Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Sequoia Voting seems to be very concerned that scientists in New Jersey might actually discover the truth about Sequoia’s implausible explanations for the recently discovered problems with their Advantage voting machines. Of course Sequoia has blamed poll workers in a scenario that makes no sense at all. Unless the state Attorney General, Ann Milgram, demands that an independent investigation take place, it won’t happen. Why? Sequoia seems to have sent threatening letters to concerned New Jersey counties and to the Princeton computer scientists who were to inspect the machines. Sequoia claims to have hired local counsel and threatens legal action if any inspection, or even report of the behavior of their software, takes place. Unfortunately the counties have decided to back down for the time being. Phone calls and/or email to the Attorney General may help to convince her that action must be taken: Go Here…
- NAtional: E-Voting Is Very Different From E-Banking
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080304/134146430.shtml - NAtional: California and Ohio officials honored as Profiles in Courage
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/general/view.bg?articleid=1081248&srvc=rss - AZ: County accused of ballot breach
Secretary of state says Pima practice violates security
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/230176 - AZ: Pima County – County, Democrats spar over witness testimony in election lawsuit
http://www.examiner.com/a-1285506~County__Democrats_spar_over_witness_testimony_in_election_lawsuit.html - AZ: Pima County – County tries to block depositions over election databases
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/79919 - KY: Clay County – ’06 election officer pleads guilty to voter fraud conspiracy
http://www.fortmilltimes.com/124/story/105067.html - KY: Clay County – New wrinkle in Clay vote fraud
http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/349854.html - KY: Hardin County – Hardin in line for new voting scanners
http://www.newsenterpriseonline.com/articles/2008/03/18/news/news05.txt - MI: Opinion – Why a do-over is a dud
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080318/BLOG2504/80317067/1068/OPINION - MS: Voter ID dies in Mississippi House committee
http://www.sunherald.com/306/story/437914.html - NJ: Sequoia Voting Systems Threatens Princeton Computer Scientists with Legal Action if they Carry Out NJ Commissioned Analysis of the Company’s Touch-Screen Voting Machines
https://bradblog.com/?p=5814 - NJ: Voting data test is blocked
Manufacturer cites licensing violation
http://www.nj.com/news/times/index.ssf?/base/news-4/120581310587220.xml&coll=5 - NJ: Legal threat thwarts Union voting-machine check
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1205818545270600.xml&coll=1 - NJ: State Senate OKs delaying vote-verification method
The paper procedure won’t be ready by the Nov. election, N.J. said. Touch-screens bring doubts.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080318_State_Senate_OKs_delaying_vote-verification_method.html - NJ: Interesting Email from Sequoia
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1265 - NJ: E-Voting Firm Threatens Ed Felten If He Reviews Its E-Voting Machine
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080317/185348564.shtml - NJ: E-Voting Vendor Threatens Princeton Computer Scientists With Legal Action
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/2826/e-voting-vendor-threatens-princeton-computer-scientists-with-legal-action - NJ: Voting Machine Company Strong-Arm Tactics Succeed in Blocking New Jersey Investigation (So Far)
https://bradblog.com/?p=5820 - NJ: Voting-Machine Maker to Princeton Researcher: ‘Hands Off’
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/03/18/voting-machine-maker-to-princeton-researcher-hands-off/?mod=googlenews_wsj - OH: Videotape of Brunner deposition released
http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/16759656.html - OH: Ohio seizes voting machines in criminal investigation
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080318-ohio-seizes-voting-machines-in-criminal-investigation.html - OK: Better voting system planned
http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=8030573 - PA: Wayne County – Electronic Voting Machines to be Leased
http://www.wayneindependent.com/news/x691151154
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It just goes to show how much money these companies have and how much courage the counties have to stand up.
Going to the site lets you contact a department, you don’t get to contact anybody by name. Unfortunate.