BRAD BLOG: TESTS FAIL ON DAY 1 IN SARASOTA; PLUS: No More Paper TRAILS!

[BradBlog]

May be more coming later today... -- Brad

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FL-13: First Day of State Run 'Audit Testing' in Sarasota Reveals 7% Error Rate in Testing on Paperless ES&S Touch-Screen Machines
State Officials Blame 'Human Error' of State Officials Who Performed Tests in the State's Official Testing…
…While County Commissioners Make Plans to Scrap Their $4.5 Million Dollar Touch-Screen System…

Yesterday Sarasota County, FL began their state-run test audits of the paperless ES&S touch-screen systems used in Florida's 13th District House race where 18,000 votes disappeared, resulting in a 369 vote margin between Christine Jennings (D) and Vern Buchanan (R) to fill the seat vacated by former Secretary of State of Katherine Harris.

The first day of testing, revealed miscounting errors on all four of the machines used during the test according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, and at least two citizen observers who blogged their account of the days testing...

FULL STORY/ROUND-UP OF FIRST DAY'S TESTING:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3858

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NYTimes Editorial Gets it Right on FL-13…Except for the Paper 'Trails' Part
It's Time to End the So-Called 'Voter Verified Paper Trail' Nonsense
Even VotersUnite.org Now Agrees…



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[dchill]

1. "State Officials Blame 'Human Error' of State Officials..."

Yeah, the Republican State Officials who shoved these machines down the throat of the voters. The "Error" was that they were caught.

[peacetalksforall]

2. We must educate people about ES&S no matter how this comes

out. Connected to Senator Hagel. Some so-called Dem spokespeople pump him up with approvals. Not me. Why would any patriot participate in the design, manufacture, and marketing of a Republican made product with Republican hardware, software, technicians? Non-certified by a 100% unbiased team of specialists? Code kept secret? And with Election Official who are not cooperative in the post examination-audit?

ES&S = Senator Hagel - possible Republican candidate for President. Guess who wins if his machines are used. Worthy of suspicion. 'Secret' is always worthy of suspicion.