More Touch-Screen Votes Flipping in FL; "Sleepovers" Underway in San Diego; Chaos in Ohio!

[BradBlog]

A few updates now to our previous coverage of the Stephanie Miller Death Threat letter including audio of the phone call this morning, link to the video of the Fox "News" interview which started it all, and the revelation of more letters from the prolific and insidious "Sock"! All here: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3693

As to further troubling news today now below... -- Brad

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MIAMI HERALD: Touch-Screen Votes Hopping from Democrats to Republicans in South Florida!
ES&S iVotronic Machine Same as Those Reportedly Flipping Votes in Missouri Senate Race in St. Louis County…

ED NOTE: Bring video cameras with you to the polls when voting! Especially on touch-screen systems!

FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3692

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San Diego County Registrar Sends Pre-Programmed, Election-Ready, Hackable Diebold Touch-Screen Voting Machines Home With Pollworkers on 'Sleepovers' More Than Three Weeks Prior to Election!
One of the Country's Worst Places to Votes, Led By One of the Country's Worst Election Administrators, Mikel Haas, Instructs Poll Workers to NOT Tell Voters They May Vote on Paper Ballots if They Wish

An EXCLUSIVE First-Hand Account and Photos of Delusional Election Director's Irresponsible Scheme…



More than 10,000 pre-programmed election-ready Diebold touch-screen voting machines, to be used for the first time across the entirety of San Diego County this November 7th, are now in the cars, garages, homes and hands of poll workers and lord knows who else across one of Southern California's largest voting regions.

As well, Registrar Haas appears set to defy the California Secretary of State by not counting paper ballots as "normal ballots" on Election Night!...

COMPLETE COVERAGE, EXCLUSIVE ACCOUNTS, PHOTOS FROM POLL WORKER TRAINING:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3685

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OHIO MELTDOWN '06: New Last-Minute Reversal in Buckeye State's Voter ID Laws Plunges State of Elections Into Chaos!
Would You Expect Anything Less?
Chaos is now reigning down on the voters of Ohio. Anyone surprised?

FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3694

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[okieinpain]

1. so what is the dem leadership doing about this.

[Kablooie]

3. Why they have it all under control by sitting and scratching their heads.

[BradBlog]

12. Just about nothing...

See this for example:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3687

[LaPera]

14. Write, call Dean (DNC)..It's imperative...NOW!

Dean is somewhat aware...need to let him know NOTHING is more important!!

[AJ9000]

2. We have all failed for allowing this problem to continue into 06.

[kster]

10. Whats this WE

Do you have a mouse in your pocket?

[w4rma]

15. The poster is right. "We" is appropriate. (nt)

[lostnotforgotten]

4. The ES&S iVotronic Machines Flipped Votes In 2004

When I worked as a voting clerk for Dallas County.

Reported it two years ago and here we are again - no progress!

[AJ9000]

5. How could poll workers document this?

[AJ9000]

6. Any more ideas anyone on how we could bust/document e-voting fraud?

We've got video recording, what else?

[lostnotforgotten]

8. I reported To The Democratic Party And Major Democratic Candidate

No one took action.

[Sensitivity]

7. You now see why Rove is not worried. He controls the polls that matter

[mirandapriestly]

9. several weeks ago irregularities were reported to Kerry's

office and another democratic "leaders" office, I don't remember who, by a member of Bob Fitrakis' staff. Neither of them responded.

[kster]

11. Go Brad Blog, STILL the Democratic Politicians REMAIN SILENT

Suspicious, I would say so.......... Its time to read the writing on the wall............. Don't ya think........

[upi402]

13. this is just criminal

"...Administrator-, Mikel Haas, Instructs Poll Workers to NOT Tell Voters They May Vote on Paper Ballots if They Wish"

from link

[cascadiance]

16. They say "I voted Touch Screen" when I turned in my absentee ballot in San Diego this morning!

Brad, this will add more fuel to the fire on Mikel Haas's efforts to throw away our democracy along with throwing out paper ballots.

I voted absentee for the first time this year, and dropped off my ballot at the Voter Registrar's office this morning. When I handed it to the woman that was taking "dropoffs" of them from cars, she handed back to me a sticker that said "I Voted Touch Screen", instead of the traditional "I Voted" stickers I'd gotten in the past when I voted at the polls. This looks to be from Mikel Haas's office, since it says "County of San Diego" on it too. Are there going to be just plain "I Voted" stickers that people will get too? Will people voting on paper (IF they get the option to do that here) be forced to wear this sort of sticker instead of a NORMAL plain "I Voted" sticker?

Does this also make a comment that they intend to enter in all of our absentee ballots through Diebold TSX machines, which would be even worse, since we won't be able to monitor if it is flipping our votes when they do so.

I will try and find some time to scan this sticker in later when I get some time.

This sounds like a mess! Haas is such a Nazi! He needs to be personally sued after this election!

Folks, if you are taking a camera to monitor polls at the election next week, you might want to get the following button to help you record any vote flipping that might be going on that might otherwise not get recorded if we wait until after the fact when a voter complains.

http://www.cafepress.com/monitorevoting

[cascadiance]

18. Here's San Diego's Absentee Ballot "I Voted" sticker!

:eyes:

[In Truth We Trust]

17. K&R Hand Counted Paper Ballots NOW!

[Laelth]

19. For those looking to place blame ...

Remember who controls all 3 branches of the Federal Government? Who controls the executive branches of California, Ohio, and Florida? Not Democrats. There is virtually nothing the Democratic party can do about these problems.

imho

-Laelth

[robinlynne]

20. oh yes there is! They can get on tv and talk and scream! They can get the micro

phone. they are the ONLY ones who can make this stop right now!

[Laelth]

23. I understand your frustration.

But if they did that they'd be called sore losers, whiners, conspiracy theorists, or just plain loony. It's unlikely that the majority of Americans would not believe them. Or, at least, that, I think, is why they have been silent. It's a Republican with a conscience who will have to expose this corruption and bring down the Republican party. At the moment, the Democratic party lacks the power to do anything.

-Laelth

[wiggs]

21. Brad: what happened to local effort to decertify the special election voting machines

that were stored in poll workers' houses after the election?

[Taoschick]

22. Video cameras?

I wouldn't suggest taking a camera in until you check your state laws.