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Voting News: SEC charges Diebold with fraud. McAllen voter fraud case falls apart. India election officials panicBy Joyce McCloy (Page 2 of 3 pages) Become a premium member to see this article and all articles as one long page. 1 comment
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http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jun/02/elections-board-looks-at-cutting-precinc/?newswatch
The Mahoning County budget crunch likely will result in the board of elections' cutting at least 40 voting precincts -- perhaps as many as 100 -- as well as laying off or eliminating at least two clerk positions and possibly as many as four.
RI: Senate approves bill to make mail ballots more accessible
http://www.projo.com/generalassembly/MAIL_BALLOTS_06-02-10_0KINAHD_v73.1764596.html
SC: SC lawmakers consider voter ID, early voting (again)
http://www.theitem.com/news/ap_state_news/article_4ae801be-665e-591f-a8ac-34844da6e40e.html
SD: Settlement reached in South Dakota voting rights lawsuit
http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9255&Itemid=109
RI: Senate approves bill to make mail ballots more accessible
http://www.projo.com/generalassembly/MAIL_BALLOTS_06-02-10_0KINAHD_v73.1764596.html
SC: SC lawmakers consider voter ID, early voting (again)
http://www.theitem.com/news/ap_state_news/article_4ae801be-665e-591f-a8ac-34844da6e40e.html
http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9255&Itemid=109
A settlement in a voting rights lawsuit calls for new procedures, training and education by the secretary of state's office to protect the voting rights of certain felons.
TN: Election commission certifies May primary votes*(Cumberland County)
http://crossville-chronicle.com/local/x1414122315/Election-commission-certifies-May-primary-votes After being asked by a member of the public, Dennis Hatler, about some absentee ballots, York told commissioners there were 139 ballots that were trimmed in order to get them to fit in the state envelopes. In doing so, the numbers were inadvertently trimmed off and those ballots could not be scanned by the new machine.
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said some voters complained because they felt the election workers could see them voting. The machines were facing outward rather than facing the wall as they have in previous elections during early voting.
TX: "MCALLEN VOTER FRAUD CASE FINALLY FALLS APART"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/016117.html
Five years after sensational allegations of voter fraud in Texas, the cases fall apart. This kind of follow up of voter fraud allegations is so important but not done often enough.
WA: Little evidence in Washington that 'top-two' primary moderates politics
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/06/01/2789318/little-evidence-in-washington.html
WV: Cabell Election Canvass Video Now on Subject of Black Box Voting Discussion
Organization Links 2000 Bush/McConnell Interference with MESA Massey Energy Investigation in Martin County, Kentucky
http://www.huntingtonnews.net/local/100601-rutherford-localblackboxvoting.html
When Nina Mooney was county clerk, "the Mooney family kept the voting machines in a warehouse they owned, rent paid by Bullitt County taxpayers. Bullitt County no longer houses its voting machines in the Mooney family's warehouse, but 2007 Bullitt County financial documents show thousands of dollars in taxpayer money going to "Mooney's Auto Supply."
Diebold
Diebold Accused by SEC of Fraudulent Accounting(Update1)
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-02/diebold-accused-by-sec-of-fraudulent-
June 2 (Bloomberg) -- Diebold Inc., the bank teller-machine maker, was accused of inflating earnings through fraudulent accounting practices from at least 2002 to 2007, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
SEC Files Lawsuit Against Diebold, Then Settles for $25m, Pursues Fraud by Three Diebold Executiveshttp://www.bradblog.com/?p=7871
Company officers facing suit involved in apparent insider sell-off initially exposed by The BRAD BLOG
Woes continue for once-dominant e-voting vendor whose election systems assets were recently purchased by a Canadian firm with an ominous name..
SEC reaches $25M fraud settlement with Diebold
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/06/02/business-industrials-us-diebold-sec_7655089.html WASHINGTON -- The Securities and Exchange Commission is pursuing fraud charges against three former executives of ATM maker Diebold Inc. after reaching a $25 million settlement with the company on Wednesday.
