Tue Aug 28, 2012, 06:53 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Voting Machine 'Sleepovers' in Alaska Pose Serious Risk to Today's Primary ElectionLast edited Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:05 PM USA/ET - Edit history (2)
Source: BRAD BLOG
EXCLUSIVE: Voting Machine 'Sleepovers' in Alaska Pose Serious Risk to Today's Primary Election Same vulnerable systems set for use in 24 states this November... Apparently, they never learn. Or they just don't care. It's Primary Election day in Alaska today, with voters heading to the polls to cast mostly paper ballots for U.S. House of Representative candidates, state House and Senate candidates and two ballot measures (one concerning property taxes and another concerning new Alaska Coastal Management Program standards for the review of projects in coastal areas.) While turnout is expected to be low, at least the Diebold optical-scan machines are fully rested and ready to go after their lengthy "sleepovers" at poll workers' houses in the days prior to today's elections! Yes, the state of Alaska still sends their incredibly vulnerable Diebold optical-scan systems home with poll workers days before the election, where they can do whatever they like with them, so they can bring them to the polls on the morning of Election Day. For example, here's a photo of one of those machines that will be in use today, as obtained from an Alaskan source over the weekend by The BRAD BLOG. The machine appears as if it has received a full going over at the workshop of one of the poll workers who enjoyed the time spent with their machine during the several days of "sleepover" over the past week... 
Alaska, like some 24 states across the country, still uses the exact same system (as seen above from the Alaska poll worker) which was used to flip an entire mock election in Leon County, FL in such a way that only a manual hand-count of the paper ballots would have revealed that the results had been reversed after the machine's memory card was accessed and manipulated by a computer security expert. The haunting event was revealed in the climactic final scene of HBO's Emmy-nominated 2006 documentary Hacking Democracy... FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=9515 Read more: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=9515
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Author | Time | Post |
 EXCLUSIVE: Voting Machine 'Sleepovers' in Alaska Pose Serious Risk to Today's Primary Election (Original post) |
BradBlog | Aug 2012 | OP |
| valerief | Aug 2012 | #1 | |
| BradBlog | Aug 2012 | #2 | |
| valerief | Aug 2012 | #3 | |
| BradBlog | Aug 2012 | #4 | |
| Canuckistanian | Aug 2012 | #5 | |
| BradBlog | Aug 2012 | #10 | |
| Ken Burch | Aug 2012 | #6 | |
| IDemo | Aug 2012 | #7 | |
| BradBlog | Aug 2012 | #11 | |
| defacto7 | Aug 2012 | #8 | |
| valerief | Aug 2012 | #16 | |
| roguevalley | Aug 2012 | #9 | |
| BradBlog | Aug 2012 | #12 | |
| Arctic Dave | Aug 2012 | #13 | |
| blkmusclmachine | Aug 2012 | #14 | |
| Coyotl | Aug 2012 | #15 | |
| valerief | Aug 2012 | #17 | |
| Coyotl | Aug 2012 | #18 | |
| valerief | Aug 2012 | #19 | |
| Coyotl | Aug 2012 | #20 | |
| valerief | Aug 2012 | #21 | |
| Marthe48 | Aug 2012 | #22 |
Response to BradBlog (Original post)
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 07:53 PM
valerief (35,729 posts)
1. Another election stolen while officials look the other way.
Response to BradBlog (Reply #2)
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:16 PM
valerief (35,729 posts)
3. OMG! The real Brad? The elections god? You responded to me!
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Happy dance.
Thanks so much for all your coverage on our elections! Your blog is a wealth of information. Actually, I read your subject line and was expecting *another* election to be stolen by fiddled-with, diddled-with voting machines. The voting process in the U.S. is so screwed up, I've decided the only voting process I trust is the one used by American Idol. (Not that I watch the show or even mean I trust American Idol voting, but my sarcasm is far from brilliant.) |
Response to valerief (Reply #3)
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 09:33 PM
4. It's a slow day ;-)
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Just kidding! Thanks for the kind words and for the happy dance!
Actually, I read your subject line and was expecting *another* election to be stolen by fiddled-with, diddled-with voting machines.
The night (and year) is young. 
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Response to BradBlog (Original post)
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:21 PM
Canuckistanian (42,279 posts)
5. I'll never understand why this is STILL a problem
Response to Canuckistanian (Reply #5)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 01:53 AM
10. Tell me about it...
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to tell you the truth, Brad, I probably learned everything I know about voting machines from YOUR site.
Well, there's your problem right there!  |
Response to BradBlog (Original post)
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:25 PM
Ken Burch (31,335 posts)
6. sleepovers?
Response to BradBlog (Original post)
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 11:05 PM
7. Can you describe what the soldering iron was intended for?
Response to BradBlog (Original post)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 12:08 AM
defacto7 (3,616 posts)
8. There's really nothing
Response to defacto7 (Reply #8)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 08:32 AM
valerief (35,729 posts)
16. But, oh, why, do they need to cuddle them? nt
Response to BradBlog (Original post)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 12:25 AM
roguevalley (32,830 posts)
9. damn. I voted today. I watched someone at the election place ask for ID and I waited to see
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if they would for me since I have voted at the city hall here in Soldotna for 36 years. They did but someone recognized me. I was pissed.
By the by, Brad, you do God's work. Thanks for keeping this topic hot. |
Response to roguevalley (Reply #9)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 02:04 AM
12. Thanks, but...
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By the by, Brad, you do God's work.
Wish God would contribute to The BRAD BLOG every now and again! Could use it! (Since I'm doing his work and all!)
But, all kidding aside, thank you, RV. |
Response to BradBlog (Original post)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 03:05 AM
Arctic Dave (12,643 posts)
13. Interesting.
Response to BradBlog (Original post)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 08:29 AM
15. Once people realize voting machine technology was engineered TO STEAL elections
Response to Coyotl (Reply #15)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 08:33 AM
valerief (35,729 posts)
17. Only an armed revolution can save us. nt
Response to valerief (Reply #17)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 09:20 AM
18. Armed revolution would destroy what it took centuries to accomplish
Response to Coyotl (Reply #18)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 09:58 AM
valerief (35,729 posts)
19. It's the only thing that ever works. Establishment of unions took violence. nt
Response to valerief (Reply #19)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 12:39 PM
20. NO! Establishment of unions took opposition to violence.
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There is a big difference between acting violently and opposing violence. Just ask Ghandi
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Response to Coyotl (Reply #20)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 01:06 PM
valerief (35,729 posts)
21. Gandhi didn't start our unions. I didn't say the unionists started the violence, but
Response to BradBlog (Original post)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 04:41 PM
22. What is the best way to vote to get it counted for the right candidate?
