Could Hackett's win be just a matter of NEW CHIPS in cheating machines?

[nicknameless]

It happened before!:

In the following excerpt, smart poll workers took action in the first paragraph -- but unfortunately nobody did in the second paragraph. The machines in question were optical scans. NEW CHIPS could be the answer in places where eg: the exit polls don’t match the machine counts.
http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/4642/1/197

A Nov. 7, 2002, Associated Press story datelined Snyder, Texas, reported, “A defective computer chip in the county’s optical scanner misread ballots Tuesday night and incorrectly tallied a landslide victory for Republicans.” Poll workers became suspicious. As a result of those workers’ inquiry, a new computer chip was flown to Snyder, Texas, from Dallas. Once the new chip was installed, the computer verified that the Democrat had won the election. The question remains: Was this an innocent computer glitch or something far more sinister, an attempt to steal that election for the Republicans?

In a July 30, 2003, article published by Alternet.org titled, “The Theft of Your Vote is Just a Chip Away,” writer Thom Hartmann reported on another “Texas anomaly.” In the November 2002 election in Comal County, Republican state Sen. Jeff Wentworth won with 18,181 votes, Republican Carter Casteel won a state House seat with 18,181 votes, and Judge Danny Scheel (a conservative) won his race with 18,181 votes. All three in the same county, same day, same year, all three with exactly the same number of votes. However, no poll workers in the county asked for a new chip.

[GetTheRightVote]

1. My question: Just how long have they been stealing our elections ?

from us. It is obvious when you hear news of this type, disturbing situation.

:kick:

[Kazak]

2. He won?

:shrug:

[nicknameless]

3. Hackett's election is still going on.

From the excerpt:

The Dem candidate in the first paragraph was actually the winner -- as confirmed by the new chip in the optical scan machine. That machine had originally tallied a landslide victory for the Repug.

[Kazak]

4. Well, I say we order up some new chips for them bad boys...

:thumbsup:

[nicknameless]

5. Does anybody know how to get this info to Hackett's people?

That they could try getting new chips to verify any vote counts that are suspicious?

[Carolab]

6. I keep trying to explain to people, it's THE BLOODY TABULATORS

Everyone shouts PAPER BALLOTS! PAPER TRAILS! OPTICAL SCANNERS!!!

Like these are the panaceas.

The optical scanners are JUST as hackable as any other electronically based/tabulated voting system! WE NEED BETTER SECURITY, so people can't DO things like swap memory chips with "different results" or some kind of hidden executable program on board, etc.

[nicknameless]

7. The new chips flown in from Dallas in 2002 were able to correct the count.

Not sure if chips can now just be programmed to give automatic wins to Rs.

Hand-count random samples like Andy recommended? Any use in Ohio? :shrug:

I just heard that there were few if any exit polls. :(
*sigh*

(edited after I re-read your post. Sorry)