The SEC filed civil charges against former Diebold executives Gregory Geswein, Kevin Krakora and Sandra Miller, alleging they manipulated the company's accounting to meet earnings forecasts from 2002 through 2007.
National
WatchDog Groups Launch New Campaign Urging Congress To Pass Pending Election
click here
201006020957PR_NEWS_USPR_____DC14176.html http://is.gd/cAkxy
Protect Our Elections is using an inside/outside approach for its campaign, working directly with Congress members and urging millions of grassroots activists to contact Congress to pass this important legislation.
...
Citizens can get involved by going to the website, http://www.protectourelections.org, and signing the online petition. Organizations can become partners or endorsers.
Corporations May Not Be People, After All
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/06/corporations-may-not-be-people-after-all/57545/
TN: Election commission certifies May primary votes*(Cumberland County)
http://crossville-chronicle.com/local/x1414122315/Election-commission-certifies-May-primary-votes After being asked by a member of the public, Dennis Hatler, about some absentee ballots, York told commissioners there were 139 ballots that were trimmed in order to get them to fit in the state envelopes. In doing so, the numbers were inadvertently trimmed off and those ballots could not be scanned by the new machine.
...
said some voters complained because they felt the election workers could see them voting. The machines were facing outward rather than facing the wall as they have in previous elections during early voting.
TX: "MCALLEN VOTER FRAUD CASE FINALLY FALLS APART"
http://electionlawblog.org/archives/016117.html
Five years after sensational allegations of voter fraud in Texas, the cases fall apart. This kind of follow up of voter fraud allegations is so important but not done often enough.
WA: Little evidence in Washington that 'top-two' primary moderates politics
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/06/01/2789318/little-evidence-in-washington.html
WV: Cabell Election Canvass Video Now on Subject of Black Box Voting Discussion
Organization Links 2000 Bush/McConnell Interference with MESA Massey Energy Investigation in Martin County, Kentucky
http://www.huntingtonnews.net/local/100601-rutherford-localblackboxvoting.html
When Nina Mooney was county clerk, "the Mooney family kept the voting machines in a warehouse they owned, rent paid by Bullitt County taxpayers. Bullitt County no longer houses its voting machines in the Mooney family's warehouse, but 2007 Bullitt County financial documents show thousands of dollars in taxpayer money going to "Mooney's Auto Supply."
Diebold
Diebold Accused by SEC of Fraudulent Accounting(Update1)
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-02/diebold-accused-by-sec-of-fraudulent-
June 2 (Bloomberg) -- Diebold Inc., the bank teller-machine maker, was accused of inflating earnings through fraudulent accounting practices from at least 2002 to 2007, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
SEC Files Lawsuit Against Diebold, Then Settles for $25m, Pursues Fraud by Three Diebold Executiveshttp://www.bradblog.com/?p=7871
Company officers facing suit involved in apparent insider sell-off initially exposed by The BRAD BLOG
Woes continue for once-dominant e-voting vendor whose election systems assets were recently purchased by a Canadian firm with an ominous name..
SEC reaches $25M fraud settlement with Diebold
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/06/02/business-industrials-us-diebold-sec_7655089.html WASHINGTON -- The Securities and Exchange Commission is pursuing fraud charges against three former executives of ATM maker Diebold Inc. after reaching a $25 million settlement with the company on Wednesday.
The SEC filed civil charges against former Diebold executives Gregory Geswein, Kevin Krakora and Sandra Miller, alleging they manipulated the company's accounting to meet earnings forecasts from 2002 through 2007.
National
WatchDog Groups Launch New Campaign Urging Congress To Pass Pending Election
click here
201006020957PR_NEWS_USPR_____DC14176.html http://is.gd/cAkxy
Protect Our Elections is using an inside/outside approach for its campaign, working directly with Congress members and urging millions of grassroots activists to contact Congress to pass this important legislation.
...
Citizens can get involved by going to the website, http://www.protectourelections.org, and signing the online petition. Organizations can become partners or endorsers.
Corporations May Not Be People, After All
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/06/corporations-may-not-be-people-after-all/57545/
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