NY: Tabulator Technology Troubles
http://www.trustthevote.org/tabulator-technology-troubles But some canny readers are probably wondering about a simpler question. If the data was on the sticks, why not simply copy the files off the stick using a typical PC, and examine the contents of the files directly?...Answer: the voting system software is set up to prevent direct examination, that's why!
NY: Defending The New Voting Machines (with youtube video)
http://www.capitaltonight.com/2010/11/defending-the-new-voting-machines/
Bo Lipari thinks the new machines are getting a bad rap and he's reminding us now that those old lever machines were far from perfect.
NY: Count leaves Grisanti with 527-vote lead (Erie County)
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/capital-connection/albany/article263824.ece The 3-week-old undecided election now will shift to a Niagara Falls courtroom Monday, when State Supreme Court Justice Frank Caruso could decide the fate of a few hundred ballots that have been challenged.
NY: Affidavits provide details of absentee ballot investigation
http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S1851181.shtml?cat=300
n a statement, Democrat Anthony DeFiglio, long involved in politics, said that he was well aware that absentee ballots would never be received by the people they had gotten signatures from, but that this is a political strategy used by both sides to get control of a third party line.
"The people who are targeted live in low income housing and there is a sense that they are a lot less likely to ask any questions at a later date," he said, according to the statement.
NY: DOCUMENTS: Rensselaer County grand jury to hear voter fraud case beginning Dec. 7 http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2010/11/21/news/doc4ce8b82bb674a202378140.txt
..nearly 50 voters who claim absentee ballots were illegally cast in their name...
NY: Silver Bullet: The Executive Order That Would Save Lots of Money, and Improve Efficiency and Performance Toohttp://reformny.blogspot.com/2010/11/silver-bullet-using-executive-order-to.html New York's registration system is a mess. It's costly, inefficient, and year after year, New York leads the country in complaints from people who try to vote, but for some reason don't show up on the voter rolls.
OH: Cincinnati appeals court blocks judge vote probe
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101124/NEWS0108/311240043/Appeals-court-blocks-judge-vote-probe
A panel of federal judges will consider whether to do away with her order altogether.
...
Hunter's lawyer argued that many of the 849 provisional ballots tossed out by the board of elections may have been the result of poll worker error and should have been included in the official count.
OH: TEA Party head cites flaws with voting machines (complaints of vote flipping)
http://www.auroraadvocate.com/news/article/4937018 Tom Zawistowski, head of the Portage County TEA Party, is questioning the accuracy of the touch-screen voting machines used in the most recent election.
TN: Putnam Co. State Senate Candidate Contesting Election
http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=13553680 One reason Steakley is challenging the results is because it was revealed two weeks ago some of Putnam County's voting machines had been tampered with.
TX: County to replace voting equipment
$19 million purchase comes after machines were destroyed by fire
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7308772.html
The new order will include 4,612 eSlate voting machines..
TX: It's time for Democrats to give in on voter ID bill (opinion)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/7311705.html
Of course, the debate over voter ID is completely disingenuous on both sides.
...
I am particularly concerned about the effect on seniors who may have given up their driver's licenses. Perhaps a blanket exemption for seniors would be a good idea.
WA: Pierce County race among 3 set for recounts
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/23/1450468/pierce-county-race-among-3-set.html
WA: Machine recount set for December in Issaquah legislative race
http://www.issaquahpress.com/2010/11/24/machine-recount-set-for-december-in-issaquah-legislative-race/
WA: Group seeks to purge alleged illegals from voter rolls; officials say no proof
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/11/24/1738278/group-seeks-to-purge-alleged-illegals.html
King County...The group wants information on people who were disqualified from serving on juries, because it says those same disqualifications likely mean they shouldn't legally be able to vote in the state
Internet Voting Watch
Canada: Huron-Kinloss Twp. disappointed with E-voting system
http://www.lucknowsentinel.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2860036 Township of Huron-Kinloss council is disappointed and upset with the E-voting systems it used during the October 2010 election.
http://www.trustthevote.org/tabulator-technology-troubles But some canny readers are probably wondering about a simpler question. If the data was on the sticks, why not simply copy the files off the stick using a typical PC, and examine the contents of the files directly?...Answer: the voting system software is set up to prevent direct examination, that's why!
