Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Besides the presidential primaries in South Dakota and Montana there are primary elections in many states across the nation. Most of those elections are reported to be low turn-out affairs. New Mexico is reporting problems with its state-wide voter database. If the database can’t handle a low-turnout election what will happen in November?
Premier (Diebold) has decided to file suit against Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, so the company can get a ruling that it fulfilled its contract with the county. The lawsuit, filed in a more friendly Franklin Co., is a pre-emptive strike against Cuyahoga, which had threatened to sue Premier….
- NAtional: Electronic Verification for E-voting: A Dead End for Voter Confidence
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2881&Itemid=26 - NAtional: History of Ranked Choice Voting
http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2008/06/novoselic_draft.php - AL: Voting machines fixed quickly
http://www.eufaulatribune.com/euf/news/local/article/voting_machines_fixed_quickly/19344/ - CA: San Diego County – County registrar: Few voting problems at polling places
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20080603-1152-bn03vote4.html - CO: Morgan County Clerk helps with election fix
http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/news/2008/jun/03/morgan-county-clerk-helps-election-fix/ - FL: Okaloosa County — Operation Bravo
http://www.weartv.com/players/news/top_stories/vid_3213.shtml - MS: Voter ID bill flops again in Miss. House
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080603/NEWS03/80603022 - NM: Computer Problems Hampering Some Voting Locations
http://www.koat.com/politics/16479641/detail.html - NY: Monroe County – Documentary highlights controversy around electronic voting
http://www.mpnnow.com/news/x405921496/Documentary-highlights-controversy-around-electronic-voting - OH: Athens County – Adkins seeks records from elections board
http://www.athensmessenger.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=273&ArticleID=10710&TM=36209.46 - OH: Voting-machine company sues Cuyahoga County
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/06/votingmachine_company_sues_cuy.html
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Corporate consolidated elections will never equal a fair and square election…HELLO AMERICA. Paper ballots leave a lasting record of your vote.
No magic, no mystery, just ensure a strict and verified chain of custody and lets see who we elect.
There are reports that Hillary is bitter, and by vowing to ‘fight on’ even though there is absolutely ZERO percent chance she will be the Democratic Presidential Nominee in November…
In fact, I heard the MSM stating today, that because she continues to refuse to ‘bow out gracefully’ that she just torpedoed her own chances of a VEEP spot, down to about 20 percent.
If I were Barack, I’d hold off on a VP nominee at least until late August, a week or two before the Convention. And I’d keep an eye on Hillary, lest she pull another JOE ‘No-Momentum’ ‘LIE’berman manuever in November.
I look forward to a true vetting process of real Democratic VP candidates over the next three months.
McSame and the GOP don’t stand a snowball’s chance in h3ll on November 4th.
I foresee the county either missing a filing date or failing to prove a case of merchantability. They are so-o-o-o-o screwed up.
Is Larry Johnson still a spook? He appears to be working for Karl Rove, imho.
Roger Stone — alleged “Whitey” tape
I don’t trust this guy one bit. He could have been a productive troll for decades, but like Kos, he forgot the fine art of subtlety.
Now Brad Friedman, there’s an effective CIA tool.
Just Kidding, Mr. BradBlog. 🙂