Election to Be Scrutinized for Irregularities

[lovuian]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2026&ncid=2026&e=1&u=/latimests/20041017/ts_latimes/electiontobescrutinizedforirregularities

Election to Be Scrutinized for Irregularities

Sun Oct 17, 7:55 AM ET Top Stories - Los Angeles Times


By Ralph Vartabedian Times Staff Writer

Mounting concerns about voter registration foul-ups, election machine defects and other problems that might undermine the presidential election have spurred dozens of organizations to plan extraordinary efforts to scrutinize the polls on Nov. 2.





More than 25,000 poll watchers, including lawyers and computer experts, are expected outside and inside precinct stations to report problems and in some cases to intervene if they believe poll workers are violating voter rights or making technical mistakes.

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Why do I still feel like Bush is going to try to steal this election again from the Majority of voters!!!

[MSgt213]

1. I wonder if Castro would still agree to send some monitors?

[whirlygigspin]

2. keep you eye out for sudden computer "glitches"

and that most famous number:
ahaha
18,181

[havocmom]

3. Gee, can we start with NV voters (and probably other states too) denied

right to vote cuz the GOP paid for registering group that registered them tore up and threw away registration cards if the person chose the Democratic party?!?! That's sorta irregular, sorta unAmerican and sorta fucking illegal!

[Amigust]

4. Will they be looking at the Diebold GEMS central tabulators?

http://www.blackboxvoting.org/?q=node/view/78

Make sure you read about this massive security hole where completely different vote tallies can be created in mere seconds. And there are 1000 of these central tabulators out there, counting up to two million votes at a time.

[AndyTiedye]

5. I'm Volunteering Too, But I'm Not At All Sure We Can Stop Them

from monkeying with the tabulators.



We Make Democracy DIE

[VegasWolf]

6. Jeez, where in the hell do we even start?