Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Today it was revealed that a “little fish” may devour a “bigger fish” as Hart Intercivic attempts a hostile takeover of Sequoia Voting systems. Will the Sequoia principals be able to scrape up enough money to stop Hart? Time will tell.

One of the often overlooked mandates in HAVA is an accuracy requirement. Recent problems with Sequoia Advantage machines in New Jersey and Diebold/Premier TSx DREs in Butler Co Ohio violate that mandate (federal law). And, they don’t just barely violate the law but they destroy it. In the case of Sequoia the error rate is more than 600 times as high (or 60,000%) as the maximum error rate allowable under by federal law. In Ohio the Diebold/Premier machines the error rate is between 400 to 900 times (40,000% to 90,000%) the rate allowed by federal law. ...

• NAtional: Exclusive: Hart Intercivic Attempts Hostile Takeover of Sequoia Voting Systems
  http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5885
• NAtional: Report: E-voting firms in hostile-takeover tussle
  http://www.computerworld...#038;intsrc=news_ts_head
• NAtional: House seeks early lessons from '08 voting foul-ups
  http://latimesblogs.lati.../04/electionlessons.html
• NAtional: Improve Poll Worker Training and Get More Machines, Voting Rights Groups Tell Congress
  http://www.blackamericaw...rica08/paneltestimony410
• NAtional: Sen. Herb Kohl: Weekend voting would ensure people are heard
  http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/column/280999
• NAtional: Veterans Department Creates Roadblocks to Voter Registration for Injured Vets
  http://alternet.org/democracy/81935/
• NAtional: Vote Counting Failures in Ohio and New Jersey Violate Federal Law, Accuracy Mandates
  http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5884
• NAtional: Voter Registration Surges, But Fuels Voter Suppression Attempts In State Legislatures
  http://www.opednews.com/...voter_registration_s.htm
• NAtional: Expert says flawed e-voting systems need constant audits
  http://www.news.com/8301...6426-7.html?tag=nefd.top
• CO: Jefferson County - Voting machine opponents speak out��
  http://www.milehighnews....opponents_speak_out.html
• MD: Committee Hears of Nightmares Originating from the Help America Vote Act
  http://www.thebaynet.com.../viewstory/story_ID/8184
• NJ: New Jersey voting machines are subpoenaed for testing
  Something is rotten in the state of New Jersey
  http://www.theinquirer.n...0/jersey-voting-machines
• VA: Chesterfield County - Chesterfield registrar takes blame for ballot shortage
  He says his handling of Feb. primary does not merit resignation
  http://www.inrich.com/cv...RTD-2008-04-10-0154.html

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