Massive (Wholly Predictable) ES&S Touch-screen Voting Failures in AR and WV (& Feinstein Approves!)

[BradBlog]

Cross-posted in GD here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3333085



Massive (And Wholly Predictable) ES&S Touch-screen Failures in Arkansas and West Virginia
Who Could Have Forseen It?!...Apparently not Senators Feinstein and Bennett Who Have Announced New Federal Legislation Which Will Allow the Use of These Very Machines for Years...

As God is my witness, there will be blood...okay, hopefully not blood...but massive Election Disasters this November. Disasters which might have, should have, could have, otherwise been averted had Election Officials bothered to actually read this blog every couple of days over the last four years, and done a damned thing about it other than make excuses for their horrible decisions and continuing state of denial.

Keep in mind, we are going to save the most troubling aspect of this report for the very end, so those of you who can take no more of this garbage, will be able to bail out before hand.

If you can take it, prepare to be amazed by the end, as we wend through the massive failures in Arkansas last Tuesday, through mind-blowing new (disastrous) federal "Electronic Voting Reform" legislation just announced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) with Sen. Bill Bennett (R-UT), before landing in West Virginia, where a candidate on last week's ballot assures us everything is just fine because the guy spotted by voters opening up the voting machines and going inside of them to make adjustments at the polls during Election Day was him.

It's as bad as it sounds. Read on, if you feel strong enough, otherwise, abandon hope all ye who enter here...

FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6012

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Related to the above, from yesterday...
Outcomes Changed in Multiple Arkansas Elections After Wide-spread ES&S Touch-screen Voting Machine Failures
Disparities of Thousands of Votes, Faulty Flash Cards, At Least One Race Overturned After Tabulation Failures Discovered...

Arkansas had huge problems with their ES&S voting systems during local elections last Tuesday. Malfunctioning machines at multiple sites, and thousands of vote disparities, led to recounts, changed outcomes and at least one race was overturned in the bargain...

FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6009

[pleah]

1. K&R Is anyone out there paying attention to this very

important matter? I hope so. Thank you for keeping this out there.

[robinlynne]

2. yes but let's kick this Op up!

[BradBlog]

4. Not many, apparently...

Sigh...

[Ellipsis]

6. Don't let it get your dobber down...

:P


It's a holiday travel day and people are getting ready for a long weekend.

Your work HAS and CONTINUES to make a difference.

Rec#15

From the article for those shooting through...

An "error of 5,360 votes, or 86 percent above the number of votes cast" in a circuit judge race, discovered only after huge vote count disparities were noted by one of the candidates. The result of the circuit judge race was overturned after the disparities --- due to thousands of votes double-counted --- were noted, and the race was recounted.

[OwnedByFerrets]

3. K and R

[demodonkey]

5. R#14 and K -- This bill is deadly for Pennsylvania.

This bill is unlikely to pass in an election year, but between Michael Shamos and the possibility of federal money being available down the road to pay to "improve" the DREs they fancy, our clueless Pennsylvania officials will use it as an excuse NOT to do anything at the state level.

If we let them.

Marybeth
(in Pennsylvania: State of Denial)
http://www.VotePA.us