Was central tabulator hacked in Sarpy County Nebraska?

[LiberalAndProud]

http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/1161971.html

For some reason, some votes were counted twice.

Deputy Sarpy County Election Commissioner Ed Gilbert says, "It affected 32 of the 80 precincts. And I suppose as many as 10,000 votes."

Sarpy County borrowed the election equipment from Omaha-based Election Systems & Software. Its employees operated the machines that are now double-checking the ballots.

No one is sure exactly what went wrong.

Gilbert says, "The only thing we know is that if you load the disc out there, it reads fine. They didn't read fine on this computer."

If the same disk yields different data on different machines, doesn't that indicate that the software on the central tabulator was flawed? If so, how widespread is this?

[Eloriel]

1. Is it a bug? Or a feature?

Personally, I wouldn't call it "flawed." ES&S probably thinks it's just fine.

[Blue in the face]

2. When was that article written?

[librechik]

3. page info says Nov 29 2004 n/t

[kitp]

24. article date

nov 9th, I posted at my website on the ninth of november.

[Straight Shooter]

4. Is this the same problem reported before in NB?

Dang! Who can keep up with all the errors.

There were news reports shortly after the election about problems in Nebraska. Either they are following up, or this is something different. I seem to recall the 10,000 number, though.

Let me guess ... it served as an advantage to bush?

[sandnsea]

9. Yes, one of two

I forget where the other problem was, but this is the same article from right after the election. I don't know if they ever pinpointed the problem. Which is why I get so angry over wild goose chases, there's blatant machine failure right in front of our faces.

[ReneB]

5. Sarpy County: Bush: 42,263 - Kerry: 18,361

source:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/PresidentialByCounty.aspx?oi=P&rti=G&tf=l&sp=NE

[ReneB]

6. some more infos:

http://www.sarpy.com/election/results/2004General.htm

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 80) . . . . . 80 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 82,607
BALLOTS CAST - GRAND TOTAL. . . . . 117,531
BALLOTS CAST - VOTER TOTAL. . . . . 58,785
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 58,746
VOTER TURNOUT - GRAND TOTAL . . . . 142.28
VOTER TURNOUT - VOTER TOTAL . . . . 71.16
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 71.12

[understandinglife]

7. Perhaps you would care to comment on...

'Ballots cast - grand total'
'Voter turnout - grand total'

They both do appear to be truly GRAND! (and, I checked the link and you most definitely copied what's there for the moment, so I saved the page to file, just to compare to any 'corrections' that might appear later) ;-)

Would seem that "Halt, Audit & Prove My Vote Counts, Now" is a reasonable demand......

[ReneB]

10. could you please explain me the difference?

BALLOTS CAST - GRAND TOTAL
BALLOTS CAST - VOTER TOTAL

i dont understand it..
there have been X voters but Y casts made? or how do i understand it?

btw.. i found another county thats similar.

[understandinglife]

13. Please do post the other county...

...and, seriously, I have no way to explain 'the math' other than another one of those 'miracles' has happened .....

[ReneB]

14. no no.. thats not what i mean.

i am german. and i dont understand what the words mean.. just explain me the words and the meaning of it :)

link will follow.

[understandinglife]

16. Ooops, sorry and ...

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 80) . . . . . 80
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 82,607
BALLOTS CAST - GRAND TOTAL. . . . . 117,531
BALLOTS CAST - VOTER TOTAL. . . . . 58,785
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 58,746
VOTER TURNOUT - GRAND TOTAL . . . . 142.28
VOTER TURNOUT - VOTER TOTAL . . . . 71.16
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 71.12

Ballots cast 'grand total' should be the number of votes recorded by the county and it should be equal to the total number of actual voters which it obviously is not. It is not unusual to have more registered voters than those who actually vote in an election, but it's rather poor form to record 142 % more votes than voters.

Thank you for finding these 'results'.

[ReneB]

17. on a other website i found that.

"absentee ballots" "provisional ballots" are included in that "grand total":. maybe that would explain it?

[understandinglife]

18. Well, the data from the ...

...sarpy county file that you found says that 100% of the precincts are reported and it says that they've got 82,607 registered voters and 58,785 of those registered voters cast 117,531 ballots.

How that could happen is a mystery. So, either they've got a 'typo' for the grand total of ballots cast (i.e, 58,946 more ballots than those who actually voted; 34,824 more ballots than the total number of registered voters in the county) or a 'miracle' happened.

It doesn't matter how folk cast their ballot or whether they registered before election day or on election day, at the county level they cannot have more ballots than registered voters.

Thank you.

