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Kathleen Wynne
Frequent Voting Rights Forum Participant
Username: Kathleen_wynne
Post Number: 359
Registered: 12-2004
Best of Black Box? N/A
Votes: 0 (A keeper?) | | Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 7:30 am: | 
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[Since I was not able to add a new thread in the Lates News Column, I am putting it here. SURPRISE! Another problem with machines in a close election with questionable results due to machine issues. Kathleen Wynne]
The Governeur Times.com
November 20, 2009
VIRUS in the Voting Machines: Tainted Results in NY23:
GOUVERNEUR, NY - The computerized voting machines used by many voters in the 23rd district had a computer virus - tainting the results, not just from those machines known to have been infected, but casting doubt on the accuracy of counts retrieved from any of the machines.
Cathleen Rogers, the Democratic Elections Commissioner in Hamilton County stated that they discovered a problem with their voting machines the week prior to the election and that the "virus" was fixed by a Technical Support representative from Dominion, the manufacturer. The Dominion/Sequoia Voting Systems representative "reprogrammed" their machines in time for them to use in the Nov. 3rd Special Election. None of the machines (from the same manufacturer) used in the other counties within the 23rd district were looked at nor were they recertified after the "reprogramming" that occurred in Hamilton County.
Republican Commissioner Judith Peck refused to speculate on whether the code that governs the counts could have been tampered with. She indicated that "as far as I know, the machine in question was not functioning properly and was repaired" by the technician...[more]
[http://www.gouverneurtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8144 :virus-in-the-voting-machines-tainted-results-in-ny-23&catid=60:st-lawrence-news &Itemid=1753 |
Michael W Mather
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Username: Gypsy
Post Number: 247
Registered: 7-2005
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Votes: 0 (A keeper?) | | Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 - 12:38 pm: |
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Bev did have this posted in the Hamilton Co., NY forum--
http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/160/80731.html?1258702307
If it actually is an instance of external 'infection' or unauthorized code, I think it does merit wider dissemination.
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Phillip Caine
Voting Rights Forum Participant
Username: Phillip_caine
Post Number: 81
Registered: 3-2008
Best of Black Box? N/A
Votes: 0 (A keeper?) | | Posted on Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 10:03 am: |
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I know what virus it is. It's the TERMITE OATH BREAKING VIRUS. |
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