Voting Machines

[bookman]

Just had a discussion with someone today insisting that electronic machines are just as safe as former devices, and a paper trail is not needed. He's a democrat!

Can someone point me to some articles on the matter?

Thanks.

[valerief]

1. Bradblog.com reports on voting machines religiously. There

might be some good links from there.

[valerief]

2. Read this article.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/10586714/was_the_2004_election_stolen

[philb]

3. compiliation of Widespread common glitches on touch screens & unreliability

VotersUnite has compiled lots of information on the unreliability and high operating cost of touch screen systems
http://www.votersunite.org/

Myth Breakers- facts about electronic elections
information on HAVA- what it is and is not
information on widespread "glitches" and switching of electronic machines in 2004 and 2006
unreliability of touch screen systems, and lack of verifiablility

http://www.votersunite.org/MB2.pdf

Approx. 50,000 voter reports of irregularities in 2004 election, many due to machine malfunction and "glitches"
www.voteprotect.org maps


Malfunctions and Miscounts, Sorted by Vendor
http://www.votersunite.org/info/messupsbyvendor.asp


Malfunctions and Miscounts, Sorted by State
http://www.votersunite.org/info/previousmessups.asp

[philb]

4. Common cause had a voters hotline and compiled reports from hundred of thousands of voters-affecting

millions

Common Cause had a voters hot line for voters to report election irregularities in 2004 and 2006
They compiled about 200,000 cases of reported irregularities in 2004, many affecting thousands of voters.

GETTING IT STRAIGHT:
A Preliminary Look at Data Collected from
Voters During the Elections of 2006
http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/PRELIMINARYELECTIONSREPORT2006%20FINAL.PDF

Common Cause Testimony to Congress on vote irregularities-based on their monitoring system
http://www.commoncause.org/site/apps/nl/newsletter2.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=675347


Browse CC press releases on election protection issues
http://www.commoncause.org/site/apps/nl/newsletter2.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=194883

[bookman]

5. Thank you all!

DU is such a valuable resource because of people like you.