"Halt, Audit, & Prove My Vote Counts, Now"

[ReneB]

19. hmm.. here is the second county i found with those "grand total"..

maybe someone just call them up and ask what the "grand total" stands for?

http://www.co.red-willow.ne.us/content/election_results

REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 8,092
BALLOTS CAST - GRAND TOTAL. . . . . 10,655
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 5,329
VOTER TURNOUT - GRAND TOTAL . . . . 131.67

[understandinglife]

20. Thank you and I agree someone should call both counties...

....but I'd prefer it to be a personal call from someone carrying a subpoena for all telecom and other access logs and an impound on whatever computing systems were used to tabulate the votes.

Peace.

[understandinglife]

12. Thought the folk at dKos would enjoy ....

...this one so cross posted a comment:

http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2004/11/29/112731/31/28#28

"Halt, Audit, & Prove My Vote Counts, Now"

[Carolab]

8. How many MORE times do we have to see "more votes than voters"

before this damned Democratic Party wakes up and smells the fraud?

For God's sake, THEY HACKED THE CENTRAL COMPUTERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

This machine in Sarpy should be IMPOUNDED and checked.

Have you contacted BBV about this? Or Boykin? Is anyone doing anything except going "duh, I wonder what happened here?"

[Quakerfriend]

11. Yes!

IMPOUND the machines already!

[freedom for all]

15. I agree

its a miracle.. all these computer glitches that favor Bush are done from above...I don't think no one on earth would taper or mess with these machines..Yea.. i got some good farm land in the Florida swamp lands.. real good deal.. just send me a money order for 10 million and i will send you the property dead soon..

[k8conant]

21. This is weird

BALLOTS CAST - GRAND TOTAL. . . . . 117,531
BALLOTS CAST - VOTER TOTAL. . . . . 58,785
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 58,746
VOTER TURNOUT - GRAND TOTAL . . . . 142.28
VOTER TURNOUT - VOTER TOTAL . . . . 71.16
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 71.12


It looks as if the GRAND TOTAL is the sum of VOTER TOTAL and TOTAL. But why in the world is that even there? And why is VOTER TOTAL different from TOTAL?

[mulethree]

22. snapshot - Before

SUMMARY REPORT             SARPY COUNTY, NEBRASKA
             GENERAL ELECTION
             NOVEMBER 2, 2004
RUN DATE:11/17/04 03:53 PM

      VOTES PERCENT

    PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 80) .  .  .  .  .        80  100.00
    REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL .  .  .  .  .    82,607
    BALLOTS CAST - GRAND TOTAL.  .  .  .  .   117,531
    BALLOTS CAST - VOTER TOTAL.  .  .  .  .    58,785
    BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL.  .  .  .  .  .  .    58,746
    VOTER TURNOUT - GRAND TOTAL  .  .  .  .            142.28
    VOTER TURNOUT - VOTER TOTAL  .  .  .  .             71.16
    VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL  .  .  .  .  .  .             71.12

   PRESIDENT
   Vote for up to  1
    BUSH/CHENEY (Rep).  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    40,163   68.85
    KERRY/EDWARDS (Dem) .  .  .  .  .  .  .    17,455   29.92
    BADNARIK/CAMPAGNA (Lib).  .  .  .  .  .       200     .34
    PEROUTKA/BALDWIN (Neb) .  .  .  .  .  .        65     .11
    COBB/LAMARCHE (Grn) .  .  .  .  .  .  .        38     .07
    CALERO/HAWKINS.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         8     .01
    NADER/CAMEJO  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       334     .57
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        71     .12
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    58,334

   U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DIST 1
   Vote for up to  1
    Jeff Fortenberry (Rep) .  .  .  .  .  .     7,024   66.32
    Matt Connealy (Dem) .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,333   31.47
    Steven R. Larrick (Grn).  .  .  .  .  .       225    2.12
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         9     .08
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    10,591

   U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DIST 2
   Vote for up to  1
    Lee Terry (Rep)  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    31,318   67.24
    Nancy Thompson (Dem).  .  .  .  .  .  .    14,128   30.33
    Jack Graziano (Lib) .  .  .  .  .  .  .       798    1.71
    Dante Salvatierra (Grn).  .  .  .  .  .       296     .64
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        39     .08
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    46,579

   PUBLIC DEFENDER
   Vote for up to  1
    Thomas P. Strigenz (Rep)  .  .  .  .  .    27,869   53.46
    Thomas J. Garvey (Dem) .  .  .  .  .  .    24,165   46.36
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        93     .18
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    52,127

