I haven’t heard much on this, but it is very interesting. Last year all state offices in Ohio went to Democrats with the exception of the State Auditor. That was won by Republican Mary Taylor. Now that the Democrats have moved in, they are trying to go throw what the Republicans have done and found […]
It was just reported on local news that due to polling problems in Cleveland results of the Ohio primaries will be delayed. The polling stations in Cleveland have been ordered to remain open until 9:30pm (a two hour extension) due to the problems. I will have more as it becomes available. UPDATE: Judge Orders Polling […]
Yesterday it was uncovered that Ohio’s top election official owned stock in Diebold during the 2004 election. Today we find out some Ohio election officials have been indicted for for skirting the rules to avoid a recount: After the 2004 presidential election, Cuyahoga County election workers secretly skirted rules designed to make sure all votes […]
The CEO of Diebold has immediately resigned from the company according to Raw Story: The chief executive officer of voting rights company Diebold who once famously declared that he would “deliver” Ohio for President Bush has resigned effective immediately, RAW STORY has learned. “The board of directors and Wally mutually agreed that his decision to […]
As if Diebold’s crooked business practices isn’t enough of a threat to our voting rights and the basis of our democracy, we now learn that the Justice Department is also posing a harsh threat: The Justice Department has barred staff attorneys from offering recommendations in major Voting Rights Act cases, marking a significant change in […]
Diebold is back as a bidder in North Carolina. According to the AP they are amongst three companies trying to win the final bid for supplying election equipment. Diebold is still not in the clear when it comes to the source code. Keith Long, who is advising the elections board with the voting equipment changes, […]