Decision 2004
New voting equipment didn't pass state muster
Marion County clerk says Omaha company tried to cover up error by reinstalling old software.
By John Fritze
john.fritze@indystar.com
April 21, 2004
Marion County's optical-scan voting system was not ready for its debut last fall because it used unapproved software the manufacturer later tried to replace in a cover-up, Marion County Clerk Doris Anne Sadler said Tuesday.
The revelation, which came two weeks before the May 4 primaries, raised questions about the Omaha-based company, Election Systems & Software, that provides voting equipment to 41 counties and more than half of Indiana's registered voters.
"It's a trust issue on something that's very important to the public," said Sadler, a
Republican, who was not clerk when the machines were purchased.
"We're not buying tomato sauce here. We're conducting an election."Sadler called for an emergency meeting of the Marion County Election Board on Thursday to decide whether the officials should take some action against the company. She said the primary and general elections would proceed as planned with the correct equipment.
much more...
http://www.indystar.com/articles/2/139985-5092-009.htmlThis is the company that R - Chuck Hagel has ownership that helped him win his Senate seat in a landslide. Research a 2002 election in San Luis Opisbo where their optical scan central tabulator "phoned home" in the middle of an election.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/HL0309/S00067.htm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ellen Theisen
360-437-9922
ellen@votersunite.org
Voters Unite in 22 States to Challenge Myths about E-Voting
Port Ludlow, WA, Wednesday, April 21. Yesterday, at 1:00 ET, 41 groups of people in 22 different states simultaneously hand-delivered copies of "Myth Breakers for Election Officials" to their local election officials.
"Myth Breakers for Election Officials," is a 57-page research document detailing facts such as:
- HAVA misunderstandings
- recent election disasters
- price comparisons of e-voting systems
- hidden costs of DREs
- election complexities of DREs
- alternative HAVA-compliant voting systems
In response to a call from a VotersUnite!, a non-partisan voter awareness organization, grassroots organizations collaborated with each other to kick off "Project Myth Breaker," a grassroots effort to deliver an eye-opening document on e-voting into the hands of every local election official in the United States.
The website www.VotersUnite.org was launched less than two weeks before the kick-off, and the call to action came only a week before the event.
Ellen Theisen, co-founder of VotersUnite! and former Executive Director of VerifiedVoting.org said, "The response from around the country was overwhelming! People are so concerned about the problems with electronic voting that they jump at the chance to take some action to educate others."
"Many of the officials who received the document were grateful to have the information," she added. "The President of the Connecticut Registrars Association made sure that every one of the 169 Registrars in Connecticut downloaded a copy of the document."
Brief recaps of some of the kick-off events are at (
http://www.votersunite.org/takeaction/kickoff.htm)
VotersUnite! has received commitments from individuals and local organizations in eight states to deliver copies to every county in their states, and many other individuals are still signing up for their own and neighboring counties.
There are still a lot of states to be done, so don't be shy to help out.
www.votersunite.org
Members of the press are invited to download the document, which is at (
http://www.votersunite.org/takeaction/mythbreakers.pdf)
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