Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Election officials in Pinellas Co. Florida were probably very surprised when they inspected their voting machines for malware and found that even though their system is not connected to the internet two bugs, known as Flush.G and W32.SillyDC, were present. There goes the excuse that "our system can't be hacked (attacked) because it isn't hooked-up to the internet" excuse. San Bernardino Co California has discovered a 'bug' in their central tabulator, known by Sequoia Voting, that does not correctly count the number of precincts.
The ES&S system used in Curry Co New Mexico seems to have a 'glitch'. Precinct totals in an early voting location were counted more than once.
One voter went to the polls in Los Angeles Co California and used the accessible voting system only to find that the system "flipped" his votes in four separate races. ...
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CA: Los Angeles County - My Votes, Four of Them, Were Flipped Yesterday Before My Very Eyes LINK
CA: Riverside County - Low turnout, slow count on election LINK
CA: San Bernardino County - Software glitch led to precinct, vote uncertainty in SB County LINK
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CA: Unforeseen errors complicate Santa Cruz County vote counting LINK
FL: Pinellas County - Bugs removed from Pinellas vote tabulation system LINK
FL: Pinellas County - Malicious Viruses Discovered on FL Vote Tabulation System LINK
IN: Randolph County - State doesn't want to pay for Randolph voting machines LINK
IN: Randolph County - Voting machines cost Randolph County LINK
MS: Voter ID a must to maintain public's trust in electoral process LINK
NJ: Monmouth County - Delays reported in recording election results LINK
NM: Curry County clerk: 'We have a problem' LINK
NM: Curry County - Software glitch found, election results released LINK
OH: Will Ohio Have Another Problematic Presidential Election? LINK
PA: Schuylkill County - Schuylkill risks losing money LINK
TX: Fort Bend County - Revolving Door
Voting Machine Company Salesman Becomes Election Director in Texas LINK
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