NEW ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM IN FLORIDA: FLAWED

The Drudge Report 2004 ^ | 7-27-2004 | Matt Drudge

[Wally_Kalbacken]

NEW ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM IN FLORIDA: FLAWED... all electronic records from first widespread use of touch-screen voting in Miami-Dade County have been lost ,,, records disappeared after two computer system crashes last year, leaving no audit trail for the 2002 gubernatorial primary... Developing NYT PAGE ONE, newsroom sources... MORE

[Wally_Kalbacken]

This is just the teaser above the masthead on the Drudge Report - the NYT story has not been released yet. But my blood is boiling at the prospect of the NYT teeing up the ball for Edwards and Kerry to bang the drum about election fraud and "counting every vote".

• Miami Dade County voting administration is controlled by Democrats.
• If the 2002 vote had irregularities, these Democratic officials sure took their time about acknowledging problems.
• The New York Times is an accomplice in staging this issue for the Democratic Party.
• Bush should direct that the Justice Department get injunctive relief from a Federal Judge in Florida to install Federal officials to administer voting systems in the affected counties. It's clear that the Democratic officials there are incompetent and will likely stage problems to try and delay certification of the Presidential vote there in November.
• What did they (Miami Dade voting officials) know and when did they know it? There are too many voting related issues, particularly in Florida, that have been left on the shelf until the period immediately before the November elections - when there is not enough time to substitute systems or develop more accurate Felon scrub lists, etc. This has been strategically timed by the Democrats. Bush better not be asleep at the switch on this issue.

[Bronco_Buster_FweetHyagh]

Al Gore never wanted "all" the votes to be counted. That's why he only requested re-counts in the 3 largest Democrat controlled counties in Florida. I have no doubt whatsoever that the Kerry team has already put a plan in place to challenge the votes, request recounts, and litigate their way into the White House.

[swilhelm73]

As the saying goes...

Build a foolproof voting system and the Democrats will invent a better fool.

[Jim Robinson]

I demand a recount!

(just warming up)

[USNBandit]

Votes need to be cast in a way that leaves a paper trail for verification. I vote in the Escambia County (P'cola) which uses electronically scanned paper ballots. If the machine spits out a ballot as being invalid it is very easy to judge what the voter tried to vote for. No chad and no hackable computer without a paper record.

[swilhelm73]

Actually, Florida should pass a law that if there are any "problems" ala Florida 2k the local election officials face a 20 year sentence in the pen and a fine equal to the costs of any extra action required by the state.

Some Dems are fanatical enough to take such a bullet for Kerry (see Susan McDougal for Slick), but most aren't.

[aft_lizard]

The Floriduh fix is in, since 2000 the democrats will do anybody and anything to make sure this election is questionable.

[gonzo]

"...I demand a recount! (just warming up)Ah geez - not again..............FRegards

[Jim Robinson]

Now you guys'd better get that mess straightened out down there, or you're gonna be descended on by great masses of very angry FReepers! LOL

[longtermmemmory]

The REALLY bad news: the systems supplied by the same company are used in Broward and Palm Beach and they are checking nothing.

[prophetic]

gee, y'know any semi-literate computer person KNOWS that you need to make at least a backup of your data!!!

However in light of the Democrat controlled counties and how they've 'engineered' this crisis, I believe that they should be held PERSONALLY & FINANCIALLY responsible for delaying releasing this info to create a crisis (with little or no time to spare top fix it).

[gonzo]

"...you're gonna be descended on by great masses of very angry FReepers! LOL..."

Fer cryin'-out-loud, Jim, we ARE the masses of angry freepers!

If I get any angrier, I get another Secret Service visit! I don't need that!!

Note to Secret Service: I bought the .50 cal ammo for a friend, not for my own use..............FRegards

Just can't stop myself...

[af_vet_rr]

Votes need to be cast in a way that leaves a paper trail for verification.

Especially when it comes to Florida and democrats are involved (actually anywhere democrats are involved). We need a secure paper trail. This is why I have a problem with some of the democrat bigwigs pushing for all electronic voting.