BBV: NYT Editorial (rob-georgia and MUCH more)

[nostamj]

Bev Harris told us this was coming.....

Rob Behler isn't saying Max Cleland's Senate seat was stolen by rigged electronic voting machines, but he insists it could have been. Mr. Behler, who helped prepare Georgia's machines for the 2002 election, says secret computer codes were installed late in the process. Votes "could have been manipulated," he says, and the election thrown to the Republican, Saxby Chambliss.

Charlie Matulka, who lost to Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska the same year, does not trust the results in his election. Most of the votes were cast on paper ballots that were scanned into computerized vote-counting machines, which happen to have been manufactured by a company Mr. Hagel used to run. Mr. Matulka, suspicious of Senator Hagel's ties to the voting machine company, demanded a hand recount of the paper ballots. Nebraska law did not allow it, he was informed. "This is the stealing of our democracy," he says.

Defeated candidates who think they were robbed are nothing new in American politics. But modern technology is creating a whole new generation of conspiracy theories — easy to imagine and, unless we're careful, impossible to disprove. The nation is rushing to adopt electronic voting, but there is a disturbing amount of evidence that, at least in its current form, it is overly vulnerable to electoral mischief.

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[bearfan454]

1. There is no doubt they electronically steal votes.

http://www.blackboxvoting.com

and

http://www.blackboxvoting.org

Get involved people. Our democracy is at stake.

[nostamj]

2. one more KEY snip

And every voter should see a paper receipt. This "voter-verified paper trail" should be retained, and made available for recounts — a low-tech check on the reliability of electronic voting. Most Americans would not do business with a bank that refused to provide written statements or A.T.M. receipts. We should be no less demanding at the polls.

[drthais]

3. AND

Diebold manufactures other types of machines
including ATMs
all of their OTHER machines produce paper receipts
just not the VOTING machines

[bearfan454]

4. Paper receipt or Paper ballot that is a legal document

in a recount ? I like to call it a paper ballot.

[Andy_Stephenson]

8. " I like to call it a paper ballot."

perfect. That is what you should always call it.

Your learning well grasshopper. :evilgrin:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. Gov. Holden of MO

says that he will insist on a paper trail that is validated by the voter before he'll allow electronic voting in his state.

[bearfan454]

6. Hell yes !

That should be federal law in EVERY state.

[nostamj]

7. funny how there's passion to "protect" marriage

but not the VOTE..........

[Andy_Stephenson]

9. Well holden can "insist on a paper trail "

all he wants...you should insist on a ballot.

[nostamj]

10. he has the concept right

"voter verified"

hopefully, the exact language will follow.

[SoCalDem]

11. My graphic from a while back :)

[nostamj]

12. hey, isn't that in somebody's BOOK???

;-)

have you seen it yet? www.blackboxvoting.org

[SoCalDem]

13. Yes.. I saw it

:)

They didn't use my other one :(

It's kind of shitty :)

[nostamj]

14. FWIW...

i will be re-doing some of the graphic files for the next printing. doing some in 'reverse' etc.

maybe we can clean up the type on this and get it in...

[dusty64]

15. Kick!

:kick:

[RedEagle]

16. Back Up

Kick!