‘Stinking Evidence’ of Possible Election Fraud Found in Florida
University researchers challenge Bush win in Florida
Coalition’s Support of Voting Machines Causes Confusion, says Journalist Lynn Landes
Study finds Fla. ‘ghost’ e-votes
Recount to Come for Ninth District Congressional Race
Election Fraud 2004: Kerry, the Times and the Democrats
UC Berkeley Study Questions Florida E-Vote Count
Voters Recount Irregularities
Hearings on Widespread Voting Irregularities that Call Thousands of Votes into Question
Blackbox Voting News
Media accused of ignoring election irregularities
Columbus, Ohio voters waited hours as election officials held back 68 machines
Election officials find possible double votes, ballots counted twice
Sandusky County not only one with possible double votes
Countinghouse Blues
Election stolen, group suspects
Wet Ballots Found, Rejected By Voting Machines
State Police investigating voter fraud
Odds of Bush gaining by 4 percent in all exit polling states 1 in 50,000; Evoting/paper variance not found to be significant
Presidential Votes Miscast on E-Voting Machines Across the Country
County looking into possible Election Day voter fraud
Evidence Mounts That The Vote May Have Been Hacked
Group Finds Voting Irregularities in the South
None Dare Call it Voter Suppression and Fraud
Media Blacks Out Voting Problems
Shades of Jim Crow: Election Intimidation 2004
Those New York Blues
Computer Voting Is Open to Easy Fraud, Experts Say (registration required)
This, from their site:
THURSDAY Nov. 4 2004: If you are concerned about what happened Tuesday, Nov. 2, you have found a home with our organization. Help America Audit.
Black Box Voting has taken the position that fraud took place in the 2004 election through electronic voting machines. We base this on hard evidence, documents obtained in public records requests, inside information, and other data indicative of manipulation of electronic voting systems. What we do not know is the specific scope of the fraud. We are working now to compile the proof, based not on soft evidence — red flags, exit polls — but core documents obtained by Black Box Voting in the most massive Freedom of Information action in history.
We need: Lawyers to enforce public records laws. Some counties have already notified us that they plan to stonewall by delaying delivery of the records. We need citizen volunteers for a number of specific actions. We need computer security professionals willing to GO PUBLIC with formal opinions on the evidence we provide, whether or not it involves DMCA complications. We need funds to pay for copies of the evidence.
I’m not into conspiracy theories: I don’t believe in alien abductions, tunnels on Mars, or even that the Republican Party rigged electronic voting machines.
Maybe.
But look, this has been a low-down, dirty campaign from the beginning–whether ads, voter intimidation, anonymous letters and phone calls …
And who’s the rocket scientist who decided that voting machines would be a good thing–especially considering that people don’t even know how to administer them? Computer whizzes don’t think they’re reliable. The software malfunctions. There’s a shortage of equipment.
And, as ComputerWorld points out, we’ll never know if e-voting is a sucess or not–because there’s no paper trail.
Confound those online political pundits known as bloggers, anyway. Hey, I’m the first to admit that bloggers are hardly the most reliable source–but I really love how the traditional media is taking the high moral road after the debacle of 2000. From the L.A. Times: “As they have in the past, television networks and newspaper websites refrained from reporting early exit poll results, but the Internet adheres to little such restraint.”
Restraint, indeed. Tell that one to Fox.
But yes, Slate published many of the exit polls on its site, along with an explanation of why and its source. (Find it here.) The source was National Election Pool (NEP), a consortium that consists of ABC, AP, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC, and contracts with Edison/Mitofsky.
According to NEP’s site:
The depth of information, including demographics, economics, political and issue-driven details, provides tremendous insight into the voters’ motivation.
and
Superior Reporting With Our Data
Exit polls / voter surveys are taken only minutes after citizens vote. The results are primary sources from which we can understand the motivations and patterns behind the actual vote.
Exit Polls Tell Us:
WHO voted for each candidate
WHY voters in your area made critical choices
WHERE geographical differences on candidates and issues were a factor.
It is our goal to make accurate data available to our subscribers with speed and clarity for the General Election in November.
It also says that the margin of error is +/- 3-4%.
And though I know nothing about this source, here’s another viewpoint anyway.
