Election Reform, Fraud, & Related News, Monday 02/11/08

[tbyg52]

Election Reform, Fraud, & Related News, Monday 02/11/08

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[tbyg52]

1. States nt

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6. IN: Suspended Lake policeman guilty of vote fraud

My comment: With, you will note, an *absentee* ballot...

snip

Herrera admitted handling a forged absentee ballot in the disputed 2003 primary that was judged to be so corrupt the results in the mayoral election were overturned, and former Mayor Robert Pastrick's long political career ended in a special 2004 election.

More:
http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2008/02/11/updates/breaking_news/doc47b080ef34211202241792.txt

[tbyg52]

7. TN: MTSU to screen film on election fraud

The MTSU Film Guild will show Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections, a documentary which purports to reveal fraud, cheating and manipulation in the 2004 and 2006 balloting, at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19, in Room 221 of MTSU’s Learning Resources Center.

The viewing is free and open to the public.

“The effect it has on everyone just seems to be huge, and, I, to be honest, couldn’t think of a better documentary given the time frame,” says Justin Stokes, president of the Film Guild, referring to the primaries and caucuses leading up to 2008 presidential election in November.

Produced, directed and written by Nashville-based David Earnhardt, Uncounted features interviews with computer programmers, election officials, journalists and whistleblowers in an attempt to alert the public to the fragile state of electoral integrity.

More:
http://www.murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=9190

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2. National nt

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8. Diebold Admits Overstating '07 Election Revenue by 300%; Announces 5% Workforce Layoff

Following a short "dead cat bounce" at the end of last month, after a precipitous six-month stock price plunge devaluing the company's net worth by more than 50% since an insider sell-off last August, Diebold's fortunes began turning south again late last week as they were forced to begin restating previously-inflated revenue figures from 2006 and 2007.

The company's stock price is continuing to plunge today towards a seven-year low, after they admitted last week that they had over-estimated revenues of their election system division by more than 300%.

As well, the company announced they will soon be laying off 5% of their full-time global workforce. The restatement of revenues comes as part of a deal worked out with the SEC, which continues its ongoing investigation into the financial practices of the once-great, now-disgraced company. Diebold also acknowledges that they are still being investigated by the DOJ, although the reasons and details of that particular investigation remain undisclosed at this time.

More:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5669

[tbyg52]

3. Foreign nt

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4. Blogs, Editorials, LTTEs, etc. nt

[tbyg52]

5. The Youth Vote nt

[tbyg52]

9. OK, HERE'S THE REST OF IT - network problems, too slow to post individually

Sorry, I thought things were OK with DU, and then it slowed down drastically. So here are the rest of the headlines and links, no particular order and cross your fingers that this post will go through.

And thanks to the kind soul who gave me a heart! :hug:

Toronto writer fined $250 for vote-early-and-often stunt
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/02/11/three-ballots.html

CA: Question of the week: Is voting early a bad idea?
http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2008/02/11/opinion/poll/doc47a94bef89a35849408348.txt

CO: AG to testify on robocalls
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/feb/11/ag-testify-robocalls/

Louisiana Democrats Disenfranchised When Party Registration Switched
http://globalintercept.blogspot.com/2008/02/election-irregularities-louisiana.html

OH: Judge to decide if secretary of state can order paper ballots in primary
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/homepage/x112301883

OH: Restraining order dropped against official
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/11/restraining_order_dropped_against_official/3520/

Indonesia: Polls dispute in North Maluku faces stalemate
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailheadlines.asp?fileid=20080211.A07&irec=6

NY: Albany’s voting machines
http://blogs.timesunion.com/localpolitics/?p=1125

More to come if the network will let me - I'm going to hit "post" on this batch and see what happens.....

[tbyg52]

10. Well, heck it seems a little better now, but I'm going to finish up in this manner just in case.....

SC: Only one state firm makes optical scan ballots
http://www.dailymail.com/News/Kanawha/200802110202

CA: Up to 100K Los Angeles voters likely won't have ballots counted
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Up_to_100K_Los_Angeles_voters_0211.html

NY: Committee requests $41K for voting machines
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080211/NEWS01/802110323/1002

FL: Buchanan slammed for leaking report
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080211/COLUMNIST89/802110521

TX: Keeping politics out of election oversight
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/editorial/entries/2008/02/10/keeping_politics_out_of_electi.html

CA: Criticism of L.A. County's voting system grows
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-vote11feb11,1,72742.story

LTTE: Would Voting at 16 Be Even Sweeter?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/opinion/l11vote.html

CA: County's youth go for Democrats
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/ci_8224326?source=most_viewed

States consider scheme to bypass Electoral College
http://www.khqa.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=94450

TX:
Prairie View Students Demand to be Counted in the 2008 Election
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-11-2008/0004753943&EDATE=

WI: Election reform panel discussion comes to city
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080211/OSH05/802110409/1189

Wisconsin preps for deluge at polls: Voter turnout could break records
http://www.superiortelegram.com/articles/index.cfm?id=25666§ion=News

IL: Kane clerk's office cleared in voting discrepancies
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/787294,3_1_EL11_A1VOTING_S1.article

I guess I'll close this one out and start another batch. I'm going to go ahead and finish this way even if it has speeded up....

[Kurovski]

11. K&R.

Thanks, tbyg52! :hug:

[tbyg52]

14. Thankee kindly! nt

[tbyg52]

12. Last batch, I think. Seems to be slower, so I'm glad I decided to go ahead and finish this way....

TPM: The Funny Side of Disenfranchisement
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/esser_tk.php

Letter: Single polling place in Danvers a tragedy waiting to happen
http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_042070813.html

A risk of mishaps with Pa. voting?
http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2008/02/11/News/A.Risk.Of.Mishaps.With.Pa.Voting-3200602.shtml

Clinton calls for DC voting rights
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/11/clinton-calls-for-dc-voting-rights/

Maybe the rain rusted the calculators
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/02/maybe-the-rain.html

ME: Confusion turns Kittery voters away
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080211/NEWS/802110318/-1/PUBLICRECORDS05

WA GOP Chair, Esser the Suppressor: 'To win the election, we have to keep as many of these loudmouth leftists and shiftless deadbeats away from the polls as possible'
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5681

Obama Camp Sends 'Urgent Request for Assistance' to Louisiana SoS as Voters Find Party Registration Switched
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5677

How special interests avoid spending limits
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/11/MNK8UTCAQ.DTL&type=politics

CA: UCSC hosts free public forum on elections Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
http://media-newswire.com/release_1060762.html

Youth vote plays role in Super Tuesday results
http://www.uabkscope.com/kaleidoscope-article-278.html

TN: Your Email Action is Needed Now to Ensure Verifiable Voting in 2008 Elections
http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2008/02/11/your-email-action-is-needed-now-to-ensure-verifiable-voting-in-2008-elections/

OH: Judge to decide if secretary of state can order paper ballots in primary
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/homepage/x112301883

From the "finally, a state with some sense" department....
(Even if the headline writer doesn't know the difference between "voter fraud" and "election fraud."
CO: Lawmakers kill two bills aimed at stopping election fraud
http://www.examiner.com/a-1207676~Lawmakers_kill_two_bills_aimed_at_stopping_election_fraud.html?cid=rss-Colorado_Headlines

Vote-counting mischief in Washington’s GOP primary?
http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/14541.html

Sign a Message of Support for Secure and Accessible Voting Systems for Ohio!
http://www.progressohio.org/page/community/post/daveharding/C3WV

[tbyg52]

13. That's all folks!

Sorry for the lack of formatting, but it's what I could do under the circumstances......