Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Today, Monday, the state of Massachusetts goes to court to defend themselves in a lawsuit brought by Diebold. Diebold claims that the state should have bought their accessible voting machines rather than the AutoMark that was offered by ES&S because the Diebold voting machine was the best of the two. Perhaps Diebold will offer to explain to the judge what makes their voting system accessible. I doubt that will happen because they would have a lot of problem proving the imaginary.
That story, and many more today, linked below…
NAtional: Explosive new vote fraud developments continue to rock Ohio and Florida LINK
CA: The Vote: California Secretary of State Debra Bowen Releases Draft Criteria for Voting Machine Review LINK
FL: Florida Voting Officials Warned of Glitch Before Election
Losing candidate: Slow touch screens may have been culprit in undervote LINK
FL: FL-13 – State Audit Team Replies to Questions Surrounding Newly Discovered ES&S ‘Source Code Review Agreement’ Sent to State Certification Chief LINK
IL: Early voting a growing trend
Some officials predict up to half the votes cast in 2008 will be before Election Day LINK
KS: Kansas counties get new voting machines LINK
MA: Firm sues Mass. over contract for voting machines for disabled LINK
MA: Machines can be accessible too LINK
MA: Voting device pact at issue
Firm sues over snub by state LINK
MA: Diebold cries ‘do over!’ after losing Massachusetts contract LINK
MA: Governor’s Web Site Reveals Voters’ Home Addresses LINK
MD: Press Release – Urge MD Senate to Pass Real Voter-Verified Paper Trail LINK
MD: Md. Senate rejects paper trail proposal
Sponsor concedes measure is likely dead for this legislative session LINK
NY: Sleepy Hollow Democrats seek new election LINK
OH: New Ohio evidence exposes apparently illegal 2004 recount activity by Hocking County’s GOP Election Director, and a stinging complaint is filed in Cleveland LINK
OH: Editorial – Keep Elections Honest in Ohio LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County – Secretary of State Brunner Issues Complaint Against Cuyahoga Board of Elections LINK
TX: Seguin County – Electronic ballots discussed at forum LINK
VA: Bills could phase out touch screen voting LINK
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My guess is that Diebold is bluffing and does not have a winning hand.
Remember the infamous words of the White House Plumbers: “A straight flush beats a full house”.