Supervisor told new vote machines pose time-change problem

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD03POL110206.htm

DAYTONA BEACH -- Voting machines could stop accepting votes an hour or more before the polls close on Election Day because of a glitch in their automated clocks, elections officials said Wednesday.

"To say I am frustrated is an understatement," said Ann McFall, the Volusia County supervisor of elections, in an e-mail to the county Canvassing Board.

McFall was waiting for assurances from Diebold, the manufcturer, and the state Division of Elections that the machines would not prematurely turn off next Tuesday. The County Council decided to buy the touch-screen machines in February after a year of debate about how to meet a federal mandate for access for disabled voters.

The latest glitch is an example of the controversy associated with Diebold machines, which some critics claim are susceptible to manipulation by hackers.

To avoid any local controversy, McFall also wants to prepare a document for poll workers to certify that their polls were open between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Election Day and resolve any discrepancies with the different times recorded by the voting machines.

[wakeme2008]

1. wantta bet Diebold has a last minute untest "fix" for this

:grr: :grr: :grr:

[FightingIrish]

3. It will record Republican votes only for the last hour

[baldguy]

How conVEEEENiant!

[baldguy]

2. dupe

dupe

[sinkingfeeling]

4. They're probably programmed to toss any vote recorded before

7AM or after 7PM, so if the clocks aren't right, votes will be purged.

[Ravy]

5. I thought you had to be IN LINE TO VOTE by the deadline...

... not necessarily have your vote cast. Why would the machines be programmed to turn off automatically in the first place?

[karlrschneider]

7. It might vary in other states but you're right here in Oklahoma.

If you are in line by 7 p.m. you get to vote.

[texpatriot2004]

6. This is pathetic nm