On the heels of yesterday’s announcement of a letter to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and a full report on the findings of an investigation by the California Secretary of State’s office, we have articles from Kim Zetter in her blog for Wired Magazine and one from one of the principles of the “Humboldt County Election Transparency Project,” Mitch Trachtenberg that is posted on The BRAD BLOG.
Yesterday I mentioned the letter sent by the Secretary of State to the EAC. In that letter is a request by Bowen that the EAC “consider requiring that, for every voting system certified by the EAC, the voting system vendor report any and all flaws and problems with the system to the EAC and to the elections officials in the states where the system is used when such flaws are discovered.” This morning I was reminded by a member of the EAC staff, who receives DVN, that in the “Testing and Certification Manual” the EAC already requires what the Secretary has suggested they require….
- Featured: CA: Report: Diebold Voting System Has ‘Delete’ Button for Erasing Audit Logs
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/03/ca-report-finds.html - Featured: CA: E-VOTE BOMBSHELL: Diebold Tabulator Drops Votes, Allows Undetectable Audit Log Deletion
https://bradblog.com/?p=6962 - National: Voting integrity lies
http://www.examiner.com/x-1818-Denver-Election-Reform-Examiner~y2009m3d2-Voting-integrity-groups-speak-with-a-forked-toungue - AZ: Pima County – RTA Mysteries Resolved In April?
http://blog.tucsonweekly.com/?p=1852 - CA: Diebold voting system sported ‘delete’ button: report
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Diebold_voting_system_sported_delete_button_0304.html - CA: Counties scramble to cover May vote
Leaders skeptical of state promise to repay
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/618854.html - CA: Riverside County – County wants cash for hand count
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20090304/NEWS01/903040318 - CO: Coffman to face state ethics panel to answer complaint
http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_11829608 - CO: All-paper vote has its doubters
http://www.denverpost.com/statehouse08/ci_11829609 - CT: Sparks Fly Over Threat To Cut Registrars’ Hours In Half
http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=1639 - IL: Let’s give instant run-off voting a chance at the polls in Chicago
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-zorn-03-mar03,0,1441908.column - KY: Bullitt County – Bullitt sets aside excess funds for new voting machines
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090304/ZONE10/903040555 - MD: State likely to miss paper-ballot system deadline
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.voting4mar04,0,2117036.story - MN: Downballot: Wanting a do-over?
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/03/04/1819405.aspx - MN: Coleman Spokesman Declares That Court Can’t Certify Election Result
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/coleman-spokesman-declares-that-court-cant-certify-election-result.php - MN: Opinion – Franken Won the Minnesota Senate Race; Coleman Needs to Make a Dignified Exit
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/john-farrell/2009/03/04/franken-won-the-minnesota-senate-race-coleman-needs-to-make-a-dignified-exit.html - MN: Coleman: ‘Court’s going to have to reflect on’ do-over election
http://minnesotaindependent.com/28125/coleman-franken-stealing-signature-do-over - MN: Minnesota Update: The System Is Broken — Because Of This Case!
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/minnesota-update-the-system-is-broken—-because-of-this-case.php - MN: Opinion – No legal basis for Senate do-over — yet
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/40731702.html?elr=KArksc8P:Pc:Ug8P:Pc:UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr - MN: Coleman wonders if judges can find a winner
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/40649872.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsr - MN: Team Franken Tackles The Coleman Electoral-Uncertainty Principle
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/team-franken-tackles-the-coleman-election-uncertainty-principle.php - MN: Senate recount trial: Franken to move for dismissal
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/40732432.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUncacyi8cyaiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU - MN: No legal basis for Senate do-over
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/40731702.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUg:oaEQDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU - MS: Voter ID bills die in Mississippi Legislature
http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=9941843&nav=menu40_2 - NY: Elections board to recount votes in Staten Island race
http://www.silive.com/news/advance/index.ssf?/base/news/123617160484040.xml&coll=1 - TN: Williamson County – Election bill surprises some communities
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090304/COUNTY0904/903040356/1142 - VT: Burlington Holds Second Highly Successful Instant Runoff Voting Election
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-richie/burlington-holds-second-h_b_171645.html - WI: A Rock, A Hard Place, and Interim Certification
http://washburnsworld.blogspot.com/2009/03/rock-hard-place-and-interim.html - Germany: German High Court: E-Voting Unconstitutional
https://bradblog.com/?p=6961
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Jeez John, how come your not on every “news” network? I know there’s alot going on now, but really, if people paid attention to this subject we might not be here right now.
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Hey John, did you happen to catch the fleeting report of this on Olbermann last night? Ratings or stock prices, hmmmm?
I’ve been trying to find it on the web for you, but unsuccessfully. 🙁
Here ’tis, Ancient!~
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#29518430
Sadly, it’s sort of buried in the overall broadcast, but it leads his “Still BUSHED” segment!
Still, I was mighty glad to see it mentioned and thought: Ah, Keith must be reading the BradBlog.
Hear that, Keith? You should definitely call John G. and/ or Brad and/or Mitch/ and or the Sec. of State and/ or Chris Riggal — do a follow up on this critical story…
Thanks Jeannie, I’ve been knocked off the net off and on for a couple of weeks now…very frustrating especially when I was trying to get my kid’s college stuff filed! 🙁 Lo and behold though, I’ve gotten to the bottom of the problem. It seems we just need to spend more money for a new satellite dish and a hefty tech house call fee…everything else is still under warranty. Imagine that!