Democratic Party sues state alleging electronic voting glitch

[TexasLawyer]

Democratic Party sues state alleging electronic voting glitch

AUSTIN -- The Texas Democratic Party sued the state's top election official Tuesday alleging that widely used eSlate electronic voting equipment doesn't properly record straight-party balloting.

The federal lawsuit over the voting machines made by Hart InterCivic claims straight-party votes cast with the equipment aren't fully tabulated if the voter goes through the ballot and selects certain candidates down the list as if to "emphasize" a decision.

In those cases, the vote for an emphasized candidate is lost, even though that might be the candidate the voter most wanted to support, said Buck Wood, an attorney for the party and for a Democrat in Madison County who is challenging an election he lost in which eSlate voting equipment was used. The equipment doesn't collect and record votes the same as other voting systems used in the state and thus violates the U.S. Constitution, the Democrats allege.

The Texas secretary of state's office and Hart InterCivic knew of the problem before the eSlate equipment was used in the November general election, Wood said. "They tested these machines. They knew that this was a problem," Wood said.

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[derby378]

1. Last I heard, the TDP doesn't go far enough

They want the machines reprogrammed. I want those machines smashed to bits and then melted into slag. And then I want all the votes recounted so we can see how many Republicans in Texas lose their seats to Democrats.

[Melissa G]

2. I Like that plan! Trouble is... i don't trust the recount but the smashing

and melting part sounds good! :hi: derby!

[autorank]

3. Here's a first. Good for Texas Democrats!!! My compliments. n/t

[texpatriot2004]

4. Damn Straight it was a problem! I worked the election there in

2004 and many, many votes were not counted on those evote machines. Plus in 2000 my evote changed in front of my eyes...twice!

[Stevepol]

5. My belief: TX is a blue state or awful close to it (given a fair vote count)!

[Melissa G]

6. Vote Theft highly likely.. Check our demographics..

votes were stolen in Texas and I'm sure other GOP controlled strongholds. Shrub Lost...Twice.

[texpatriot2004]

7. At the very least it's purple but I would tend to agree with you. nt