Black Box Voting, Invisable Ballots..... (03-26-06, Updated 08-19-07)
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Black Box Voting
Black Box Voting-Wikipedia
"Black Box Voting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Box_Voting) signifies (usually on electronic systems that don't print paper ballots) which reports a result without allowing proper verfication or auditability of the votes and totals.
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August 15, 2007 boing boing
"Dan Rather reports on defective touchscreen voting machines" http://www.boingboing.net/2007/08/15/dan_rather_reports_o.html
See Message Board-General August 19, 2007 at: Wicker Park Message Board.
April 22, 2006 Chicago Tribune
"Cook, city officials vow to fix* voting problems"
By John Chase Tribune staff reporter See Message Board-General April 22, 2006 at: Wicker Park Message Board.
WEB COMMENT: Fix*? A Freudian slip? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freudian_slip)
April 22, 2006 Email from Gerald Murphy, Cook County Chamber of Commerce
"Cook County Board Hearing April 27, 2006 - 2006 Primary Election"
See Message Board-General April 22, 2006 at: Wicker Park Message Board.
April 14, 2006 Chicago Tribune
"Election called a mess | Losing Candidates, GOP* say tallies still aren't accurate"
By Josh Noel Tribune staff reporter
See Message Board-General April 14, 2006 at: Wicker Park Message Board.
(*See Cook County Republican Central Committee at: http://www.cookrepublicans.com. There is not any mention of the Cook County 2006 primary elections in the Cook County Democratic web site. Cook County Democratic Party at: http://www.cookcountydems.com.)
April 8, 2006 Vcrisis
"Alderman Burke Alerts About Chavez's Involvement in US Elections"
By Aleksander Boyd http://www.vcrisis.com/index.php?content=letters/200604081614 or see Message Board-General April10, 2006 at: Wicker Park Message Board.
April 8, 2006 Chicago Tribune
"Alderman sees a plot in voting machines | Burke connects dots to Venezuela leader"
By Gary Washburn Tribune staff reporter
See Message Board-General April 8, 2006 at: Wicker Park Message Board.
April 8, 2006 Chicago Sun-Times
"Burke: Ballot snafu was conspiracy | Says potential there for Venezuean firm to control U.S. Elections"
By Fran Spielman City Hall Reporter (See Chicago Sun-Times for full article)
April 7, 2006 abc7chicago
"Alderman: Election Day troubles could be part of 'international conspiracy'"
By Andy Shaw See http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=;ocal&id=4065162 or Messsage Board-General April 10, 2006 at: Wicker Park Message Board.
April 7, 2006 Chicago Sun-Times
"Problems in Pennsylvania with voting firm used here"
By Steve Patterson Staff Reporter
"The company that provided voting machines for the problem-plagued primary here two weeks ago is under fire in Pennsylvania, where software problems and concerns about the potential for fraud have led one county to shift its contract to a competing firm.
"Allegheny County was set to spend $12 million dollars with Sequoia Voting Systems (http://www.sequoiavote.com) for its May primary, but two days of state testing on the voting equipment -- different than what was used here -- raised concerns, officials said.
"County officials there will have a public hearing on the problems today, as a Chicago City Council committee is set to have its own public hearing on whether to withhold payments to Sequoia because of past primary problems here.
"Many election judges struggled to send results electronically after the March 21 primary, causing totals to be delayed for days.
"Systems 'totally different'
"Sequoia spokeswoman Michelle Shafer said the systems -- and the problems experienced -- in Pennsylvania 'are totally different' from those in Chicago and Cook County.
"While voter here used optical-scan and touch-screen machines, officials in Pennsylvania tested push-button machines, said Kevin Evanto, spokesman for the Allegheny County chief executive.
"But he said a software problem, followed by a computer science professor's ability to manipulate vote totals during testing, caused concern among officials and with their May 16 primary looming, the move to another voting system.
"Pennsylvania officials are set to retest Sequoia to consider it for certification, a state spokesman said."
March 31, 2006 rense.com
"Forget Dubai -- Worry About Smartmatic (http://www.smartmatic.com) instead"
By Richard Brad http://www.rense.com/general70/forget.htm
