U.S. Looks For Ties Between Chavez, Voting Machines....Sure, Why Not!

[babsbunny]

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U.S. digs for vote-machine links to Hugo ChávezBY ALFONSO CHARDY
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In the debate about the reliability of electronic voting technology, the South Florida parent company of one of the nation's leading suppliers of touch-screen voting machines is drawing special scrutiny from the U.S. government.

Federal officials are investigating whether Smartmatic, owner of Oakland, Calif.-based Sequoia Voting Systems, is secretly controlled by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, according to two people familiar with the probe.

In July, a Treasury Department spokeswoman disclosed that a Treasury-led panel had contacted Smartmatic, and a company representative said his firm was ''in discussions'' with the panel. At the time, those discussions were informal. The government has now upgraded to a formal investigation, the two sources said.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

1. Oh puleeeeeeeeze...

too ridiculous!! :hide:

[babylonsister]

2. HAs the government ever scrutinized Diebold? I think not. nt

[melody]

3. Typical Rove tactic to make the post-election Diebold complaints less press-worthy

Same old, same old.