Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
As hard as Sequoia must have had to search they actually found a way to blame the problem found on their machines in New Jersey on the poll workers. I am duly impressed. They even appear to admit that they stopped looking after they were able to figure out a way to blame the poor poll workers for the problem. “We identified a way in which poll worker error can result in the party turnout totals to be reported incorrectly.”
Did they look for any other potential answers for the problem? They don’t say.
Remember that the problem was the vote counts were correct, as far as anyone can know from a DRE, but the party totals did not match between the internal memory and the internal paper record. There were one or two Republican votes registered as being Democratic votes or vice versa. This only happened on 59 machines in 6 counties. Sequoia claims there were some special machinations poll workers used inside the control panel that allow them to select the R or D ballot for each voter. How did these machinations result in a different report in the electronic memory from the paper memory? Also, why did it only happen once or twice on each machine? If a poll worker was making an error in the process why didn’t that error happen much more often??
I have, again, requested that the EAC do their jobs and notify any potentially affected jurisdictions outside of New Jersey of this problem. They will ignore this problem as they have all previous problems with voting systems. Election officials in Pennsylvania counties that use these machines need to be made aware of the issues. Please pass on the word.
Late this afternoon it was reported that the first two pretests of Cuyahoga Co Ohio’s new ES&S optical-scan machines were failures. The computer showed error messages during the first two tests. The third test was successful. What? Me Worry?…
- NAtional: High voter turnout prompts resource concerns for Nov.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-02-28-Turnout_N.htm - NAtional: Get out the pencils: Paper ballots return
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-02-28-votinginside_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip - CO: Coffman recertifies paper-ballot machines
http://origin.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_8396068 - CO: Clerks rejoice at machines’ recertification
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_8400053 - CO: Boulder County’s election equipment recertified
http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/feb/28/boulder-countys-election-equipment-recertified/ - CO: Boulder County voting machines get OK
Secretary of state clears way to use Hart InterCivic machines
http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/feb/29/county-voting-machines-get-ok/ - CO: Morgan County – Paper ballots? If so, clerks want mail-in
http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/articles/2008/02/29/news/local_news/voting%20machines.txt - FL: Touch-screen voting machines destined for parts recycler
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/south/epaper/2008/02/29/s1a_touch_screen_0229.html - FL: Sarasota County – Sarasota 13: If the tests can’t find it, never mind it?
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_lani_mas_080229_sarasota_13_3a___if_th.htm - IN: Grant County — Editorial – Fewer polling sites a great idea for county
http://www.chronicle-tribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080229/OPINION/802290312/1014 - KS: Legislation brings potential for satellite voting in Ford County
http://www.dodgeglobe.com/stories/022908/loc_20080229001.shtml - NJ: Company explains voting machine errors
http://www.nj.com/centraljersey/index.ssf/2008/02/company_explains_voting_machin.html - NM: Herrera: Human Error, Revised Lists At Fault For Caucus Troubles
http://www.koat.com/news/15443555/detail.html?rss=alb&psp=news - OH: Ohio elections chief: Primary will be smooth, have huge turnout
http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=414636&c=y - OH: Sec. of State Brunner predicts huge turnout Tuesday
http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/02/brunner_predicts_huge_turnout.html - OH: Absentee voting could top prior high
http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/gov/2008/02/absentee-voting-could-top-prior-high.asp - OH: Brunner expects big turnout Tuesday
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/02/29/turnout.html - OH: Ohio Voter Mugging 2008: OEJC Announces Quarantine That Machine Initiative
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb732394.htm - OH: Get out your pencils: Paper ballots make a return
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-02-28-votinginside_N.htm - OH: Brunner tosses Cunningham off statewide board
http://www.limaohio.com/story.php?IDnum=49899 - OH: Brunner Proposes Reforms
http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/506458.html?nav=515 - OH: Republicans Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner removed from elections boards cry foul
Brunner defends vote-board moves
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/120427741377180.xml&coll=2 - OH: Cuyahoga County – 2 Of 3 Tests Of New Ballot Scanners Fail
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/15453424/detail.html - OH: Cuyahoga vote board stumbles in vote count test
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/02/cuyahoga_vote_board_stumbles_i.html - OH: Stark County – Voters have choice of paper ballot or plastic voting machine
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=401551&r=0&Category=11&subCategoryID=0 - PA: Absentee ballot printing delayed in Westmoreland
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/westmoreland/s_554885.html - TX: Upshur County – Upshur disabled voters in peril, state official says
Ruling against county’s Republican Party could mean rights violation
http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/02/29/02292008_Lawsuit_Folo.html
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Uneeded, unwanted, and unconstitutional House FISA capitulation near…?
Is Hoyer is at it again? Is Pelosi enabling the Dem “Bush Dogs” minority to call the shots for the Dem majority because “we have to help any Dem incumbents with whatever they think will get them reelected… no matter what the cost to the American people?”
http://www.politico.com/blogs/t...next_week.html
caveat: despite the time kos and his headliners spend with their collective heads up their asses with regards to election integrity and other major issues over at daily kos, mcjoan’s FISA coverage has been stable…
… and in the comments to mcjoan’s article is yet again mention of literally impossible call ratios in favor of capitulation to congressional offices… seems that someone is astroturfing with a vengeance.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2...493/398/466423
http://forum.noblerealms.org/vi...ic.php?id=6405
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKQEQ7qHvgM
Its again regarding the Ballot boxes for the recount in New Hampshire. I have seen tons of videos but I have never felt so sick to my stomach after watching this one of obvoius fraud, Watching the secreatry of state with his Deer eyed look on his face (The oh crap look!!) when asked why the ballots are not in the vault for which they were the night before is unreal. Again please if you have a few minutes see for yourself..Its only I think like 5 minutes