Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
“Over a very short period of time, we and West Virginia counties are working to literally revolutionize the way elections are run in the state,” according to ES&S spokesperson Jill Friedman Wilson in an email to the Associated Press. Revolutionize as in don’t meet contracted dates? Disabilities accessible voting machines are not programmed going into the second week of early voting. Also Pulaski County, Arkansas joins the ES&S hit-parade today as they announce that there is no software for their DREs. The last round of testing of the Summit County memory cards found 17 more failures. And how does ES&S plan on covering an problems in the county? They are hiring 19 University students, giving them a days training and sending them out to represent the company….
AR: Pulaski County � Train Wreck – Voting machine trouble looms (ES&S) LINK
AR: Pulaski County � Train Wreck – County leaders worry election equipment won’t be ready (ES&S) LINK
IN: Delaware County � Train Wreck – Problems aside, new voting system likely to be used (MicroVote) LINK
IN: Porter County � Train Wreck – The mystery oval. 80,000 election ballots have incorrect directions, must be reprinted (ES&S) LINK
IN: Porter County � Train Wreck – 80,000 election ballots in Porter County must be reprinted (ES&S) LINK
OH: Summit County � Train Wreck – More Failures of Memory Cards LINK
WV: Train Wreck – Progress Being Made With Electronic Voting (ES&S) LINK
WV: Train Wreck – Secretary of state says electronic ballots progressing LINK
WV: Kanawha County � Train Wreck – Officials unsure when touch-screen machines will be ready for public (ES&S) LINK
WV: Marshall County � Train Wreck – Voting Machines Still Not Ready (ES&S) LINK
NAtional: File a Complaint Against HAVA! You have the right to fight back! Here’s how� LINK
CA: Monterey County – Anchundo under investigation. The registrar of voters may have charged personal expenses on a county credit card LINK
CA: Sonoma County � County Getting New Voting Machine System For Disabled (Hart Intercivic) LINK
CO: Denver – Council OKs grant for voting machines (Sequoia) LINK
FL: Leon County – Sancho soon to sign deal for voting machines � Reluctantly (Diebold) LINK
IN: MicroVote gets software approval LINK
IN: Election Commission expected to approve voting software (MicroVote) LINK
IN: Hamilton County – County awaits voting machine certification (MicroVote) LINK
KY: Taylor County � Opinion – New voting machines an improvement LINK
MI: Battle Creek – New machines get city’s vote of confidence (Sequoia Optech Insight) LINK
OH: Parties, election officials to scrutinize primary write-in effort LINK
OH: Washington County – Voting machine testing begins LINK
PA: York County � Editorial – Give new vote devices their chance LINK
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Bribery may have an effect on the vote in November. In more ways than one.
Journalism is even effected with bribery at various times. The government can corrupt journalists.
But not Billy Wayne Sinclair:
"Sinclair gained fame for his work on The Angolite, the inmate publication at Louisiana State Penitentiary. He published the magazine with Wilbert Rideau, a fellow Angola inmate who was released last year."
"Sinclair also came into the public eye as a government witness who helped expose a 1980s pardon-selling scandal in Louisiana. He told authorities what he knew after rejecting an offer for his release for a $15,000 bribe" (link here).