Iowa At High Risk For Compromised Election Results...

New Report Shows 17 States at High Risk For Compromised Election Results Due to Electronic Voting Machine Problems

WASHINGTON, June 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new report released Thursday by Common Cause concludes that the push to use direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines was misguided, has resulted in serious security and reliability concerns, and should be reversed. The report also assesses states at greatest risk of having elections compromised due to problems with voting machines, presents information on voting systems used by each state and makes recommendations on safeguarding votes to citizens who must use a DRE in November.


"With nearly 40 percent of voters in 37 states expected cast ballots on DRE voting machines in less than five months, Congress needs to stop ignoring the problems and take action to assure that citizens votes are counted as cast," said Common Cause President Chellie Pingree. "We need legislation passed that would mandate random manual election audits of voting machines and require voter-verified paper trails, and citizens need to come to the polls knowing how to safeguard their vote."


The report, "Malfunction and Malfeasance: A Report on the Electronic Voting Machine Debacle," finds that 17 states, including critical swing states such as Pennsylvania, are at "high" risk of having election results compromised due to problems with voting machines known as DREs. States designated as high risk because they use DREs with no paper backup are: Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

To read the report and Common Cause's recommendations for addressing the problems, go to: http://www.commoncause.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=194883&ct=2676319

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20060622/pl_usnw/new_report_shows17_states_at_high_risk_for_compromised_election_results_due_to_electronic_voting_machine_problems139_xml

"But voting on those new screens is soooo cool!"

"Do you really expect them to toss them aside? We spent X dollars on those!"

"Why are you always so negative?"

"Do you think everything is a conspiracy?"

"You've been reading the internets again, haven't you?"

"That might be a problem out in Cal-ee-fornication, but it ain't one here, Missy."

"That's surprising! You're the last person I'd ever expected to be scared of technology."

"Now you think you know more than the folks in Des Moines?"

"They wouldn't buy something we couldn't trust!"

"You do realize Iowa had a Democrat in the SoS office and that he's running for Governor? Are you trying to undermine his bid?"

"I served on the local committee which looked into these machines before they were purchased and the technology is sound."

"I always thought Democrats were for the rights of the disabled."

And the list goes on...
Trying to talk to Iowans about the true danger of our Democracy is an exercise in tossing yourself repeatedly into a brick wall.

after I saw the actual paper print-out from my vote.

THEN YOU TOLD ME THAT CAN'T BE USED IN A RECOUNT. :wow:

Now I'm not so comfortable any more :scared: