'Daily Voting News' For March 18, 2009
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Yesterday the s**t hit the fan for Diebold/Premier in California and the splatter may be even more widespread than just
in California. If you think that is a bit graphic then read the articles from California about the revelations that came
from the public hearing held by the Secretary of State, Debra Bowen. One panelist asked Diebold’s western area
representative if the company has done anything at all about problems revealed as a result of the Humboldt County
Transparency Project. On the subject of audit logs being wiped with no trace and inaccurate timestamps, Justin Bale
could only say “We’re now looking at it as a priority”. Bale also admitted that these problems existed, and have always
existed in their software. It was correctly pointed out by Lowell Finley of Bowen’s office that each of these problems
should have kept that system from passing testing at both the federal and state levels. Bales tried as best he could to
put as much of the blame over onto Humbold Co. Clerk Carolyn Crnich but in the best line of the hearing she shot back,
"if you are saying that your system needs to be checked every damn time you turn it on, then I agree with you."...
National: Editorial - Still Broken LINK
California: Diebold Admits Systemic Audit Log Failure; State Vows Inquiry LINK
California: California hearing on Premier voting systems LINK
California: Electronic Voting Flaw Eyed by California LINK
California: Elections company could face more problems LINK
California: SoS hearing reveals audit log unreliable in all GEMS versions LINK
California: Restoring Integrity to Electronic Voting Systems LINK
Indiana: Porter County - Centralized voting could save Porter County $250,000 a year LINK
Indiana: Porter County - Centralized voting could save Porter County money LINK
Maine: Maine legislature to demand full count of write-in votes? LINK
Minnesota: If Franken wins, he wants Coleman to pay court costs, some lawyers’ fees LINK
New York: Lever voting machines touted in Woodstock LINK
Pennsylvania: Groups announce opposition to voter ID requirement LINK
Pennsylvania: Fayette County - Board hears concerns on precinct changes LINK
Virginia: LTTE - Virginia's Voting Glitches LINK
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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org
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