WISH-TV Breaks ES&S Voting Machine Failure Story

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From Bradblog:

Guest Blogged by John Gideon

Proving that local TV News stations actually can serve their viewers by actually investigating stuff that matters, and then reporting on it, Indianapolis' WISH-TV 8 does it again. In yet another report on local election problems, WISH-TV has been keeping their viewers informed with a series of stories on voting issues.

"Well, once again, a Voting Machine Company is breaking Indiana law and violating county contracts," the story by reporter Pam Elliot began.

Last night, WISH TV 8 reported on the failure of Elections Systems & Software (ES&S) to perform up to their contract with their customers. That contract: to provide ballots to voters and touch-screen voting equipment that actually works.

Johnson County Indiana was supposed to have their ES&S iVotronic DRE (touch-screen) machines set-up and in use for "absentee voting". However, contrary to their contract and, as WISH TV reports, in violation of state law, ES&S has failed to program the counties "smart cards" with ballot definitions. Which means the voting machines are of no use.

more:

http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002653.htm

[hippiechick]

1. WRTV-6 also did a snip on absentee's in Johnson Co.

... who have to :cry: vote by hand! (GASP!) :sarcasm: and how ES&S hasn't delivered the 'batteries' for the machines yet. My question: what exactly needs to be programmed into those 'batteries' ?

WISH-TV's follow up showed the Marion Co Election Board Meeting this morning that ES&S was asked to attend but skipped, claiming they 'weren't aware attendance was mandatory'. :wtf: If you have a product to sell and a contract to fulfill, and problems already in the making with said product --- you damn well know to show up when invited to ANY meeting - 'mandatory' or not !! :freak:


Grrr.