Diebold screws up California election

Rokenn · 12-19-2003, 03:59 PM

E-Voting Undermined by Sloppiness (Machine Politics 7:44 a.m. PDT)

An audit reveals that a number of Californians voted on Diebold
machines that were not properly certified by either the state or the
feds. The company owns up to procedural errors, while state officials
seethe. Kim Zetter reports from Sacramento.
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Do we really want to trust these Diebold clowns with the future of American democracy?

Rokenn · 12-19-2003, 04:08 PM

More Diebold fun:

Con Job at Diebold Subsidiary (Machine Politics 10:05 a.m. PDT)
Excerpt--
Associated Press Page 1 of 1

10:05 AM Dec. 17, 2003 PT

SAN FRANCISCO -- At least five convicted felons secured management positions at a manufacturer of electronic voting machines, according to critics demanding more stringent background checks for people responsible for voting machine software.

Voter advocate Bev Harris alleged Tuesday that managers of a subsidiary of Diebold, one of the country's largest voting equipment vendors, included a cocaine trafficker, a man who conducted fraudulent stock transactions and a programmer jailed for falsifying computer records.

The programmer, Jeffrey Dean, wrote and maintained proprietary code used to count hundreds of thousands of votes as senior vice president of Global Election Systems, or GES. Diebold purchased GES in January 2002.

According to a public court document released before GES hired him, Dean served time in a Washington state correctional facility for stealing money and tampering with computer files in a scheme that "involved a high degree of sophistication and planning."

khazadman · 12-19-2003, 06:31 PM

Is it against the law for felons to do this kind of work? If not these idiots just need to shut up and get a life.

Rokenn · 12-21-2003, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by khazadman:
Is it against the law for felons to do this kind of work? If not these idiots just need to shut up and get a life.

Great attitude khaz, kind like saying convicted pedophiles should be allowed to run day care centers!

khazadman · 12-21-2003, 09:10 AM

Just how much is this "number of machines"? 1,000? 100? 2? Sounds like the dems are just pissed they lost yet another election. the dems are always trying to blame something or someone for their defeats. Anything except the real reason: they just don't have a vision. They constantly carp about how bad things are, yet they have no plans to solve the problems. So when they lose they blame voting machines (Remember Florida), or they insult the voters by saying the electorate threw a tantrum (that one came from Peter Jennings).

[ 12-21-2003, 06:32 PM: Message edited by: khazadman ]

12-19-2003, 03:59 PM	#1
Rokenn Galvatron Join Date: January 22, 2002 Location: california wine country Age: 61 Posts: 2,193	E-Voting Undermined by Sloppiness (Machine Politics 7:44 a.m. PDT) An audit reveals that a number of Californians voted on Diebold machines that were not properly certified by either the state or the feds. The company owns up to procedural errors, while state officials seethe. Kim Zetter reports from Sacramento. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Do we really want to trust these Diebold clowns with the future of American democracy? __________________ “This is an impressive crowd, the haves and the have mores. <br />Some people call you the elite. <br />I call you my base.”<br />~ George W. Bush (2000)

12-19-2003, 04:08 PM	#2
Rokenn Galvatron Join Date: January 22, 2002 Location: california wine country Age: 61 Posts: 2,193	More Diebold fun: Con Job at Diebold Subsidiary (Machine Politics 10:05 a.m. PDT) Excerpt-- Associated Press Page 1 of 1 10:05 AM Dec. 17, 2003 PT SAN FRANCISCO -- At least five convicted felons secured management positions at a manufacturer of electronic voting machines, according to critics demanding more stringent background checks for people responsible for voting machine software. Voter advocate Bev Harris alleged Tuesday that managers of a subsidiary of Diebold, one of the country's largest voting equipment vendors, included a cocaine trafficker, a man who conducted fraudulent stock transactions and a programmer jailed for falsifying computer records. The programmer, Jeffrey Dean, wrote and maintained proprietary code used to count hundreds of thousands of votes as senior vice president of Global Election Systems, or GES. Diebold purchased GES in January 2002. According to a public court document released before GES hired him, Dean served time in a Washington state correctional facility for stealing money and tampering with computer files in a scheme that "involved a high degree of sophistication and planning." __________________ “This is an impressive crowd, the haves and the have mores. <br />Some people call you the elite. <br />I call you my base.”<br />~ George W. Bush (2000)

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12-19-2003, 06:31 PM	#3
khazadman User suspended until [Feb13] Join Date: December 6, 2001 Location: the south side of ol virginny Age: 63 Posts: 1,172	Is it against the law for felons to do this kind of work? If not these idiots just need to shut up and get a life.

12-21-2003, 09:10 AM	#5
khazadman User suspended until [Feb13] Join Date: December 6, 2001 Location: the south side of ol virginny Age: 63 Posts: 1,172	Just how much is this "number of machines"? 1,000? 100? 2? Sounds like the dems are just pissed they lost yet another election. the dems are always trying to blame something or someone for their defeats. Anything except the real reason: they just don't have a vision. They constantly carp about how bad things are, yet they have no plans to solve the problems. So when they lose they blame voting machines (Remember Florida), or they insult the voters by saying the electorate threw a tantrum (that one came from Peter Jennings). [ 12-21-2003, 06:32 PM: Message edited by: khazadman ]

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