Reply #43: THE SHORT VERSION OF 9 NEW STORIES

[BevHarris]

1. Lucky us. "The New Diebold" is being unveiled today.

2. Odd payments. Why would a voting company pay $144,000 to the Georgia Lottery? Why is the Republican Committee paying Diebold?

3. VoteHere expanding its tentacles -- with Diebold. It's already got Sequoia, and similar "vote verification" strategies are in Advance Voting Solutions and, now, TrueVote.

4. Diebold is struggling with its ability to manage the upcoming election -- labor dispute and a possible strike at the place printing all 12 million ballots

5. Getting rid of the pollbook is becoming a reality. It has been indicated now in California, Cleveland and Maryland.

6. Tippecanoe Indiana had some problem with Diebold that has caused them to refuse to pay $600,000. Diebold may have sold some used stuff from Canada as "new"

7. Thousands of temporary workers coming to run voting computers at an election near you this fall

8. Some employees contend that Diebold is firing them when they get an expensive diagnosis. Because it self insures, the risk management policies at this company may bear watching.

9. The first ever interview with Shawn Southworth -- and yes, it's on video. It will make a real impact on any remaining faith in certification.

We've got a lot of work to do. We're off again. We've been developing information on the money trail that is still being held close to the vest.

Our biggest concern -- and prediction: The American public is going to be provided with a "solution" which is a digital verification of the vote. This may be triggered by a meltdown with paper ballots. It may be endorsed by a number of prominent computer scientists.

Bev