'Daily Voting News' For March 18, 2009

 

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

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/opinion/18wed1.html?_r=2&ref=opinion

 

CA: Diebold Admits Systemic Audit Log Failure; State Vows Inquiry

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/03/diebold-admits.html

 

CA: California hearing on Premier voting systems

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0903/S00218.htm

 

CA: Electronic Voting Flaw Eyed by California

http://www.govtech.com/gt/627337?topic=117673

 

CA: Elections company could face more problems

http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_11939445

 

CA: SoS hearing reveals audit log unreliable in all GEMS versions

http://calvoter.org/news/blog/index.html

 

CA: Restoring Integrity to Electronic Voting Systems

http://dagblog.com/politics/restoring-integrity-electronic-voting-systems-563

 

IN: Porter County - Centralized voting could save Porter County $250,000 a year

http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2009/03/17/s/breaking_news/doc49c01964c31d4635218633.txt

 

IN: Porter County - Centralized voting could save Porter County money

http://www.post-trib.com/news/porter/1482444,pccomish.article

 

ME: Maine legislature to demand full count of write-in votes?

http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/03/maine-legislature-to-demand-full-count-of-write-in-votes/

 

MN: If Franken wins, he wants Coleman to pay court costs, some lawyers’ fees

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/41394162.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsl

 

NY: Lever voting machines touted in Woodstock

http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2009/03/18/news/doc49c06223db49f387743954.txt

 

PA: Groups announce opposition to voter ID requirement

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09077/956536-100.stm

 

PA: Fayette County - Board hears concerns on precinct changes

http://www.heraldstandard.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20281987&BRD=2280&PAG=461&dept_id=480247&rfi=6

 

VA: LTTE - Virginia's Voting Glitches

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/17/AR2009031703182.html

 

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