Guess who's going to audit WA State's Election Office?

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

Guess who's coming to audit the state of Washington's Election Office? The Election Center, a group that admits to accepting large donations from Diebold, ES&S and Sequoia.

Elections Office audit gets county funding
Seattle Times, WA - May 24, 2005

By a unanimous vote, the council authorized Chairman Larry Phillips to sign a contract with The Election Center, a nonprofit organization based in Houston. Details of the contract are being finalized.

Ernie Hawkins, chairman of The Election Center, promised "a very specific, very nuts-and-bolts" review of "everything from A to Z" in the county Elections Office. Hawkins will jointly manage the audit with David Howe, president of Issaquah-based management consultant Strategica.

The Election Center was the unanimous choice of a staff panel that reviewed proposals from four consultants who submitted proposals. The final audit report is due Oct. 1.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002286164_dige24m.html

more background on the election center here:
http://www.ncvoter.net/ElectionCenter.html

[VPStoltz]

1. Wouldn't if be wonderful

if somehow the judge presiding over the WA election case was able to throw the whole thing out based in some part on the ruling made by the Supreme Court in December, 2001 in Bush v. Gore. It would serve the right.

[sam sarrha]

2. its only right we audit Ohio..!!