Alaska/Diebold Shenanigans Again; Arkansas Mayor Watches Votes Flip; AP Says FL a 'Meltdown'; MORE!

[BradBlog]

More electoral madness from coast-to-coast than you can stick a shake at! PLUS: The BRAD BLOG now offers Dark on Light text for those who may prefer it! All below... -- Brad

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Alaska Is At Again: Refuses to Release 2006 Election Database Despite Court Order
State Which Fought Release of Diebold Data Showing 200+ Percent Turnout in 2004 is Again Fighting Against Transparency

The state of Alaska which, as avid BRAD BLOG readers will recall, had been fighting tooth and nail to keep from releasing their database of how voters voted back in 2004, is at it again. Now, despite a court order, the state is refusing to release the new 2006 Diebold database according to a press release just issued by the state Democratic Party...

A QUICK RECAP OF THE BIZARRE ROLLER-COASTER/STORY,
FULL PRESS RELEASE FROM STATE DEMS:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3855

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Touch-Screen Votes Flipping in Arkansas Run-off Election
Mayoral Candidate's Own Votes Repeatedly Flipped in County Clerk's Office — in Front of County Clerk — Told 'Election Must Go On, Go Get Court Order'

Yes, we're as tired of writing about it, as you likely are of reading about it. But as run-off elections proceed (Arkansas' is tomorrow), touch-screen votes are still flipping from one candidate to the other on ES&S' touch-screen machines during early voting...

FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3853

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AP Says FL-13 Election a 'Meltdown'
(Now Where Have We Heard That Description Before?)
Other Than That Mrs. Lincoln, How Was the Play?

Suggested new Sunshine State slogan ...

Florida: Fucking up American Elections Since at Least 2000

FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3851

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NYTimes and 'Experts' Finally Notice: 'It is Impossible to Say How Many Votes Were Not Counted That Should Have Been'
'Tens of Thousands Encountered Voting Machine Failures, Confusion over New ID Rules,' Reports Paper…

FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3846

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Electoral Reform in Montana Seems Headed in Right Direction
…But Voters Should Watch out for Sec. of State Brad Johnson!

FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3854

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VoterUnite.org's 'Daily Voting News' For November 28, 2006

A recount has been requested by a candidate for Senate in Indiana. / Riverside Co. California has announced an intent to form a panel to investigate their voting problems. / Ron Rivest visited Georgia on Nov. 7 and has recently reported on what he saw as he visited with the head of the state's elections and some polls in different counties. He was told by Kathy Rogers, the state elections boss, that the state did illegally use uncertified software in 2002. Rivest also found that the state seems to have decided it's OK to violate federal law as they turn voters with questionable registrations away from the polls without offering them a provisional ballot….

COMPLETE LIST OF TODAY'S NOTABLE VOTING ITEMS IN THE NEWS:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3856

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NBC Finally Agrees to Acknowledge the Obvious: Civil War in Iraq
As we all know, nothing actually exists or is true or has happened until the corporate mainstream media says it exists or is true or has happened...

FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3850

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BRAD BLOG's New 'Dark on Light' Color Scheme
…And Other Long Overdue Thanksgiving Weekend Tweaks…

FULL STORY: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3845



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[lonestarnot]

1. Sounds like the state that builds bridges to nowhere on the taxpayer dime.

Keep fighting! Love you Bradblog! :loveya:

[roguevalley]

5. you have to understand Loren Leman and the dickishness of the

repugs up here. I love you, Bradblog! We all do.

[BradBlog]

6. Yup...

...And love ya back lonestarnot!

Keep kickin' for the truth!

Brad

[texpatriot2004]

2. The 1st time I voted electronically, my vote flipped right before

my eyes...it's contributed to Cornyn getting elected in Texas in 2002.

[Dr.Phool]

3. Look for more stuff to hit the news about Florida elections

On Friday probably.

[blogslut]

4. kick

Brad gives good topic. :)

[bleever]

7. Shouldn't you have

a book out by now? You know, get those BookTV and radio stops?

I mean, you've got the material. :)



:yourock:

[BradBlog]

8. I should...

I've got at least three of them I'm *dying* to write! And an agent who wants me to. Thanks for noticing/asking.

Only question is, if I stop what I'm doing now for a few months to write one of 'em, whose gonna keep up making sure this shit gets out there?!

(Seeking volunteers! :-)

Brad

[nashville_brook]

12. i'm completely available to help

should you decide to take any of those book offers.

don't pass on an opportunity to raise the level of consciousness on this.

PM me if you like. i would be honored to help.

[GreenTea]

9. Dude, we ALL need to hear this over & over & over again until the Dem congress

fucking does something about the republican owned electronic voting machines. Can't go into 2008 elections without meaningful change, and I don't hear any Democrats in Congress even addressing this incredible and real problem...without our vote ALL else is lost.

Once and for all we need to get rid of these easily hackable machines, that we with our taxes dollars paid for but we do NOT own and toss them ALL in a big hole in Crawford Texas and move forward.....back to counting paper ballots by hand - until there's real account ability with machines certainly not republican corps like Diebold and ES&S...read this DU link...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2820040

We need to make noise and loudly about this past 2006 election and never let up about what's going on in Alaska which is becoming another 2002 Georgia and in FL, AR...

People just don't seem to care or are unaware (because the corporate media will NEVER expose it but will actively ignore the obvious) mostly because the Dem's won back the House this past election people really believe there wasn't any voting fraud, manipulation and vote stealing, to the contrary, there was as much or more fraud in this past election.

We need new legislation now and to get rid of the bullshit republican written "Help America Vote Act" (HAVA) of 2002...And we just ignore what's going on in the states you mentioned in your thread.

We need to be reminded of this every day, it's NEVER too often, until we get congress to do something about it....

[rumpel]

10. I am just amazed how criminal acts

committed by so-called 'public officials' continue to be condoned - shameless.

Yes, we have to be louder and persistent - until everyone is informed.

[mod mom]

11. An OH State Senator in Mahoning Co witnessed it in '04 but was silenced by

the Dem Party

[Blue_In_AK]

13. Thank you, Brad, for staying on top of this...

...and for giving a shout out to the Alaska Democratic Party. We love you.

[Richard Steele]

14. Goddammit, this bullshit is frickin' BULLSHIT, GODDAMMIT!!!!!!!!

Two elections in a row, the "winners" refuse to
release the data that supports their claims of "winning".:wtf:

This time, they are UNDER COURT ORDER to release the files,
and they say "NO"?

The only POSSIBLE explanation for this is: They STOLE it.
They stole it BIG, they stole it WIDE, they stole it CLEAR.
And they know that even a CURSORY glance at the figures
would show that they stole it.

Why would a "winner" break the law to hide the data that proves they won?
ONLY because those "results" are evidence of a larger crime, that's why.
No other theories need apply.

[annabanana]

16. Ignoring the Court Order?

Can somebody swear out a warrent?
Can't we send somebody up there to arrest some of the SOBs?

[Lasher]

15. Aren't you supposed to go to jail if you defy a court order?

That's what I thought. Otherwise what's the point in having court orders?

[porphyrian]

17. Oh yeah, I'll kick that. - n/t