OpEdNews - Article: Project EVEREST Report > From the Fire into the Frying Pan

Project E.V.E.R.E.S.T. (Evaluation & Validation of Election-Related Equipment, Standards & Testing) Report from Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has just been released. This $1.8 million dollar study was funded by Ohio taxpayers. (Election Integrity Activists did the same work out of their own funds, handed it to the Govt. and were dismissed) As I entered into the EVEREST report, I glancing at the heading "STUDY: VOTING SYSTEMS VULNERABLE.” This is no surprise, we told them that before they were bought. Upon review of the Recommendations. What I DON'T LIKE = 1. Centralized tabulation Why I DON”T LIKE IT = Centralized tabulation is out of the hands of citizens. What I DON'T LIKE = 2. Optiscam. Why I DON”T LIKE IT = Optiscams use software. What I DON'T LIKE = 3. Eliminating small 1-4 precinct voting locations. Why I DON”T LIKE IT = Centralized, out of citizens neighborhoods. What about small rural polls? Will we have professional poll workers? What new large buildings will they find to have these mega-polls in? Is this meant to enrich the corporations, will we vote at Wal-Mart, and just happen to be able to shop then too? Will this further erode the local communities, so the people in a neighborhood never come together under one roof again for the purpose of democracy? Must everything be “Super-Sized” like McDonalds? "The researchers in the Ohio study did not address the issue of the probability of attack, leaving that to the determination of state and local officials. The researchers commented that with the lack of technical measures in voting system design, its integrity “is provided purely by the integrity and honesty of election officials.” (p. 20, Final Report of Academic Researchers.)" For probability, possibility and implications, see this Bob Fitrakis article. The Ohio Election Justice Campaign (as well as “Ohio Honest Elections”) continues to bring attention to the many citizen documented alleged violations of Ohio law by Ohio election officials. We have actively been seeking to get those individuals in positions of law enforcement such as police, highway patrol, prosecutors, and even the past and current Ohio Attorney General to investigate. These same issues have been addressed to the Secretary of State, and to her staff members. The SOS has the power for firing and hiring, and to look into "Wrong doing and wrong doers who are STILL in positions of authority” “It’s a testament to our state’s boards of elections officials that elections on the new HAVA mandated voting systems have gone as smoothly as they have in light of these findings,” Brunner said. PG Bruce Says: Pretty laughable! All races are up for grabs with computer software in the mix. HAVA authors Bob Ney, federal prisoner number 28882-016 and Jack Abramoff federal prisoner number 27593-112 are doing time. Tell them WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK> Defective Product! In this video from SOS office they are "giving" us 6 days to vote but still doing all the counting>

Not just for OHIO she says! Look out America as Ohio goes, so goes the nation.
Cause for great concern Brunner says! We told them that before they were bought! We told them that in 03.
In a timely fashion Brunner says. I don't mind waiting till am for Hand Count

Paper Ballots at the Precinct, Canada does it in one night.

Central tabulate in a timely fashion? I don't think they can do it. Oh yeah, they now have 6 days to count the vote, what a crock! Timely my butt, it'll completely take the wind out of voting day fever. 6 whole days to rig the vote!

On Fred Anderly's show "Open Line" today 12-14-2007, he was making the point that J K Blackwell encouraged Elections officials to go with the optiscams, BUT they decided on DREs. I thought that was weird because I believe I had heard J K Blackwell had stock in Diebold and wanted DREs. I called attorney Cliff Arnebeck and he said, "YES J K Blackwell wanted Optiscams." I have since gotten in contact with Victoria Parks who looked it up and said, "Yes that is true BUT, J K Blackwell eventually pushed for the Diebold "Acc-U-vote TSX" perhaps because he had approximately $5000 invested in Diebold." Hand Count Paper Ballots at the Precinct video. Ohio SOS J Brunner on Hand Counted Paper Ballots video. George Carlin on the American Dream video. So called because you have to be asleep to believe it... 3-minute video. Warning: offensive language, but related to fake elections with fake choices (among other topics). In the midst of this a song came to mind “Well I have a Haaaammer, and I have a beeeell, and I have a song to sing all over this land. It's a Hammer of Justice, It's a Bell of Freeeeeedom, It's a song about the Love between my brothers and my sisters all over this Laaaaand...” Peace, Love and Truth,

PG Bruce