SMARTCARDS GO MISSING IN TENNESSEE; CONTROL ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES (Drudge)

drudge ^ | 10/3/06 | Drudge

[Anti-Bubba182]

Memphis!!!! The Ford political machine at work I expect.

[EGPWS]

Who would benefit from destroying the election? Democrats. Ford was losing big.

November 8 headlines:

"Ford last minute get out the vote campaign has him as the winner by 3 times the population of the state of Tennessee".

[Proud_USA_Republican]

Here we go again.

Dems pulling this crap so if elections don't go their way, they can fire up the army of lawyers and pull recounts throwing out republican votes till their candidates win.

I know this. I live in Washington state.

[concerned about politics]

Oh, and once the card is enabled it's good for 15 minutes, for one vote.

Are you sure or are you guessing?

[OldFriend]

Jeffrey Toobin, that odious revolting dissembler is on TV this morning suggesting that the cure for the 2000 election may be worse than the original problems.

There is no low too low for the dems.

There was NOTHING wrong with the 2000 election other than the dems trying to disenfranchise the military vote in FL. Nothing to do with the machines.

And the count went against Gore/LIEberman so they brought up false charges that were disproven.

[jiggyboy]

I don't put much stock in that story at face value. I don't believe the last sentence at all.

In the same sense, you can buy equipment "off the internet" to re-record the magnetic stripe on your credit card to somebody else's number, but how do you pick a valid "somebody else's number"?

I still say they turn up before the election anyway.

[seekthetruth]

"Not good!! Whomever has those cards can electronically stuff the ballot box."

I really don't know if they can stuff the ballot box. I believe the cards must first be coded by the election official after the voter shows ID. Then the voter uses the coded card to open the voting machine to make the voting screen come up. I could be wrong, but those who stole the cards would not really be able to use them since they are not coded. Anyone know for sure??

[Rb ver. 2.0]

"Welcome To Tennessee.....The Nicarauga of the South."

At least Jimmah Carter won't have to travel as far to support the leadership.

[icwhatudo]

Head of Shelby County election board:

Gregory M. Duckett

Shelby County Election Commission Chairman, Gregory Duckett is Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel with Baptist Memorial Health Care System. He is responsible for the day-to-day coordination of all legal matters affecting the organization. Additionally, he is responsible for Risk Management and Corporate Compliance.

Prior to joining the Baptist Memorial Health Care System in January of 1992, Mr. Duckett served as Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Memphis under former Mayor Dick Hackett.

Mr. Duckett served as Director of Memphis Housing and Community Development from 1988 to 1991. He was state counsel to United States Senator Albert Gore, Jr., from 1985 to 1987.

Mr. Duckett was selected to serve on the Clinton-Gore transition team, evaluating approximately 40 agencies as part of Housing and Urban Development and working on personnel issues.

[Jen from Tn.]

I'm a poll watcher,I'm a poll watcher.Sung to the tune of I'm A Girl Watcher.

[concerned about politics]

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!"

Crap! The only way the left can win an election is to steal it. Republicans don't need the stupid cards. They're winning.

[montag813]

If Harold Ford wins, then there was no fraud.

If Harold Ford wins, then the election will have been stolen

[Mr. Silverback]

Well, now we know what Ford's stragey to close the gap is...

[longtermmemmory]

BUMP!!!!!

[montag813]

Lawyer's Guild official guide to the TN Senate Election:

(1) If Harold Ford wins, then there was no fraud.

(2) If Harold Ford loses, then the election will have been stolen

[jiggyboy]

Yep, that's informed opinion. I've served as an election worker a couple of times with this kind of machine and just got retrained on Friday for this election.

[mutley]

It seems to me, that any election official with the machinery or ability to activate the cards, some low life dem with lots of money, could have it too.

[Ingtar]

Twelve cards. Wasn't it twelve votes that were used to toss the Ford - Roland election?

[Jay777]

I'll be rounding up blog reaction.

[icwhatudo]

Maura Black Sullivan

A lifelong Memphian, Maura Black Sullivan is employed by Shelby County Schools heading the department of Research and Planning. This department generates statistics covering every aspect of student life, develops and administers surveys, oversees research projects, and plans for the future development of the system by projecting student enrollment trends and forecasting the need for additional classroom and facility space.

Prior to joining Shelby County Schools, Maura was privileged to work in the offices of the Memphis City Council, US Congressman Harold Ford, Jr., and Mayor Bill Morris. She has also worked with Harold Ford and Company, the University of Memphis, and the Shelby County Juvenile Court.

Active in the community, Maura has served as President of the Shelby County Democratic Women, Vice Chair and Assistant Treasurer of the local Democratic Party, Secretary of the Board of Shelby County Headstart, Inc., Vice Chair of Strategic Planning for the Junior League of Memphis, and Chairman of Ptolemy, a social organization. She has also served on boards and committees for the Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Variety Club of Memphis.

Mrs. Sullivan holds a B.A. and a M.A. from the University of Memphis in International Relations and Public Administration and attended the University of Memphis School of Law.