Another
voting system has been proven to be inaccurate and deeply
flawed. Colorado’s Secretary of State has posted a report
from his “Voting Systems Testing Board” on the Hart
Intercivic eScan voting system. The test panel found that
stray marks on a ballot may cause the optical-scan machines
to count inaccurately. A stray mark can be read as an
overvote by the machines, ignored by the machines, or read
as a vote while the real vote is ignored. This is yet
another voting system that was tested by an Independent Test
Laboratory and accepted by members of the National
Association of State Election Directors Technical Panel even
though it clearly does not meet the Voting Systems
Guidelines for accuracy. Will NASED take any action? Of
course not. No one will warn other states that there is a
problem that they should know about. The EAC? They tend to
ignore their mandated duty to act as a “clearinghouse”
so they will take no action. If you are in a jurisdiction
that uses Hart eScans, pass on the report to your election
officials so they are warned about the problem. You will be
the only one who will do it....
NAtional: February 19 Snapshot: Hawaii and
Wisconsin LINK
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California:
California registrars still tallying up primary Awkward
ballots tough to count as Dems await delegate division LINK
California: Los
Angeles County - Losing our marbles over voting LINK
California: Los
Angeles County - LA County 'Double Bubble'
Disenfranchisement Happened Before, Registrar Conny
McCormack Did Nothing About It LINK
Colorado: Vote
scanners still face doubts A state board says the Hart
machines are too likely to count stray marks as votes, the
same problem that got them decertified last year. LINK
New Hampshire:
Albert Howard files for Appeal on NH Recount LINK
New York: NYC's
Undercounted Obama Votes on Primary Night LINK
New York:
Chautauqua County - Election Board Approves Sequoia Voting
Machine LINK
Pennsylvania:
Lackawanna County - E-vote system doubts linger LINK
Pennsylvania:
Northampton County - Voting machines on tour this month
Demonstrations planned throughout county. New touch-screen
machines debuting April 22. LINK
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