Santorum Calls For Voting Machines To Be Impounded

[garybeck]

Santorum Calls For Machines To Be Impounded
By KDKA.com
November 07, 2006
View Letter from Pennsylvania Republican State Committee

In one of the most closely-watched US Senate races in the nation, some controversy started brewing before the polls even closed tonight. The race between the two-term Republican Senator Rick Santorum and Democratic Challenger Bob Casey has been a heated battle throughout the campaign from the political mudslinging to their contentious debate.

Now KDKA has learned that the Republican State Committee has sent a letter to the Secretary of State asking that voting machines in 27 counties that have been accused of being malfunctioning be impounded tonight

The issue has to do with reports that some of the electronic voting machines were not working properly.

Pennsylvania GOP officials claimed there were reports that some machines were changing Republican votes to Democratic votes. They asked the state to investigate and said they were not ruling out a legal challenge.

According to Santorum's camp, people are voting for Santorum, but the vote either registered as invalid or a vote for Casey.

Asked if the party would consider legal action, state Republican executive director Scott Migli said, "We've got all options on the table at this point. We feel like the electoral system has been left up to computer technicians."

full letter:
http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_311194635.html

[EFerrari]

1. So far, complaints in NJ, PA and now OH. n/t

[El Supremo]

9. Impound his fetus too! n/t

[TechBear_Seattle]

2. And all the machines where Dem votes were being registered for Repugs?

Of course, those weren't malfunctions: a malfunction is when things do not work as designed.

[knowbody0]

3. wa wa wa wa wa

write a book ricky, or better yet, make a documentary.

[pagam]

4. now they have a problem ????

Now they beleive that these machines are not trustworthy?

Fuck ricky and his fetus.

[pepperbear]

5. hmmmmm.....uh.....ummmm....uh ....hmmmm...uh....hmmmm

mmmmm...

(I am absolutely SPEECHLESS)

[AndreaCG]

6. Frothy lube lost big

It figures he would be obstructionist.

[Danascot]

7. He lost 60%/40% and he wants a recount????

Bring it on!

[adamuu]

19. seriously... this could only help us. n/t

[gordianot]

8. Oh NOOOOO

He has a lot of votes to make up. :rofl: :spray:

[garybeck]

10. Brad and John Gideon are discussing this right now

they think it's a good thing this is happening.

[Stevepol]

17. I totally agree. Every damn one of these elections should be recounted.

Every election using the machines should be recounted ON PAPER. In fact, the election should be counted on paper in the first place!

[Kip Humphrey]

11. PA-Santorum: Another in Karl Rove's end-run election fraud gambit

Add PA to NJ-Menendez. Can VA-Allen be far behind?
See my post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2601452&mesg_id=2601774

[eridani]

12. Good. Give him what he wants

Let's make this serve the cause of election transparency.

[Febble]

13. "Depend upon it, sir,

when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully."

[slackmaster]

14. I was sure this would be a link to The Onion

:argh:

[garybeck]

15. reality is stranger than fiction sometimes

[w4rma]

16. Great! Lets build a bonfire and toss them all into it. Paper ballots, please! (nt)

[adamuu]

18. Great, so everyone's on the same side of this?

Asked if the party would consider legal action, state Republican executive director Scott Migli said, "We've got all options on the table at this point. We feel like the electoral system has been left up to computer technicians."

well what are we waiting for?
Is anyone who matters on Diebold's side anymore?