Secretary of State Betty Ireland defended her selection of touch-screen voting machines

[Hubert Flottz]

ES&S official left company in May

Ireland gave man an award Thursday for voting innovation

By Paul J. Nyden
Staff writer

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And while Ireland praises both Greenhalgh and his former employer, other states have rejected ES&S voting machines because of alleged security and accuracy problems.

An independent study determined that ES&S touch-screen machines could be "compromised and modified without detection, conceivably occurring before, during or after an election," presenting "serious risks to election integrity."

In recent days, at least 14 voters from Jackson, Putnam, Berkeley, Ohio, Monongalia and Greenbrier counties have told The Charleston Gazette that ES&S machines switched their votes from Democratic to Republican candidates.

No one has contacted The Gazette to say a voting machine flipped Republican votes to Democratic candidates. MORE...

http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200810250560

[Lasher]

1. Are any of the State Supreme Court votes being switched?

Margret Workman (D) appears to have a comfortable lead in her bid for one of the two seats but it's a closer race between Menis Ketchum (D) and Beth Walker (R) for the other one.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=185&topic_id=3207#3210

I suppose the average voter would be more focused on their vote for president but this race deserves scrutiny.

[Hubert Flottz]

2. I haven't heard anything but you're right it's a race to watch...

You can bet some sleazy big coal operators are watching it.