Please let the officials in Kosciusko County, Indiana know that blackbox voting machines can be programmed to deliver whatever result the manufacturer chooses.
Tell them to buy optical-scan ballots which can be re-counted instead.
http://www.timeswrsw.com/N1201041.HTMCounty Commissioners See Demonstrations Of Voting Machines From Two Companies
BY DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer
Two companies demonstrated their voting machines Tuesday to the Kosciusko County commissioners.
After the presentations were over, the commissioners unanimously voted MicroVote General Corp., Indianapolis, as their first choice to work with on purchasing new voting equipment. If the county and MicroVote cannot come to an agreement, the commissioners will approach their second choice, Voting Technologies International, Milwaukee, Wis.
Clerk of the Circuit Court Sharon Christner will meet with MicroVote and present cost estimates to the commissioners Dec. 28. The commissioners hope to make their recommendation on the purchase to the county council at the council’s Jan. 13 meeting.
The Help America Vote Act requires that by Jan. 1, 2006, new voting machines must be in place nationwide, with no more punch card or lever systems. If the county follows proper procedure, the federal government will reimburse the county for the purchase of the equipment up to approximately $600,000.
Ron Truex, middle district county commissioner, said the county has looked into new voting machines for the past several months. They narrowed it down to two, MicroVote and Voting Technologies, to make presentations Tuesday so the commissioners could make a recommendation to the county council.
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