Days Before Election:'Experimental' Software Installed on ES&S Tabulation Systems in 39 OH Counties'

[kpete]

November 5, 2012

What's Up With Ohio Vote-Counting Machines?

-- by Dave Johnson

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This is not about the voting machines, that is an entirely separate story. This is a new story about the vote counting machines. These machines have a different function, and this is a different company from the one that the Romney associates purchased.

Please read this at Brad Blog, Why Was Uncertified 'Experimental' Software Installed on ES&S Tabulation Systems in 39 OH Counties Just Days Before Presidential Election?

... text said to be from a November 1 memo sent from the OH SoS Election Counsel Brandi Laser Seske to a number of state election officials confirming the use of the new, uncertified software on Ohio's tabulator systems. The memo claims that "its function is to aid in the reporting of results" by converting them "into a format that can be read by the Secretary of State's election night reporting system."

"Said to be from" is a warning bell that this might just be a wild-ass rumor right before the election. On the other hand, if they are installing new software in the vote-tabulating machines this is a very big deal. IF they are changing the software in Ohio's vote-counting machines just before the election, the public needs to know what is going on.

But then it gets interesting:

According to Pam Smith, President of the non-partisan watchdog group VerifiedVoting.org, her organization also sought explanations for the last minute software changes from the Sec. of State's office.

She tells me that she was told that "the Secretary of State team installed the EXP tool" themselves in the counties that use the ES&S system. "It was not left to the counties to figure out the installation or the configuration."

So apparently the Ohio Sec State IS confirming that new software is being installed on the machines.

Before going on, this is not a "conspiracy theory" or a charge that vote-rigging is taking place. This is honest questions about some disturbing reports. I and others would like to know what is going on. That does not make us kooks.



http://www.bradblog.com/?p=9698
http://www.seeingtheforest.com/archives/2012/11/whats_up_with_o.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SeeingTheForest+%28Seeing+The+Forest%29#.UJfVFW_A9iB
http://nomorestolenelections.org/we-pledge-no-more-stolen-elections

[Atman]

1. So, what if the "experiment" fails? Do we get a do-over.

This is beyond ridiculous. How can this be LEGAL? Bring back lever machines! Or did Bush have them all melted down and sent to China for scrap?

[RC]

2. No way should private enterprise be counting our votes.

Least of all, Right leaning, partisan private enterprise.

Federal Elections need to have a uniform, federal enforced rules and laws governing the elections.

[DonRedwood]

3. kick

[flamingdem]

4. The freepress.org reporters have gone for an injunction

on the machines. They want an FBI computer forensics expert to analyze the computers, Husted would probably get indicted if they could!

http://www.freepress.org