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Another Lost Obama Vote on an ES&S Touch-Screen

TN Voter's Screen Goes Blank, Right to Cast Ballot Gone

Just Like the Obama/DNC Attorneys Apparently...

Posted By Brad Friedman On 25th October 2008 @ 23:57 In Tennessee, Election 2008, DNC, Touch-Screen DREs/BMDs, Barbara Boxer | Comments Disabled

The following report, of another Obama vote lost, comes from Nashville (Davidson County, TN), as did the similar one last week [1]. ES&S iVotronic touch-screen voting machines failing again, harming Democrats each time. The same machines are failing in one county and state after another, are still in use, haven't been impounded, and voters still do not get to vote on paper ballots.

The "thousands of attorneys" from Obama and the DNC are still completely AWOL. [Note: See update at bottom of story.]

From the Tennessean... [2]

Tracey Hudson's voting attempt at the Edmondson Pike Library ended with her in tears. The machine malfunctioned and didn't let her see the ballot, but a poll worker told [her] she had voted.

"I was robbed," Hudson said Friday.
...
"I hit the button to go to the ballot and there was a flash," she said, adding that the screen went blank, then returned to the main menu. "I didn't see the ballot to actually choose anything."

She asked a poll worker for help, but the person insisted she had voted and told her to "move on." Hudson said she had been looking forward to voting for Barack Obama.

Have we mentioned that the "thousands of attorneys" from Obama and the DNC are still completely AWOL?

Quick links to our previous coverage, of similar incidents, in at least three other states, follows --- along with a quick list from experts about what you need to do (since Obama and the DNC apparently won't) when/if you have a similar problem with a touch-screen voting machine...

Recent ES&S iVotronic Failures as covered by The BRAD BLOG:

What to do if it happens to you:

  • Call poll supervisors to observe the problem.
  • Fill out a problem report.
  • Refuse to vote on that machine.
  • Request that the machine be taken out of service.
  • Get a serial number of the machine if possible (may be difficult in many cases).
  • Tell other voters in line which machine it was and that they should NOT vote on that machine!
  • Report it to county/town election office.
  • Report it to the Secretary of State.
  • Call local reporters and tell them the story.
  • Call voter problem hotlines (eg. 866-MYVOTE1 and 866-OUR-VOTE) and report it.
  • Contact bloggers and Election Integrity websites.
  • Raise holy hell.

And again, people, please bring a video camera/cell phone camera when you go to vote so you can document these problems on video tape, and then upload them to VideoTheVote.org [9] and YouTube [10]!

(Thanks to VelvetRevolution.us [11] and TrueVote.us [12] for help in compiling these recommendations!)

UPDATE 10/26/08: Alternet found the 'AWOL' DNC/Obama attorneys! Turns out they were working in secret! Details now here... [13]

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[1] the similar one last week: https://bradblog.comhttps://bradblog.com/?p=6540
[2] From the Tennessean...: http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081025/NEWS0206/810250366
/1009/NEWS02
[3] ES&S Vote-Flipping Seen in 2 WV Counties: https://bradblog.comhttps://bradblog.com/?p=6528
[4] Election Filmmaker Sees Own Vote Flipped From Dem in TN: https://bradblog.comhttps://bradblog.com/?p=6540
[5] Candidate Names Missing on Final Review Screens in SC: https://bradblog.comhttps://bradblog.com/?p=6546
[6] Votes Reportedly Flip R to D in Decatur Cty, TN: https://bradblog.comhttps://bradblog.com/?p=6547
[7] Vote Flips 5 Times From D to R in Another WV County: https://bradblog.comhttps://bradblog.com/?p=6550
[8] Straight-Party Votes Flip D to R in TX: https://bradblog.comhttps://bradblog.com/?p=6559
[9] VideoTheVote.org: http://videothevote.org
[10] YouTube: http://YouTube.com
[11] VelvetRevolution.us: http://www.velvetrevolution.us/electionstrikeforce/2008/10/what_to_do_if_you_see
_voting_m.html
[12] TrueVote.us: http://TrueVote.US
[13] Details now here...: https://bradblog.comhttps://bradblog.com/?p=6571
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