course LINK
FL: Report details ‘failure’ of e-voting systems LINK
FL: FL-13 — Opinion – Time to move on
Jennings should accept court ruling LINK
FL: FL-13 – The Newest Florida “Voting Fraud” Fraud LINK
FL: FL-13 – Voters’ reports are still evidence LINK
FL: FL-13 — Opinion – Running out of time LINK
FL: FL-13 – Jennings wants re-vote, Buchanan sworn in LINK
FL: FL-13 – The Loser Who Won’t Concede LINK
FL: FL-13 – Jennings wants re-vote, Buchanan sworn in LINK
FL: FL-13 – Statement on the Provisional Seating of Vern Buchanan LINK
FL: Sarasota County – Professor testifies for defense in Sarasota voting lawsuit LINK
FL: Sarasota County – Vote-machine ruling appealed LINK
FL: Sarasota County – Jennings appeals ruling on code access LINK
FL: Sarasota County – GOPer’s Wife Had Voting Troubles LINK
LA: Challenge to McCrery election is 1 of 3 House may consider LINK
MT: Sheridan County – Dems plan recount of ballots LINK
NY: Paper ballots vs. touch screen voting LINK
OH: Groups fault electronic voting machines LINK
PA: Electronic voting errors detailed in area counties LINK
TX: Kolkhorst bill would require ‘paper ballot’ LINK
TX: Anderson County – Lawsuit filed in Precinct 2 race LINK
WI: Editorial: Voting holiday would go nicely with poll-worker recruitment project LINK
**”Daily Voting News” is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in “Daily Voting News” may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or BradBlog.Com**
“A laboratory that has tested most of the nation’s electronic voting systems has been temporarily barred from approving new machines after federal officials found that it was not following its quality-control procedures and could not document that it was conducting all the required tests” according to the New York Times and the EAC forgot to mention it. Ciber Inc., apparently up until last summer, was one of three Independent Test Authority (ITA) labs that were allowed to hire themselves out to voting machine manufacturers for inspection and testing and ultimate certification of those voting machines. Ciber, along with SysTest and Wyle, held a very lucrative position in what has become the boondoggle of certifying of voting systems. They get test procedures written by the vendors and a hefty check from those same vendors and, apparently in Ciber’s case, they don’t do the paperwork or testing required and pass the voting systems on to the voters….
Let’s hope that the New York Times article is instrumental in bringing the corrupt voting machine testing labs to task, which in turn will focus more negativity on the voting machine companies themselves.
It’s high time that some kneecaps were busted, so keep up the pressure, bring the crooks to justice and keep focused on…..
PAPER BALLOTS, HAND COUNTED…!!
2007, what an exciting year this is going to be for your country with Bush’s back up against the wall, and a new government to clean house… 🙂
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