Md. elections board in hot water

[cybildisobedience]

Looks like an investigation will be launched after yesterday's debacle:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/13/AR2006091301298.html

[electropop]

1. Maybe the spectacular failure will put the spotlight on vapor voting.

It's a great demonstration of how horrible it is. Of course, most are blissfully unaware of the invisible deceptions that also are part of the vapor voting catastrophe.

[Bitwit1234]

2. Election in MD

I think there was a set too about a year ago, when Ehrlich fired the head of the Elections Board who had been there for 25 years and replaced them with his own pick. Or was that something else. I know he got his axe man to fire all the democrats in Maryland service and replace them with republicans, I thought it happened at the election board also.

[stepnw1f]

3. It's Pretty Simple

Never ever should our election system be handled by corporate entities. They can't be trusted!

It's that simple.

[Metta]

4. Great artcle.

I really hope this thing has legs.

[Selatius]

5. Why can't we follow the German Federation's lead?

In Germany, you vote on paper ballots that are not complex, technical, or difficult to count. They do not require much in the form of equipment unlike these machines to operate. You don't need computer equipment to count them. All you need are poll monitors and professional civil service workers.

[MissWaverly]

6. first certify RESULTS then we investigate

You know what that means, after they certify, the winner is the winner, and if the loser
got the most votes, BIG WHOOP! Step right up, see your democracy in action, hurry, hurry,
hurry to the big amazing vote process brought to you BY Diebold and their amazing electronic
machines. Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!!!

[undergroundpanther]

7. If Diebold wants

To vaporize our Votes... Why don't we Vaporize thier fucking "Proprietary" fuckup machines with some baseball bats and... have a real vote,next time..IF there is a next time.. with hand counts, papers pens and if need be,purple fingers.

Dammit. We do not have to accept what Diebold wants us to do we? We KNOW how to VOTE. So Lets VOTE without Diebold's "help" next time.A baseball bat can be a vote too.A vote against Diebold..