Favorable article about CA activism: timeline on certification.

[Stevepol]

http://www.californiachronicle.com/

Here's a very favorable review/article about the electronic voting machine mess in CA (from VotersUnite). It includes a good timeline of the events leading up to the present state of chaos.

WHERE'S THE HEARING ON THE DIEBOLD SECURITY FLAWS DISCOVERED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE?

By California Political Desk
March 2, 2006
NEW REPORT FROM DIEBOLD-HIRED TESTING COMPANY REVEALS SECURITY FLAWS IN MACHINES CERTIFIED BY SECRETARY OF STATE; BOWEN CRITICIZES SECRETARY'S REFUSAL TO PUBLICLY VETT TWO SOS-REQUESTED REPORTS IDENTIFYING SECURITY FLAWS IN DIEBOLD MACHINES.

SACRAMENTO: As the Secretary of State held a hearing today on whether voting systems from four manufacturers should be certified for use in California, Senator Debra Bowen (D-Redondo Beach), the chairwoman of the Senate Elections, Reapportionment & Constitutional Amendments Committee, criticized the Secretary's continuing refusal to hold a public hearing on the security flaws that have been identified in the Diebold systems he re-certified for use on February 17.

Link: http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=6437