2005/11/19
For Diebold California Is The New Ohio
The Raw Story is covering the Diebold re-certification mess. Seems the Voting System Panel (CA's voting system certification authority) has been disbanded on the eve of a public commentary.
Anybody else think this smells fishier than a sushi joint in a heat wave?
Other juicy tidbits include the fact that the Secretary of State's office is providing a tape recorder and stenographer in case the public wants to comment anyway... with nobody freakin' listening! Also, is seems that only re-certification test done so far was conducted in secret, in violation of state law, by a consultant who may not be impartial.
Looks like Diebold really, Really, REALLY wants to be our voting system. And I so love those little arrow sheets we use in SF.
Anybody else think this smells fishier than a sushi joint in a heat wave?
Other juicy tidbits include the fact that the Secretary of State's office is providing a tape recorder and stenographer in case the public wants to comment anyway... with nobody freakin' listening! Also, is seems that only re-certification test done so far was conducted in secret, in violation of state law, by a consultant who may not be impartial.
Looks like Diebold really, Really, REALLY wants to be our voting system. And I so love those little arrow sheets we use in SF.
2 Comments:
scary story,
what is the most effective
thing a working stiff can do to help stop them?
got names? phone numbers? addresses?
thanks for your helping by
pointing these things out.
m
what is the most effective
thing a working stiff can do to help stop them?
got names? phone numbers? addresses?
thanks for your helping by
pointing these things out.
m
CEPN is the organization that is following this most closely. They've got a lot of good info. Apparently the hearing was held, but I haven't heard anything more. Just a mic and a tape recorder.
