BBV: Diebold admits "We were caught"

[nostamj]

"We were caught. We apologize for that," Urosevich said of the mass failures of devices needed to call up digital ballots. Poll-workers in Alameda and San Diego counties hadn't been trained on ways around their failure, and San Diego County chose not to supply polls with backup paper ballots, crippling the largest rollout of e-voting in the nation on March 2. Unknown thousands of voters were turned away at the polls.

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Seattle journalist and BlackBoxVoting.org leader Bev Harris took a microphone two feet in front of Urosevich and said, "What we have is a company that lies. Yes, I'll say it -- lies."

"You have got to vote them off the island," said Jim March, a Sacramento lobbyist for the right to bear arms and see a paper ballot. March waved an especially harsh state report on Diebold's poor compliance with California election law.

"After this report, doubts will always remain not only about their credibility but their sanity," he said.

http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1413,86~10669~2100333,00.html

[Gman]

1. If Diebold is insane

its because the profit motive has no conscience.

[kentuck]

2. One has to wonder, how long have elections been fixed ??

I doubt tht it all started in Florida?

[BostonTeaParty04]

3. Is 'sanity' really the issue?

Good god, he gets major press coverage as the tide is turning... and he brings up MENTAL COMPETENCE???

[robbedvoter]

4. So, now what? Do Cleland, Roy barnes, Mondale take their rightful places?

Is there some responsibility for this?

[RedEagle]

6. Generally, No

Usually no laws on the books for what to do with an election if overturned AFTER it has been certified, even with faulty equipment.

Make sure that recounts are demanded immediately if there is even a hint of something curious. Those recounts must happen independently of the machines that counted the vote initially- usually, a hand recount.

Then, DON'T buy all the PR and news hype about this party or that losing their way, etc. In 2002, the Dems let the media lead them into self-reflection, rather than action on the outcomes. Reflection is not a bad thing but there were enough anomolies in 2002 to raise flags all over. Just another case of, "Look here and not there."

[LynzM]

5. "We were caught. We apologize for that," !!!!

Not, we apologize for our faulty programs, or anything like that. No, we apologize for the fact that we were caught???! That doesn't even make sense!

CALL YOUR REPS AND SENATORS!!! Take 15 minutes, help get reform through Congress. See my sig :D

[ParanoidPat]

12. Call them, write them, fax them, and e-mail them.....

....Then ask everyone you know to do the same! :hi:

We need to get S.1980 and HR2239 through Congress, and implemented!! Call your reps and senators- go to www.verifiedvoting.org, select your state, and call toll-free or email.

Be sure to call, write and fax your LOCAL elections officials as well because they're the ones who make the decisions concerning what election technology you will be using in November!

CALIFORNIA

Secretary of State - Kevin Shelly

California Secretary of State
1500 11th Street
Sacramento, California 95814

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Elections Division

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We can't do this alone but together we can get it done! :evilgrin: :kick:

[qb]

7. Bart Simpson Mea Culpa

Way to go Bev! "... a company that lies."

[liarliartieonfire]

8. If Bush Loses the Election Will Repubs Claim Flawed Voting Machines??

Will there be a decision by the Supreme Court claiming Bush really won, even though votes this time, CLEARLY are in favor of Kerry?

Will this be the Republican strategy?
Bush wins by default when they claim machines failed?

[seabeyond]

9. then we yell loudly

who the f* knows, bushco screwed it up so bad the last 4 years. the dems will come in and clean it up and put back up and safety features to insure the voters

thanks bush for you mess up

[FlaGranny]

10. Hmmm, I think you might have something there.

It wouldn't surprise.

[nostamj]

11. i wouldn't put it past them

i wouldn't put anything past them...

[Loonman]

13. Future criminals

No confidence.

[ParanoidPat]

14. Current criminals.....

.....Future convicted felons! :evilgrin:

:kick: