Posted on 11/03/2006 7:03:58 AM PST by Rb ver. 2.0
Edited on 11/03/2006 7:24:58 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
12 SMARTCARDS GO MISSING IN TENNESSEE; CONTROL ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES
Fri Nov 03 2006 10:09:31 ET
Political insiders have expressed alarm after 12 voter smartcards have gone missing from one Shelby County, TN early vote location!
The cards are used to activate electronic voting machine.
The location at the center of the controversy is Bishop Byrne High School on E. Shelby Drive in Memphis.
The polling place started out with 25 cards. By Wednesday, 11 were missing, says an eyewitness.
The location was given 5 more smartcards on Thursday.
And another card went missing!
As of Friday morning, a total of 12 smartcards had gone missing, out of the 30 give to the location.
Someone possessing a smartcard could use 'off the shelf equipment' [equipment that reprograms the card] and alter it to be used multiple times, and cast multiple votes.
One concerned insider explains: "Shelby County Board of Elections has been notified. They said is was 'not a big deal' because, they said, the cards are deactivated. But the reality is, you can buy the equipment at computer stores to reactivate them. It's on the Internet how to reactivate the cards!"
Meanwhile, The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is reviewing reports by the Shelby County Election Commission that two people voted twice during early voting in Memphis.
Dist. Atty. Gen. Bill Gibbons said he's referred the cases to the TBI for investigation along with other matters he declined to discuss.
Poll watchers are expected to turn out Tuesday to observe voting in Tennessee's heated U.S. Senate race between Chattanooga Republican Bob Corker and Memphis Democrat Harold Ford Jr.
Developing...
They're getting trounced and they know it!
It's probably just the dead voting early.
the dems are layign the basis for getting the election thrown out - only if they lose, of course.
This will be the reason the Dems will claim Ford Jr. lost. I mean besides the obvious reason of racism. /s
"Rove, you magnificent bastard!!!"
This is just what I would expect. Do ya think the Dems are behind it. Geez, they are a sorry lot.
Wow...and the fun begins. Here in PA we are going to an electronic system this election...oh boy, can't wait to hear of the disinfranchised on Tuesday. Hope Drudge puts up more quickly...
The smart card is like a credit card that the voter inserts into the Diebold voting machine and it enables the voter to cast the vote. The vote is then tabulated electronically in the machine itsel.
So whomever has the cards, can cast as many votes as they have cards!
I am assuming that they can change the codes.
That headline will prove to be the most hype-to-reality ratio in the history of his site. There's no software on those cards. It's basically an electronic version of a key that allows you to use the voting machine. And even so, it's no good until you enable it via yet another machine. They'll turn up in somebody's trunk or closet by the end of the day.
This is the beginnning of the Democrat Election Cheating...it happens every Election.
lawyers are now fighting the Millitary vote again Just like Al Gores Scumbag lawyers did when Gore tried to steal the election.
Democrats are Vote cheaters and always have been, the ratio of Cheating is 95% democrat every time
and then They start the lying about it.
soon the Unions will begin their attacks.
ping
These things should not be thrown about lightly. Just because some cards are missing doesn't mean something bad is happening. It is irresponsible and harmful to our nation to lightly toss allegations of voter irregularity. If people lose confidence in our electoral process, our nation is over.
John Fund was on Ingraham yesterday talking about voting fraud. We remember the past 2 elections when the Dems
claimed voting machines were rigged, or Diebold has GOP
connections, etc. He said don't be too surprised to have
many races "undecided" for awhile. Absentee ballots (in
some cases not counted till days after the elections)
might mean we may not know the winner right away in a close
election.
And then there's the fine policy of dead people voting--see recent story. In NYC 4 out of 5 of these dead voters
voted for Democrats. Picture: moonbats (especially union
people) scanning the paper to see obituaries, and they find out in what precincts these people lived. Show up at
polling place which doesn't ask for ID: "Address?"
"123 Main Street."..."Name?"..."(Recently deceased)..."
"Here you go."
There's been talk btw that most military people vote
absentee (overseas etc.) and the Kerry scandal happened
too late to affect this...though I'm also hearing some
kind of e-voting, like by email, is going on so maybe
it could help push the military vote our way after all...
Oh, and once the card is enabled it's good for 15 minutes, for one vote.
Sandy Burgler has escaped??????
UPDATE:
SMARTCARDS GO MISSING IN TENNESSEE; CONTROL ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES
Fri Nov 03 2006 10:09:31 ET
Political insiders have expressed alarm after 12 voter smartcards have gone missing from one Shelby County, TN early vote location!
The cards are used to activate electronic voting machine.
The location at the center of the controversy is Bishop Byrne High School on E. Shelby Drive in Memphis.
The polling place started out with 25 cards. By Wednesday, 11 were missing, says an eyewitness. The location was given 5 more smartcards on Thursday. And another card went missing! As of Friday morning, a total of 12 smartcards had gone missing, out of the 30 give to the location.
Someone possessing a smartcard could use 'off the shelf equipment' [equipment that reprograms the card] and alter it to be used multiple times, and cast multiple votes. One concerned insider explains: "Shelby County Board of Elections has been notified. They said is was 'not a big deal' because, they said, the cards are deactivated. But the reality is, you can buy the equipment at computer stores to reactivate them. It's on the Internet how to reactivate the cards!"
Meanwhile, The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is reviewing reports by the Shelby County Election Commission that two people voted twice during early voting in Memphis.
Dist. Atty. Gen. Bill Gibbons said he's referred the cases to the TBI for investigation along with other matters he declined to discuss.
Poll watchers are expected to turn out Tuesday to observe voting in Tennessee's heated U.S. Senate race between Chattanooga Republican Bob Corker and Memphis Democrat Harold Ford Jr.
Developing...
>>Democrats are Vote cheaters and always have been,
See "4 out of 5 Dead Voters Vote Democrat" (recent story)
Expect lots of lawsuits from Dim candidates who lose in
a narrow race
Dems in Memphis have to make these claims to try and offset the scrutiny about the dead vote that plagued some of Ford's relatives not too long ago. Having family members in the Funeral Home business may have paid off for this family for quite some time.
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