   COUNTY COMMISSIONER DIST 1
   Vote for up to  1
    Paul Cook (Rep)  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     6,527   98.06
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       129    1.94
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     6,656

   COUNTY COMMISSIONER DIST 3
   Vote for up to  1
    Tammy L. AAsum (Rep).  .  .  .  .  .  .     4,101   40.04
    Inez M. Boyd (Dem)  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     6,127   59.83
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        13     .13
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    10,241

   COUNTY COMMISSIONER DIST 4
   Vote for up to  1
    Mary Sue Offerjost (Rep)  .  .  .  .  .     4,800   44.47
    Aldona V. Doyle (Dem)  .  .  .  .  .  .     5,412   50.14
    Gretchen Lindner (Lib) .  .  .  .  .  .       564    5.23
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        17     .16
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    10,793

   MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE DIST 3
   Vote for up to  1
    Ray Mossey .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     5,021   37.24
    Gail F. Kopplin  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     8,351   61.94
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       110     .82
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    13,482

   MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE DIST 5
   Vote for up to  1
    Don Preister  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,953   98.39
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        32    1.61
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,985

   MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE DIST 23
   Vote for up to  1
    Chris Langemeier .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       264   54.89
    Mark Gustafson.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       217   45.11
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       481

   MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE DIST 39
   Vote for up to  1
    Dwite A. Pedersen.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,321   98.56
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        34    1.44
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,355

   MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE DIST 45
   Vote for up to  1
    Abbie Cornett .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     7,544   55.40
    Jerry Ryan - By Petition  .  .  .  .  .     6,025   44.24
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        49     .36
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    13,618

   STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DIST 2
   Vote for up to  1
    Ann Mactier.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    12,081   56.15
    John Murante  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     9,312   43.28
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       123     .57
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    21,516

   STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DIST 4
   Vote for up to  1
    Carole Woods Harris .  .  .  .  .  .  .    15,256   98.47
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       237    1.53
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    15,493

   RETAIN WORKERS' COMP JUDGE HOFFERT
   Vote for up to  1
    YES  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    32,242   70.91
    NO.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    13,228   29.09
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    45,470

   RETAIN WORKERS' COMP JUDGE COE
   Vote for up to  1
    YES  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    31,525   69.90
    NO.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    13,572   30.10
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    45,097

   RETAIN WORKERS' COMP JUDGE CAVEL
   Vote for up to  1
    YES  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    31,748   70.55
    NO.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    13,253   29.45
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    45,001

   RETAIN WORKERS' COMP JUDGE BROWN
   Vote for up to  1
    YES  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    31,614   69.95
    NO.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    13,584   30.05
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    45,198

   RETAIN DISTRICT COURT JUDGE THOMPSON
   Vote for up to  1
    YES  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    31,742   68.13
    NO.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    14,846   31.87
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    46,588

   RETAIN COUNTY COURT JUDGE WESTER
   Vote for up to  1
    YES  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    32,045   70.60
    NO.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    13,346   29.40
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    45,391

   PROPOSED AMENDMENT 1
   Vote for up to  1
    FOR  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    32,853   61.73
    AGAINST .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    20,371   38.27
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    53,224

   PROPOSED AMENDMENT 2
   Vote for up to  1
    FOR  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    18,456   35.76
    AGAINST .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    33,157   64.24
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    51,613

   PROPOSED AMENDMENT 3
   Vote for up to  1
    FOR  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    21,276   37.47
    AGAINST .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    35,508   62.53
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    56,784

   PROPOSED AMENDMENT 4
   Vote for up to  1
    FOR  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    31,228   56.94
    AGAINST .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    23,612   43.06
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    54,840

   INITIATIVE MEASURE 417
   Vote for up to  1
    FOR  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    30,763   54.86
    AGAINST .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    25,312   45.14
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    56,075

   INITIATIVE MEASURE 418
   Vote for up to  1
    FOR  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    33,744   60.67
    AGAINST .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    21,878   39.33
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    55,622

   INITIATIVE MEASURE 419
   Vote for up to  1
    FOR  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    31,870   56.87
    AGAINST .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    24,172   43.13
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    56,042

   INITIATIVE MEASURE 420
   Vote for up to  1
    FOR  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    29,911   53.14
    AGAINST .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    26,371   46.86
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    56,282

   PAPIO MISSOURI RIVER NRD SUBDIST 11
   Vote for up to  1
    John Schwope  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    10,217   55.41
    David J. Koukol  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     8,223   44.59
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    18,440

   METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIST 5
   Vote for up to  1
    Frank Wellenstein.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    16,626   40.30
    Jim Nekuda .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    24,371   59.08
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       255     .62
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    41,252

