By Wendy Norris 10/30/08 8:23 AM
A Denver-based independent lab that tests and certifies electronic voting machines is being suspended by the federal Election Assistance Commission for failing to comply with national standards.
SysTest Labs was responsible for verifying machines for future elections made by two vendors: Election Systems and Software (ES&S) and Premier Election Solutions, formerly known as Diebold. Both firms have sold machines currently in use in Colorado, including the ES&S iVotronic machines that are allegedly flipping votes, according to multiple voter complaints across the nationvoting systems." ...
Unfortunately for voters, the machines in use today were evaluated based on outmoded, nearly 20-year-old technical standards and harshly criticized for their lack of public accountability and huge conflict of interest - the testing process was paid for by the manufacturers themselves who extracted non-disclosure requirements from the labs.
Wired.com also reports that after two years the EAC has yet to certify a voting system under the new, improved guidelines.
Voters who experience problems at the polls, including voting machine errors, can contact the Election Protection coalition at 1-866-OUR-VOTE or Our Vote.com
I get a dozen or so a day articles like this every day also. If you thinkg the Rethugs aren't hard at work trying to steal this election also, you've had your head up your ass for the last 8 years.
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