Suspicious death & E-Vote machine w/paper audit trail 3/2004

[texpatriot2004]

Some people here may be aware of this. I just learned it yesterday. There was someone who knew we needed a "voter verified paper audit trail" and worked to get us one. His name was Athan Gibbs, Sr. He died in a "car accident" in early 2004. His machine the TruVote is described by Fitrakis in the article below as "...Gibbs’ TruVote machine is a marvel. After voters touch the screen, a paper ballot prints out under plexiglass and once the voter compares it to his actual vote and approves it, the ballot drops into a lockbox and is issued a numbered receipt. The voter’s receipt allows the tracking of his particular vote to make sure that it was transferred from the polling place to the election tabulation center." Read the article in it's entirety, it's interesting and it's Fitrakis.

Death of a patriot
By Bob Fitrakis
http://www.onlinejournal.com/evoting/031904Fitrakis/031904fitrakis.html

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“These machines are set up to provide paper trails. No business in America would buy a machine that didn’t provide a paper trail to audit and verify its transaction. Now, they want the people to purchase machines that you can’t audit? It’s absurd.”

Gibbs was in Columbus, Ohio, proudly displaying his TruVote machine that offered a “VVPAT, that’s a voter verified paper audit trail” he noted.

Gibbs also suggested that I look into the “people behind the other machines.” He offered that “Diebold and ES&S are real interesting and all Republicans. If you’re an investigative reporter go ahead and investigate. You’ll find some interesting material.”

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Another article about Athan Gibbs, Sr.

March 14, 2004
http://www.tennessean.com/obits/archives/04/03/48330576.shtml

"After more than 1 million votes went uncounted in the last presidential election, Athan Gibbs Sr. devoted his life to making sure voters in future elections would know their votes mattered..."