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Friday, February 01, 2008

Election Software Lost in Transit Found -- But More Chips Go Missing

...Two cardboard shipping tubes that were supposed to contain the chips arrived empty in San Diego, with one of the tubes missing its lid...

...A Santa Barbara staffer discovered that their box contained 156 more chips than they were supposed to receive and found a sticker on them indicating they were meant for San Diego...

... Davis says this scenario is also supported by the fact that a majority of the 19 counties that were shipped chips received packages that were damaged. Additionally, some of the San Diego chips that were found in Santa Barbara were crushed, bent or otherwise destroyed -- indicating a possible conveyor belt mishap. He thinks the 18 chips that are still missing were probably thrown out or swept up by whoever cleaned up the mishap....

... San Diego County will not be using the 156 chips that were found. Instead, the secretary of state's office sent it new chips. The chips will be used in next Tuesday's primary.

Off topic, but still related to San Diego -- Donna Frye is wonderful.

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