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Latest Gaston flub: 1 precinct omitted Story Here Archive |
GASTONIA - Gaston County Elections Director Sandra Page, already struggling to explain why most early votes were omitted from the county's unofficial election results, said Friday that her office had also omitted an entire Dallas precinct. |
Amid Charges of Vote Suppression, Activists Look for Larger Fraud Story Here Archive |
Nov 12 - There is little dispute that voters all over the country encountered problems before and while they cast their votes on November 2. Watchdog organizations across the US have compiled hundreds of thousands of complaints. But many are asking whether all the problems add up to a different electoral outcome and whether there were more systemic problems not yet uncovered |
Recount changes one Franklin Co. race Story Here Archive |
BROOKVILLE, Ind. A Democrat gained enough votes to bump a Republican from victory in a county commissioner's race after a recount prompted by a computer glitch in optical-scan voting. |
Major bugs found in Diebold vote systems Story Here Archive |
Washington, DC, Nov. 12 (UPI) The voting machine controversy likely will linger after a look at the systems source code software from Ohio-based Diebold yielded reports of numerous bugs. |
Windows OS on Voting Machines not Pen Tested Story Here Archive |
Server hardening is not a simple task, and a voting machine in some cases is just another windows box. While I'm not a consirpacy nut or anything some details posted on BlackBoxvoting.org have to get your attention. For example, according to documents obtained by them via the Freedom of Information act, the voting machines used in Florida were not tested with any form of penetration test at all. The consultant they hired to do the job checked the box "Not Applicable". Now I don't know about you, but I would think that these boxes, some of which can be accessed via RRAS, should be intensely tested in this area. |
Mostly Good Reviews for Electronic Voting Story Here Archive |
Numerous problems with electronic voting machines were reported around the country on Election Day and immediately afterward, but most election officials and experts say the great majority of the machines functioned as expected. |
Distrust fuels doubts on votes Story Here Archive |
More than a week after the presidential election, officials in Florida and other states are still sorting out computer-related errors in the vote, even as a Saturday deadline looms to certify the final result. |
Two N.C. Races Held Up by Voting Problems Story Here Archive |
RALEIGH, N.C. - A Florida-style nightmare has unfolded in North Carolina in the 10 days since Election Day, with thousands of votes missing and the outcome of two statewide races still up in the air. |
New electronic voting machines required by Secretary of State Story Here Archive |
Clinton - The next time you vote, you may be using a new electronic voting machine. In compliance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Conn. Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz mandated that every voting location in Conn. have at least one electronic voting machine by next year's municipal elections. Local election officials, however, feel the replacement of lever machines, which have been used in Conn. since the 1950s, is an unnecessary cost. |
Glitch causes Franklin Co. recount Story Here Archive |
BROOKVILLE, Ind. - Election equipment counted straight-party votes for Democratic candidates as Libertarian votes, an error that could affect election outcomes in as many as nine counties, the Richmond Palladium-Item reported today. |
Editorial: Put It on Paper Story Here Archive |
For seven days, a paperless voting machine sat mute. It refused to tell Collin County elections officials and observers what votes it had recorded at Rose Mary Haggar Elementary School on Campbell Road. |
Glitch causes Franklin Co. recount Story Here Archive |
BROOKVILLE, Ind. - Election equipment counted straight-party votes for Democratic candidates as Libertarian votes, an error that could affect election outcomes in as many as nine counties, the Richmond Palladium-Item reported today. |
Misread ballots may alter races Story Here Archive |
BROOKVILLE, Ind. Election equipment counted straight-party votes for Democratic candidates as Libertarian votes, an error that could affect election outcomes in as many as nine counties. |
Voting machine service called poor Story Here Archive |
Vanderburgh County's bipartisan Election Board complained Wednesday about the county's voting machine vendor, describing its technical service on Election Day as poor. |
Diebold settles e-voting lawsuit Story Here Archive |
Diebold Inc. shook loose an expensive albatross Wednesday, agreeing to pay California $2.6 million to end a lawsuit over electronic voting. |
Warren County paid $6.51 per ballot Story Here Archive |
MONMOUTH - It cost Warren County taxpayers $6.51 for every ballot cast in the Nov. 2 general election, according to Warren County Clerk Tina Conard. But, Conard told Warren County Board Finance Committee members Wednesday morning the price does not include the cost of the new AccuVote machines used at the election. |
The Media Stays Quiet On Big Issues Story Here Archive |
Democracy in the United States is only a shadow in a corporate media cave of deceit, lies, and incomplete information. We stand ignorant of what the powerful are doing in our name and how the corporate media ignores key issues affecting us all. |
Nevada exit poll shows voters prefer paper receipt Story Here Archive |
A Washington-based public opinion firm yesterday released the results of an Election Day survey of voters in Nevada that it says supports the case for issuing paper receipts for all votes cast electronically. |
Back up! We need back up! Story Here Archive |
In my two recent columns about the reliability of electronic voting machines, I questioned the prudence of leaving such an important job of counting votes to a computer with no human backup. |
Vote machine error brings recount in Franklin County Story Here Archive |
A programming error discovered in voting machines has triggered a recount of the Nov. 2 election results in Franklin County in southeastern Indiana. |
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