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In reply to the discussion: Judge freezes voting machines in three Georgia counties [View all]lostnfound
(16,173 posts)19. The patch right before early voting, or night before Election Day?
Right before Early Voting
Election Day-
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/04/georgia-election-machine-glitch-434065
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/elections/tech-issue-causes-voting-machines-in-spalding-county-to-go-down/85-1aa7d660-a2e3-441a-ab56-1ffeebc5adcf
In a court document, Hursti says when Fulton updated its voting machines last week
"there was no inventory management present for the USB sticks";
"permitting the easy substitution of USB sticks containing malware";
He said he observed repeated human errors while many workers were texting and making phone calls while working.
Although the state has described the software upgrade as routine, Hursti says its much more than that.
"This is really a comparison of, if you are moving a little bit of furniture in your living room? Or you are moving load-bearing walls? This is a change moving load-bearing walls," Hursti said. "These kind of changes would need to be tested thoroughly. And he says with early voting starting Monday, that cant happen..
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/elections/voting-machines-critics/85-e6f50404-3e60-43be-b194-4899f4e8309c
"there was no inventory management present for the USB sticks";
"permitting the easy substitution of USB sticks containing malware";
He said he observed repeated human errors while many workers were texting and making phone calls while working.
Although the state has described the software upgrade as routine, Hursti says its much more than that.
"This is really a comparison of, if you are moving a little bit of furniture in your living room? Or you are moving load-bearing walls? This is a change moving load-bearing walls," Hursti said. "These kind of changes would need to be tested thoroughly. And he says with early voting starting Monday, that cant happen..
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/elections/voting-machines-critics/85-e6f50404-3e60-43be-b194-4899f4e8309c
Election Day-
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/04/georgia-election-machine-glitch-434065
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/politics/elections/tech-issue-causes-voting-machines-in-spalding-county-to-go-down/85-1aa7d660-a2e3-441a-ab56-1ffeebc5adcf
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I'm sure they were tested before the election, nothing wrong with rechecking after the election,
KS Toronado
Nov 2020
#32
Just need to reaudit the audit until all the d's win or Georgia is bankrupt.
LiberalArkie
Nov 2020
#42
Yeah. Let's kick out the machine votes and count only the paper mail-in ballots.
NCjack
Nov 2020
#64
The hearing was not announced on the court's docket and appears not to have been open to the press o
patricia92243
Nov 2020
#4
certainly does. And probably is. Judge shopping pays off after 30 tries??
Evolve Dammit
Nov 2020
#30
If all of the voting machines in large counties are frozen, and voting starts in 2 weeks,
LisaL
Nov 2020
#13
This idiotic ruling needs to be appealed then - or the period they are frozen be limited
karynnj
Nov 2020
#18
Sounds like a reasonable action to me. Far more reasonable than erasing evidence inside the
Nitram
Nov 2020
#14
Standing has to do with the plaintiff's place of residence, not their attorney's.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Nov 2020
#37
Perfect solution. My only concern was preserving any potential evidence that supported either side.
Nitram
Dec 2020
#66
Virginia, where I live, also scans a copy of every ballot before it is turned in. I was very worried
Nitram
Nov 2020
#23
Irony is dead "Russia, if you're listening ...." & Rudy the Ukrainian Envoy
bucolic_frolic
Nov 2020
#21
The same was true of the 2016 election. Clinton lost through a multiplicity of internal and
Nitram
Nov 2020
#26
Having a 100% paper election is perfect- the GOP will not be ble to dispute when they lose
RainCaster
Nov 2020
#38
Bingo. All this seditious talk by the dumpster should provide leverage for paper ballots and
c-rational
Nov 2020
#40
This is what I have been considering with flip votes. Someone vote Biden, vote flipped for Trump,
LizBeth
Nov 2020
#51
We do not get the receipt. And we would be the one to need one so we could verify it voted for who
LizBeth
Nov 2020
#63
Early voting begins on Dec 14th. Judge needs to get these machines checked out or replaced
iluvtennis
Nov 2020
#53