Trial Begins in Challenge To Electronic Voting Machines

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Trial Begins in Challenge To Electronic Voting Machines

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0804/168573.html

Wednesday August 25, 2004

Annapolis, Md. (AP) - A consultant testified Wednesday that Maryland's electronic voting system remains "terribly vulnerable" to fraud despite steps taken by the state to correct security flaws.

Michael Wertheimer of RABA Technologies says his review of the state's efforts to protect the integrity of the November election "leads me to the opinion this system still would receive a failing grade."

Wertheimer was a key witness on the opening day of a hearing in Anne
Arundel County Circuit Court in a suit filed by TrueVoteMD. The suit seeks to force the state to take further steps to assure that there will be an accurate counting of votes in the presidential election.

RABA Technologies was hired by the state legislature to evaluate the
Diebold Election Systems machines after two other reports said they were riddled with potential security flaws.

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Additional Story on this topic in the trial in MD:

Electronic Voting Questioned In Annapolis

http://www.nbc4.com/politics/3680971/detail.html

Hearing In E-Voting Case In Progress

August 25, 2004

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Testimony has begun at a court hearing in Annapolis about the state's new computerized voting machines.

A group called the Campaign for Verifiable Voting is demanding that state elections officials provide a paper trail that can verify the results of the November election. A lawyer for the plaintiffs, Laura Thoms, said in her opening statement Wednesday that the state can't guarantee that the machines will provide a secure and accurate count of the votes.

However, Assistant Attorney General Michael Berman defended the security of the system and argued that it is too late to make any substantial changes before the November election.

Maryland used the touch-screen machines statewide for the first time in March.

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Thanks for the post Pachamama!

I wish TrueVoteMD all the luck in the world. They've worked against all odds to get this far to stop these machines.

[Pachamama]

2. Yes, TrueVoteMD, Bev Harris and everyone out there working tirelessly

to let the American Public know what is the "REAL NEWS" Story and how voter disenfranchisement is just an electronic click away for all of us....

I can't believe after Florida that we are even having to fight against things like this....

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