CA Set to Use Diebold Voting Machines. No Public Hearings!!!

Miriam Raftery

Recertification hearing draws protest from activists over last-minute changes in procedures

On Monday, November 21st, California’s Voting System Panel (VSP) was slated to hold public hearings on whether to recertify Diebold TSX touchscreen machines. The California Election Protection Network (CEPN) issued a press release inviting concerned citizens to speak at the 10 a.m. hearing and attend a rally at Secretary of State Bruce McPherson’s office to encourage state officials to “send Diebold packing before Turkey Day.”

But when CEPN spokesperson Sherry Healy called to verify the hearing date and time, she received startling news.

“I asked Bruce McDannold in the Secretary of State’s office if the hearing is still on for Monday,” she told Raw Story. “He said, 'You’re half right. The VSP has been disbanded.' I asked why. He said, 'I can’t speak for the Secretary of State.’”

“There will be a protest. We’re going to have people at the hearing as well as sidewalk demonstrations,” pledged Ashby, who expresses fear that the hearing’s outcome is a “foregone conclusion.”

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Will_California_send_Diebold_packing_before_1118.html

rise of the machines, T-3 coming to a state near you

If they can pull it off in California they'll try other states and it'll keep going until there's no more democracy left.

Maybe call Angelides office.

for mail-in votes. That's the my county does it. I like it.

Thanks.