Reply #23: Some information for you.

[Pierre de Fermat]

"why are all these Triad representatives (or other e-voting company) representatives showing up before a count and "sticking around ?"

The answer is : Because they are asked to stay around. It's standard procedure. See here:

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/121604Z.shtml

"Triad is contracted to do much of the elections work in this county and elsewhere in Ohio. This included programming the candidates into the tabulator, and coming up with the rotation of candidates in the various precincts. They also have a technician in the office on election night to actually run the tabulator itself ... Triad also supplies the network computers on which all of the voter registration information and processing is kept for the county."

This is why it is hard for me to assume so quickly that the adjustments to the machine made by the Triad technician are evidence of fraud. They adjust the machines all the time - not uncommon. There could be fraud, but to claim this is evidence of fraud goes too far for me. That's only my opinion.