Black Box Voting

[AlexHamilton]

Everyone make sure to check out Black Box Voting today. They have some major updates on their investigations in several states and could use some donations to keep them going. I have included the breaking news below, but hope you will still visit the site and donate to Bev's efforts.

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BREAKING -- SATURDAY NOV 13 2004: Black Box Voting has launched a fraud audit into Florida. Three investigators (Bev Harris, Andy Stephenson, and Kathleen Wynne) are in Florida right now. We will initiate hand counts on selected counties that have not fully complied with our Nov. 2 Freedom of Information request by Monday (Diebold counties) or Tuesday (other counties).

BREAKING -- SATURDAY NOV 13 2004: We have reports that both David Cobb (Green Party) and Michael Badnarik (Libertarian Party) will be filing for official recounts in Ohio. Black Box Voting is also launching a fraud audit in Ohio. Gotta be replaced: Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell. Please invoke the following name change on Blackwell immediately, as he is 2004's Katherine Harris. He should now be referred to at all times as "Katherine Blackwell." Please retain this moniker for any future runs for governor. How to be your own media. Spread the word. Latest Katherine Blackwell outrage: Failure to properly account for provisional ballots, and refusing to allow citizens to see the pollbooks.

BREAKING -- SATURDAY NOV 13 2004: Black Box Voting is implementing fraud diagnostics on the state of New Mexico. Information we recently received is indicative of widespread vote manipulation. We are not going to publicize the specifics here.

BREAKING -- SATURDAY NOV 13 2004: Black Box Voting is requesting legal assistance for a specific county in Georgia. Indications of corrupt voting processes, with possible criminal actions by local officials.

BREAKING -- SATURDAY NOV 13 2004: Black Box Voting is launching a fraud investigation on Pima County Arizona.

BREAKING -- SATURDAY NOV 13 2004: Black Box Voting is launching a fraud investigation on the state of Nevada. Pro bono legal help certified to practice in Nevada, needed immediately. Multiple irregularities. Need people to take affidavits from election workers, statewide.

BREAKING -- FRIDAY NOV 12 2004: Ralph Nader to audit Diebold machines in New Hampshire. According to Nader, the current situation with voting machines warrants investigation. Several elements make voting machines "probative" for investigation, according to Nader, a consumer affairs lawyer: proprietary ownership, secret code, vested interests, a high-value reward, and lack of any real consequences, or likelihood of getting caught, for vote manipulation. "We are told that shenanigans are just politics," said Nader at a press conference on Nov. 10. "Well, it's not politics. It's taking away people's votes."

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Alex Hamilton
Impeachment by the People

[brainshrub]

1. I breaks my heart to see them working so hard.

Last time, Greg Palast had a paper-trail, and nothing happened.

[bigmonkey]

2. Bartcop would say about this.

That you seem to be unwilling to fight, even a little bit.

[brainshrub]

3. Fighting isn't the issue.

I'm already involved in a local group to start looking into the problems with the machines here in Buncombe.

On Thursday night I attended the Dem party brainstorming meeting. When I brought up the machines, I was told repeatedly by the local chair, and the governor's rep for WNC: "We accepted the results, all the votes were counted."

My point is that for all the hard work that goes into proving how dangerous these machines are, the leadership treats all the info as if it was a UFO conspiracy theory.

If Kerry had fought to make sure every vote counted, like he said he would, Democracy would at least have a chance.

The BFEE is not worried about Bev Harris or all the investigations. Why should he? There is no viable, electable party
left to oppose him.