The big news will be the court hearing in California today, EFF suing Diebold for abusive DMCA enforcement.
But for now, two new articles, both with info on Republican complaints against the machines. The first, in the Boston Globe, contains information you've probably heard. The second was news to me.
Boston Globe article It's the computers' turn to mess up elections
By Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe 11/17/2003
..."In Fairfax County, Va., a Republican school board candidate lost by a handful of votes, then learned that at least one of the computerized ballot boxes had a glitch that may have subtracted some of her votes. "It's hard not to think that I have been robbed," the irate candidate told The Washington Post.."
(The above article refers to me as "the godmother of the movement." That's a new one.)
And this:
Connecticut impounds voting machines"
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?ewsid=10516659&BRD=1663&PAG=461&dept_id=13848&rfi=6And this article has me wondering: Are the Republicans, once again, going to out-organize the Democratic contenders? Most have heard that a Republican candidate from Virginia filed suit against the voting machines.
Did you know that Connecticut has impounded 15 voting machines based on a complaint from a Republican candidate?
Connecticut impounds voting machines"
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?ewsid=10516659&BRD=1663&PAG=461&dept_id=13848&rfi=6The Bethel Beacon - 11/14/2003
"The state is impounding the town's voting machines, and First Selectwoman Judith Novachek, who lost her seat in the Nov. 4 municipal election, said yesterday she is still considering whether to go to court to seek to have the results overturned and re-elections held.
"Town Clerk Sheila Zelensky said she received notice yesterday from the state Elections Enforcement Commission that 15 voting machines will be impounded as a result of problems that occurred at the polls and complaints that had subsequently been filed with its agency.
..."On the morning of Election Day, it was determined that there was a problem with the voting machines. Voters weren't able to split their votes in some of the board races. In other words, voters could not pick candidates from different parties for some boards, such as the Board of Finance and the Board of Education.
..."He stated that head moderator Cliff Hurgin, a Democrat, was seen behind a machine trying to fix it. Mr. Crnic claimed it is illegal to "tamper" with a voting machine once votes have been cast on it.
Mr. Hurgin said in an interview this week that the only part of the machine that was opened was a compartment that allows parts to be changed on them. This is something that is done routinely during elections. He added that opening this compartment does not have any affect on the votes that have been cast on the machine.
"It's done time and time again," Mr. Hurgin said.
Bev Harris
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