Ohio's high court enters voting-machine dispute

[MelissaB]

Ohio's high court enters voting-machine dispute

BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU


COLUMBUS - The Ohio Supreme Court yesterday waded into the battle between Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell and a voting-machine manufacturer that claims Mr. Blackwell's actions have cost it millions of dollars.


At Mr. Blackwell's request, the high court agreed to consider whether a lawsuit filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court by Nebraska-based Election Systems & Software should be moved to the Ohio Court of Claims, which usually handles monetary claims against state officials.

An agreement with Franklin County Judge Dale Crawford has given the 32 counties that joined the ES&S suit until Sept. 15 to decide which voting machines they want and has given manufacturers until Nov. 1 to win certification for computerized touch-screen voting devices they want to sell.

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"Why are they afraid to have the discovery process go forward?" asked Jill Friedman, spokesman for ES&S.

"The fact that the secretary of state's office would try to remove from this case is just another example of how hard they will work to eliminate choice from Ohio's voting system selection process."


More: http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050715/NEWS02/507150449

[Botany]

1. Gee

EE & S vs Dibold vs Triad vs Sequoia

all repug run

[MelissaB]

2. At this point, I'm wondering if there is any hope

for election reform. :shrug: We are in deep...

[Botany]

3. at least in Ohio

"they" run everything .......

I saw the fraud 1st hand and heard it too last November ..... it was
massive .... but the press here does nothing ....... and the State
Democratic Party has a few suspects too. Fact the election theft
needed the help of some registered dems on county BOEs ..... although
I think some just registered dem so as to work in the BOEs .......

[autorank]

4. I seem to remember some irate citizens occupying the State House

This was after they stole Ohio. I don't think Taft was at 17% then. Now they'll try to steal it and everybody in the whole state will know it. Wonder how many visitors the State House after election day 2006.

If there is any group of electoin fraud activists who can prevent State House overcrowding, it's the activists in Ohio.

Punish them with the bright light of publicity and truth!!!

Great Election Fraud Tool

ps. The Toledo Blade deserves a Pulitzer and a Nobel Prize!