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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRomney Family Investment Ties To Voting Machine Co That Could Decide The Election Causing Concern
Its 3:00 a.m. on November 7, 2012.
With the painfully close presidential election now down to who wins the battleground state of Ohio, no network dares to call the race and risk repeating the mistakes of 2000 when a few networks jumped the gun on picking a winner.
As the magic boards used by the networks go up close and personal on every county in the Buckeye State, word begins to circulate that there might be a snafu with some electronic voting machines in a number of Cincinnati based precincts. There have already been complaints that broken machines were not being quickly replaced in precincts that tend to lean Democratic and now, word is coming in that there may be some software issues.
The network political departments get busy and, in short order, discover that the machines used in Hamilton County, Ohiothe county home of Cincinnati are supplied by Hart Intercivic, a national provider of voting systems in use in a wide variety of counties scattered throughout the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Hawaii, Colorado and Ohio.
A quick Internet search reveals that there may be reason for concern.
more . . . http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/10/20/romney-family-investment-ties-to-voting-machine-company-that-could-decide-the-election-causes-concern/
bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)Last edited Sun Oct 21, 2012, 11:24 PM - Edit history (1)
Problem is, hacking the vote happens so invisibly; which is why this story really does
need legs and should become an important piece in the mosaic of multi-layered cheating
tactics the GOP are employing 2012. It truly is The Big Lie, and it is closing in for
the kill, of democracy in America.
Someone please tell Holder to deal with THIS rather than ruining the lives of people
participating in perfectly legal and above board Medical Marijuana programs.
United Nations-affiliated election monitors from Europe and central Asia will be at polling places around the U.S. looking for voter suppression activities by conservative groups, a concern raised by civil rights groups during a meeting this week. The intervention has drawn criticism from a prominent conservative-leaning group combating election fraud.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a United Nations partner on democratization and human rights projects, will deploy 44 observers from its human rights office around the country on Election Day to monitor an array of activities, including potential disputes at polling places. It's part of a broader observation mission that will send out an additional 80 to 90 members of parliament from nearly 30 countries.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/263141-international-monitors-at-polling-places-draw-criticism-from-voter-fraud-group
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)I do admit I get a somewhat perverse chuckle when envisioning some Red State election workers being "observed" by, say, a French UN employee. The Rapture must be nigh.