   MUD BOARD OF DIRECTORS
   Vote for up to  2
    Jack Frost .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     9,218   28.33
    Mark Doyle .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     9,442   29.02
    Sally Kammerer.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     7,247   22.27
    Barbara L. Velinsky .  .  .  .  .  .  .     6,570   20.19
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        63     .19
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    32,540

   OPPD DIRECTOR SOUTH SUBDIVISION
   Vote for up to  1
    Frederick J. Ulrich .  .  .  .  .  .  .     8,695   52.94
    Marcia A. Renner .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     7,728   47.06
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    16,423

   OPPD DIRECTOR SUBURBAN SUBDIVISION
   Vote for up to  1
    John R. Thompson .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    14,294   51.23
    Rick Sanders  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    13,606   48.77
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    27,900

   EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT #3-CASS
   Vote for up to  1
    James R. Stock.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         4   80.00
    Josh Furnish  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         1   20.00
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         5

   EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT #3-DOUGLAS
   Vote for up to  1
    Thomas M. McMahon.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,887  100.00
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,887

   EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT #3-SARPY
   Vote for up to  1
    John Witzel.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    31,472  100.00
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    31,472

   BOARD OF EDUCATION ASHLAND GREENWOOD
   Vote for up to  3
    Ted Tucker .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0
    Tracy Smith.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0
    Suzanne Sapp  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0
    David Nygren  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0
    Kevin L. Garner  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0
    Dan Chudomelka.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0

   BOARD OF EDUCATION DIST 1-BELLEVUE
   Vote for up to  3
    Denise Seaman .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     8,375   26.08
    Pat Jones  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     7,594   23.65
    John Hansen.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     8,864   27.60
    Natalie D. Chapman  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     7,103   22.12
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       177     .55
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    32,113

   BOARD OF EDUCATION DIST 17-MILLARD
   Vote for up to  3
    Jean Stothert .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,726   23.70
    Linda Poole.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,747   32.58
    Mike Pate  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,855   24.82
    Paul Meyer .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,130   18.52
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        43     .37
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    11,501

   BOARD OF EDUCATION DIST 27-PAPIO-LAVISTA
   Vote for up to  3
    Dan L. Flanagan  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     6,568   16.52
    Bill Gess  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     6,429   16.18
    Gene Kelly .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     7,002   17.62
    Mary B. Findlay  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     7,255   18.25
    Kim Galgerud  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     5,585   14.05
    Scott Workman .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     6,755   17.00
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       152     .38
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    39,746

   BOARD OF EDUCATION DIST 32 LOUISVILLE
   Vote for up to  3
    Rhonda Reveillac Sparks.  .  .  .  .  .         5   27.78
    Kurtis C. Lamb.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         2   11.11
    Ramona Witte  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         5   27.78
    Robert J. Staben Jr .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0
    Wayne Chriswisser.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         5   27.78
    Randy Group.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         1    5.56
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         0
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        18

   BOARD OF EDUCATION DIST 37-GRETNA
   Vote for up to  3
    Ronald Johns  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,199   25.69
    Alan Dietze.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,634   30.77
    Robert D. Alderson  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,759   20.55
    David Gulizia .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,908   22.29
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        59     .69
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     8,559

   BOARD OF EDUCATION DIST 46-SOUTH SARPY
   Vote for up to  3
    Kim Meyer  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,544   19.24
    Michelle Oiness  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,207   15.04
    Gene E. Lienemann.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,849   23.05
    Dick Webster  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,511   18.83
    Todd W. Neitzel  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,865   23.25
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        47     .59
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     8,023

   OPS BOARD OF EDUCATION SUBDIST 6
   Vote for up to  1
    F E Fritz Stanek .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       917   55.68
    Jim Enright.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       724   43.96
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         6     .36
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,647

   BELLEVUE CITY COUNCIL WARD I
   Vote for up to  1
    John L. Stacey.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,851   91.79
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       255    8.21
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,106

   BELLEVUE CITY COUNCIL WARD II
   Vote for up to  1
    Theresa S. Hatcher  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,180   96.83
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       104    3.17
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,284

   BELLEVUE CITY COUNCIL WARD III
   Vote for up to  1
    David G. Sanborn .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,905   57.61
    Jerry Becker  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,376   41.61
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        26     .79
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,307

   BELLEVUE CITY COUNCIL WARD IV
   Vote for up to  1
    Gus Erickson  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,686   56.35
    Richard Dickey.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,287   43.01
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        19     .64
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,992

