One Utah

Sorry for screaming, but since Lt. Governor Gary continues to lie and say that he couldn’t stop the only statewide deployment in America of Diebold voting machines that have been proven to be hackable by one of our own citizens, (can you name him?), and costing us largely untold, (by Utah’s media), millions of dollars, [...]

This is important. Our elected representatives need to get behind H.R. 811, the “Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007.” This bill is sponsored by Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ), has 216 co-sponsors and stands an excellent chance of passing the House of Representatives.
H.R.811 (PDF)
Title: To amend the Help America Vote Act [...]

I’m pleased to see that Congress has scheduled (and taken the first of) votes on a series of measures designed to drain the swamp of corruption created by Republicans over the last few years. It’s a move in the right direction. Since 1995, Lobbyists have made a fortune for their industries by writing [...]

The Diebold touchscreens are going to be really expensive over the term of the contract, so expensive that some cities will have to go back to paper ballots, according to this
Trib Article.
“I’m not sure any of us realized how much it is going to cost to own and operate this system,” said Michael Cragun, elections [...]

The main storyline of the Democrats gaining majorities in the House and Senate seems to have caused the traditional media to conclude that e-voting is not as big a threat to democracy as many people have claimed. For a more realistic view, check out this article in Computer World by Brad Friedman of [...]

The fight against conservatives and their Republican puppets starts today.
Repeat this endlessly: Everything bad in America is the fault of Republicans and conservatives.
Be prepared for brutal, unfair, unfounded, vicious attacks from conservatives - it’s all they’ve got.  It’s going to get worse before it gets better. Don’t get psyched out – the R’s play [...]

95% problem rate? You have got to be freaking kidding me.
From Utah Fox 13 News:
The general election is underway and so far 112 out of 118 precincts have reported problems. The Lieutenant Governor’s Office says that all the problems with the machines have been fixed.

From Jeffrey Feldman: Change, Truth, Balance, Protect, People.

This story barely raised an eyebrow in Utah when the original Paul Rolly story appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Then KSL reluctantly picked it up.

Fox News is reporting it too.
Let us not forget the unfinished business in Emery County.

Voting machines that don’t work.
Money quote:
Voters at an elementary school in Cedar Hills say machines are going now, but when they showed up to vote at 7:00, the machines were not up, and voters were told to come back later. Many voters say they waited for more than an hour for the machines to come [...]

Yesterday afternoon – about 2:15 or so – I arrived at the county complex to vote. Lo and behold! Standing next to me in line was my State Rep - Ralph Becker. Now, I have mixed feelings about these situations. On the one hand, he’s a public figure and he’s chosen to be one; on [...]

I wrote about my early voting experience with a paper ballot on Tuesday (post here). I hadn’t gone to the county clerk’s office like some who have had no problems with paper voting, I went to Northwest Multipurpose Center (1300 W. 300 N.) I think the problem may be localized at that location (and hopefully [...]