Bowen decertifies ALL electronic voting machines in CA!

[Liberty Belle]

Details just in at www.bradblog.com

I love this quote:
reject suggestion that I should not make changes to voting systems simply because of cost...When NASA finds a problem, they don't continue just because they've already spent the money. They scrub the mission and spend the money to get it right. We must do same with elections.
:toast:

(note: I've edited this post to reflect Brad's update, just posted)

[AtomicKitten]

1. HOORAY!!!!

[rumpel]

2. yes

:toast:

Greetings to Ms McCormack and a very good night.

[Liberty Belle]

3. Watch for a blue tidal wave to sweep over California

[WhiteTara]

20. watch out for the upcoming ballot initiative to steal

the Blue Tidal Wave.

Unfortunately, I think that most Democrats, and especially the Greens will go for the initiative because it sounds so FAIR. I mean really, one person, one vote sounds great, but it will take at least 20 of the electoral votes right off the top. Most races are within just a few votes and this will keep the pukes in the WH for at least the next 4 years, and maybe for the rest of my lifetime.

This ballot initiative is to be set up for the primary race to take effect in November. If anyone can think of the right words to stop this oncoming freight train, please speak them! We need a slogan or meme to repeat over and over.

Okay, my rant, my fear :rant:

[fed-up]

4. worth staying up late for-I had to ask for paper ballot last two times I voted-nt

[Liberty Belle]

5. Give this a recommendation so everyone will see, please!

Paper ballots are worthless if counted on the electronic scanners, which are easily rigged, too.

That's why Bowen ordered hand counting - thank goodness!


:kick:

[MalloyLiberal]

6. Not long before they recall her

And Gov. Schwarrzenager names an uber-rightwing conservative.

[Liberty Belle]

7. Kinda tough to recall a hero when they don't control the voting machines. :-)

[MalloyLiberal]

16. They made Kevin Shelley resign.

[WhiteTara]

21. She's squeaky clean

and he f*ed up

[aquart]

11. Thank you for your concern.

It's currently unwarranted.

[unlawflcombatnt]

8. Great News. Thanks for this update

As a California voter, I had wondered how Bowen's review of the electronic voting machines had turned out. This is excellent news. At least we've removed one potential source of voter fraud here in California.

[Hekate]

9. Thank Gods. Talk about a ray of sunlight!

I'm gonna do my happy dance all the way to bed now! Thank you so much for posting this spectacular news!
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Hekate

[aquart]

10. I think Bradblog may have crashed.

I just timed out trying to get in.

[BradBlog]

15. Back up again. All is well (NT)

[MonkeyFunk]

12. Yes

but they can be recertified if they fix certain security problems.


http://www.fresnobee.com/384/story/103670.html

[aquart]

13. Did you read those requirements?

They aren't cosmetic.

[MonkeyFunk]

14. oh, I know

I'm just pointing out that this decision does not mean electronic voting machines won't be used in CA.

[aquart]

22. Agreed. They can be used for the handicapped.

But ONLY if five handicapped people vote on them. To preserve anonymity. That doesn't look like a lot of anticipated use to me.

She slaughtered them. What will be interesting is to see if they even attempt to achieve recertification. Because I don't see where they've met those requirements. Do you?

[Perry Logan]

17. The Republicans had to cheat to win. And they still lost!

[polichick]

18. OMG!

A public official with OVARIES!!!!!!

[aquart]

23. Oh, I LIKE the way you put that.

[Robson]

19. Maybe this will start a movement that finds its way east

and convince other states to decertify all machines that are questionnable.

[glitch]

24. Bowen is awesome. K & R nt

[K8-EEE]

25. Was inka-vote a problem?

That's the only way I've ever voted....well in 2004 I voted early on a touchscreen Diebold machine, that was s sick feeling....

[noamnety]

26. um ... not sure about this part:

When NASA finds a problem, they don't continue just because they've already spent the money

Challenger?