   BELLEVUE CITY COUNCIL WARD V
   Vote for up to  1
    David B. Wees .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,808   51.58
    Andy Mahoney  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,685   48.07
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        12     .34
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,505

   GRETNA CITY MAYOR
   Vote for up to  1
    Tim Gilligan  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       827   54.05
    Brad Kuiper.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       698   45.62
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         5     .33
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,530

   GRETNA CITY COUNCIL WARD I
   Vote for up to  1
    Randall J. Schnackenberg  .  .  .  .  .       181   31.53
    Doug Clark .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       391   68.12
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         2     .35
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       574

   GRETNA CITY COUNCIL WARD II
   Vote for up to  1
    Sally L. McGuire .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       696   98.72
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         9    1.28
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       705

   LA VISTA CITY MAYOR
   Vote for up to  1
    Harold Anderson  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,090   67.33
    Klaus P. Lindner .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,486   32.38
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        13     .28
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     4,589

   LA VISTA CITY COUNCIL WARD I
   Vote for up to  1
    Ron Sheehan.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       788   98.62
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        11    1.38
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       799

   LA VISTA CITY COUNCIL WARD II
   Vote for up to  1
    Robert McLaughlin.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       934   98.84
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        11    1.16
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       945

   LA VISTA CITY COUNCIL WARD III
   Vote for up to  1
    Mark D. Ellerbeck.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       751   99.21
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         6     .79
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       757

   LA VISTA CITY COUNCIL WARD IV
   Vote for up to  1
    Douglas Kindig.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,121   97.90
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        24    2.10
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,145

   PAPILLION CITY COUNCIL WARD I
   Vote for up to  1
    Johnny Boykin .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,062   48.94
    Joni Jones .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,097   50.55
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        11     .51
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,170

   PAPILLION CITY COUNCIL WARD II
   Vote for up to  1
    Steven C. Engberg.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       951   55.36
    Candace A. Borman.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       759   44.18
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         8     .47
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,718

   PAPILLION CITY COUNCIL WARD III
   Vote for up to  1
    Lu Ann Kluch  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,613   97.29
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        45    2.71
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,658

   PAPILLION CITY COUNCIL WARD IV
   Vote for up to  1
    Russell L. Zeeb  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       859   39.99
    T. J. Heinert .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,284   59.78
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         5     .23
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,148

   SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE
   Vote for up to  2
    Diane Sullivan.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       327   32.03
    Eric D. Hayes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       382   37.41
    Sandie Sayers-Shotkoski.  .  .  .  .  .       303   29.68
    WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         9     .88
            Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,021

[LiberalAndProud]

25. Compare precincts counted to the 2004 Primary election results.

http://www.sarpy.com/election/results/2004Primary.htm


PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 81) . . . . . 81 100.00

So a precinct is dropped between the primary and the general election?

[Omaha Steve]

23. Douglas County had a 10 min lock down too

Sarpy County is next to Douglas County where I live. Douglas County had a 10 minute lock down for a suspected natural gas leak. So people stood outside and smoked??? While anyone left inside could do what they wanted with the counts. They did not follow the emergency plan to protect the counts. This is posted in 2 other areas. Our US Senator Hagel and the only local (states largest news gathering agency) paper own a good part of ES&S. Sound kosher?

[LiberalAndProud]

26. Thanks Steve. That is exactly what Bev is looking for.

I'll check to see if it's been reported to BBV. I know she's aware of the Sarpy County anomoly.

[Omaha Steve]

28. Here is the Omaha story

I can't post on BBV yet. I haven't joined. But I have donated to her site, her 527 for recounts, and have the book.

The commissioner is a Republican appointed by the Governor. The story was somebody smelled natural gas. They emptied the office except for a few select people that could have done anything. No gas leak was found. I'm quoting the entire story as the link is dead since it is more than 3 weeks old. Remember THIS PAPER owns a good part of ES&S!

WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Workers at the Douglas County Election Commissioner's Office were struggling to cope with a huge tide of ballots Tuesday night when they were interrupted by the smell of gas. Douglas County sheriff's deputies told everyone to evacuate the building at 115th and Davenport Streets shortly after 10 p.m.

Ballot counters stood in the parking lot, shivering, while maintenance staff checked out the office's gas-powered generator. Some took advantage of the break to grab a smoke. Workers were allowed back inside to resume counting after about 10 minutes because maintenance workers could not find a leak. Said elections manager Mike Scarpello: "When it rains, it pours."

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=1673&u_sid=1...

[LiberalAndProud]

27. Since I don't know about this first-hand ... Will you post this on BBV?

http://www.blackboxvoting.org/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?conf=DCConfID114