Diebold voting machines decertified in Colorado

[JGalt]

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/politics/14875334/detail.html

DENVER -- Colorado's top election official decertified electronic voting machines used in some of the state's largest counties on Monday, including Denver, Arapahoe and Jefferson. The devices are also used in Pueblo, Mesa and Elbert counties. Secretary of State Mike Coffman cited security or accuracy problems in the decertified machines.

A number of electronic scanners used to count ballots were also decertified, including a type used by Boulder County. Coffman said the system had a 1 percent error rate when counting ballots. "So for every 100 ballots we tested, we found there was an error with one of those ballots," Coffman said.

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The way I see it, this is good for the campaign. Maybe they'll start decertifying those horrid, security-less Diebold machines in other states now.

 

[fgd]

Thank $DEITY.

 

[ELT]

Of course Diebold would say "99% accuracy is great!".

I'm glad to see this happen. I wish it would happen all over the country in fact. We need to go back to paper ballots in fact. And outside reps from each party need to be there for checks and balances to keep things honest during the entire couting process (even when they add the votes up centrally). Too much at stake here to allow fraud. We need to make this happen or we'll get shafted. You know they don't want Ron Paul in office as President. He's a threat to these crooks' very existence in some cases!

 

[apropos]

'Critical' flaws in voting systems worry Ohio

Ohio's electronic voting systems have such significant security vulnerabilities that the machines do little to ensure the integrity of the elections, stated a report released on Friday by Ohio's Secretary of State.

The report, dubbed the Evaluation and Validation of Election Related Equipment, Standards and Testing (EVEREST), described the conclusions of two analysis firms -- Denver-based SysTest Labs and Columbus, Ohio-based MicroSolved -- and three academic teams to test election systems made by Premier, ES&S and Hart InterCivic. The manufacturers' systems failed to meet any of twelve baseline security criteria -- such as the use of a firewall, end-to-end encryption and secure development practices -- except for ES&S's system, which met one of the criteria.

http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/646

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

DIEBOLD is absolutely CORRUPT!

DIEBOLD is absolutely CORRUPT!

Talk about the BIGGEST CONTROVERSY in WORLDWIDE POLITICAL ELECTIONS PROCESSES!

DIEBOLD's MACHINES SHOULD BE SCRAPPED & a CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION STARTED IMMEDIATELY on this CORPORATION!

There's a ton of YOUTUBE vids on the "FIXED & BROKEN" VOTING MACHINES!

You also have to do alot of research to the corporations and executives with campaign contributions, contracts, associations, and appointments.

Like the Georgia Government Voting OFFICIAL, handed a FAT JOB at DIEBOLD... but that's just the tip of the CORRUPTION ICE BERG.

 

[Johnyhotrod]

It's embarrassing that we can learn a thing or two about how to run an election from the Venezualan's.

Their vote is electronic, carried out by an independent, non corporate branch. You select your candidate on a touch screen, are asked if you are sure etc... when your selection is final, the machine records your choice electronically as well as on PAPER. You deposit the paper in a secured ballot box.

The votes are counted electronically, and these results are then compared to an independent count of the actual paper receipts (a very large random sample is counted... 50% or so), If the paper count and the electronic count match, presto.

 

[Man from La Mancha]

It's embarrassing that we can learn a thing or two about how to run an election from the Venezualan's.

Their vote is electronic, carried out by an independent, non corporate branch. You select your candidate on a touch screen, are asked if you are sure etc... when your selection is final, the machine records your choice electronically as well as on PAPER. You deposit the paper in a secured ballot box.

The votes are counted electronically, and these results are then compared to an independent count of the actual paper receipts (a very large random sample is counted... 50% or so), If the paper count and the electronic count match, presto.

We don't need frigging machines which always can be tampered with. Hand vote counting in small precinct groups takes no time and can be witnessed by the voters is the only way period. I love gadgets and technology but not here. What a complete waste of money. CLEAR PLASTIC BALLOT BOXES ONLY.

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[Malakai0]

I'd rather no electronic all paper ballots, counted by volunteers and locally elected officials.

Any election can be hacked with enough money and dishonest people involved though.

Is there any action against the DB machines in Florida?

 

[I Use Dial]

Vote by absentee ballot. Leaves a pure paper trail.

 

[The Only Woj]

why not have illegal aliens count the votes? counting votes is certainly a job Americans don't want to do (that's why we have these easily manipulatable electronic voting systems). I say, let the illegals do it.