One Utah

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 [...]

Historical memory is both individual and community based.  Historical memory is nothing more than knowing where we as a community come from, what we’ve done before, what we’ve learned from that doing.  Historical memory is also personal – the story of our families and how they fit into history.
My great aunts – Effie, Alice and [...]

This jaw-dropping testimony is flying around the Internet. Utah Lt Governor Herbert and Michael Cragun take note.

As a programmer, I (as have we all) can confirm that it is indeed this easy to hack an election as long as computers are involved.
At this point, I would say there is little doubt the 2004 presidential [...]

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Concept by Matthew Webb
It all began about a year ago. I had just finished watching the morning news over a cup of coffee, and nothing felt quite right. Having dutifully pecked the cheek of my wife with a kiss, I stood beside my sporty new car with mug in hand. The engine was purring away [...]