NY: Defending The New Voting Machines (with youtube video)
http://www.capitaltonight.com/2010/11/defending-the-new-voting-machines/
Bo Lipari thinks the new machines are getting a bad rap and he's reminding us now that those old lever machines were far from perfect.
NY: Count leaves Grisanti with 527-vote lead (Erie County)
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/capital-connection/albany/article263824.ece The 3-week-old undecided election now will shift to a Niagara Falls courtroom Monday, when State Supreme Court Justice Frank Caruso could decide the fate of a few hundred ballots that have been challenged.
NY: Affidavits provide details of absentee ballot investigation
http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S1851181.shtml?cat=300
n a statement, Democrat Anthony DeFiglio, long involved in politics, said that he was well aware that absentee ballots would never be received by the people they had gotten signatures from, but that this is a political strategy used by both sides to get control of a third party line.
"The people who are targeted live in low income housing and there is a sense that they are a lot less likely to ask any questions at a later date," he said, according to the statement.
NY: DOCUMENTS: Rensselaer County grand jury to hear voter fraud case beginning Dec. 7 http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2010/11/21/news/doc4ce8b82bb674a202378140.txt
..nearly 50 voters who claim absentee ballots were illegally cast in their name...
NY: Silver Bullet: The Executive Order That Would Save Lots of Money, and Improve Efficiency and Performance Toohttp://reformny.blogspot.com/2010/11/silver-bullet-using-executive-order-to.html New York's registration system is a mess. It's costly, inefficient, and year after year, New York leads the country in complaints from people who try to vote, but for some reason don't show up on the voter rolls.
OH: Cincinnati appeals court blocks judge vote probe
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101124/NEWS0108/311240043/Appeals-court-blocks-judge-vote-probe
A panel of federal judges will consider whether to do away with her order altogether.
...
Hunter's lawyer argued that many of the 849 provisional ballots tossed out by the board of elections may have been the result of poll worker error and should have been included in the official count.
OH: TEA Party head cites flaws with voting machines (complaints of vote flipping)
http://www.auroraadvocate.com/news/article/4937018 Tom Zawistowski, head of the Portage County TEA Party, is questioning the accuracy of the touch-screen voting machines used in the most recent election.
TN: Putnam Co. State Senate Candidate Contesting Election
http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=13553680 One reason Steakley is challenging the results is because it was revealed two weeks ago some of Putnam County's voting machines had been tampered with.
TX: County to replace voting equipment
$19 million purchase comes after machines were destroyed by fire
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7308772.html
The new order will include 4,612 eSlate voting machines..
TX: It's time for Democrats to give in on voter ID bill (opinion)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/7311705.html
Of course, the debate over voter ID is completely disingenuous on both sides.
...
I am particularly concerned about the effect on seniors who may have given up their driver's licenses. Perhaps a blanket exemption for seniors would be a good idea.
WA: Pierce County race among 3 set for recounts
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/11/23/1450468/pierce-county-race-among-3-set.html
WA: Machine recount set for December in Issaquah legislative race
http://www.issaquahpress.com/2010/11/24/machine-recount-set-for-december-in-issaquah-legislative-race/
WA: Group seeks to purge alleged illegals from voter rolls; officials say no proof
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/11/24/1738278/group-seeks-to-purge-alleged-illegals.html
King County...The group wants information on people who were disqualified from serving on juries, because it says those same disqualifications likely mean they shouldn't legally be able to vote in the state
Internet Voting Watch
Canada: Huron-Kinloss Twp. disappointed with E-voting system
http://www.lucknowsentinel.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2860036 Township of Huron-Kinloss council is disappointed and upset with the E-voting systems it used during the October 2010 election.
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