Reply #74: I watched it happen and knew. Then, along with Tfc, I did an ...

[understandinglife]

... analysis of Snohomish County, WA State (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=203&topic_id=208547). Let me quote from that study:

III. Conclusion

In the Washington State Governor’s race and Presidential race, the Democratic candidate performed substantially better in pre-election polls compared to official vote tally; and, for the Presidential race, the Democratic candidate (per ref 3) showed a distinctly better exit poll than official vote tally. In addition, for the two counties (Snohomish and Yakima) which used electronic voting without paper trails (“black box” voting), the Democratic candidates in both races performed considerably better in the absentee voting (which was counted by hand and therefore not susceptible to electronic manipulation) than in the electronic “black box” voting held on election day. When these facts are added to the fact that the software used to count the electronic vote is secret and not available to public viewing, serious suspicions are aroused about the integrity of the election in Snohomish and Yakima Counties, which demand further investigation.

IV. Recommendations

For comparative purposes, it is essential to have absentee vs. election-day tallies for both Pres/VP and Governor from the other WA State Counties (note: to date the only two WA State counties that have provided, via their web sites, a breakout of absentee vs. election-day are, rather ironically, Snohomish and Yakima).

We urge immediate action to impound all e-voting devices from Snohomish and Yakima County.

A survey of the Snohomish County Spread Sheet (ref 2) also points to specific precincts whose e-voting devices should be extensively investigated. In addition, under-oath testimony should be obtained from any executive, technician, election board employee or others regarding the programming of those devices. Specific precincts of concern are based on a specific divergence pattern noted in numerous Snohomish precincts.

The pattern example is:

Pipeline precinct

Election-day: Kerry, 36; Bush, 74
Absentee: Kerry, 123; Bush 99

A non-exhaustive list of Snohomish precincts that match the pattern includes:

Peterson, Osborne, Olympus, Oaks, Monroe6, Monroe3, Misty, Mc Rae, Marysville13, 11, 10, 8, 7, 5, 3; Martha Lake, Marks, Mapplewood, Mann, Maltby, Machias, Lynwood 21, Loma, Locust, Larimer, Larch, Lakeview, Lake Stevens 7, Kayak, Jordan, Huckleberry, Hiltons Lake, Hillside, Hillcrest, Hazel, Haines, Greenwood, Granite Falls 1, 2; Gold Bar 1, 2; Glenwood, Getchell, Four Corners, Fern Everett 76, 72, 68, 57, 54, 51, 50, 48, 43, 42, 30, 29, 28, 27, 6; Estates, Edmonds 45, 39, 28, 21; Edgecomb, Ebey, Dubuque, Dry Creek, Davies, Crest, Centeninial, Brookwood, Brook, Brier7,1; Brandi, Bothell 37, 34; Boeing, Ash, Arnot, Arlington 12, 9, 6, 4, 3, 2; Anderson, Alma

As noted, the Yakima summary available on-line does not provide a precinct break-out of absentee vs. election-day.

Even in a very "blue" State, in the only two counties using electronic and proprietary vote gathering devices, remarkable shifts were detected and they were ONLY DETECTED because a portion of the voters, the absentee voters, used paper ballots. Coupled with what I witnessed, as did others doing screen captures between midnight and 130am, EST, November 3, 2004, convinced me that we must never again permit votes to be gathered and tallied by proprietary, secret, and easily compromised (networked) electronic systems.


Peace.