Here's the link: there's strong language and images there ; be
forewarned.
http://ignorantusa.tripod.com/
I picked it up off of Democratic Underground. The threads move
quickly and if you can catch it, here it is:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=203&topic_id=176418#176520
After looking at this, it seems to me that if NC Verifiable
Coalition
and the GA Countthevote can't create something or bring attention to
these matters, machines owned by mobsters are going to be rammed down
our
throats.
comments?
thejekots is associated with GA Countthe vote movement.
marsha hammond, phd: asheville
New Populex Voting Machine
Receives Federal Approval Electronic/Paper-Ballot Hybrid Provides
Unique
Approach to Meet New Federal Requirements
Leading the pack for the advisors is none other than former
deputy director of the CIA, Secretary of Defense and National Security
Advisor under President Reagan, Frank Carlucci. And of course after
holding government positions like those, it's practically mandatory to
serve as chair at The Carlyle Group, which he did for over a decade,
followed by executive positions at nearly a dozen additional
corporations. Then there is former congressman Tony Coelho, who
resigned
early under a cloud of controversy and quickly became a
multi-millionaire. The remaining four members have held positions on
several state election boards and state Supreme Courts.
Advisory Team
Frank C. Carlucci
Tony Coelho
Justice John L. Nickels
Loren S. Golden, Esq.
Eric J. Mlyn, Ph.D.
Eugene J. Wittry
16 December 2004
CHICAGO,
Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The federal Election Assistance Commission
(EAC)
and National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) have
approved a new, innovative voting machine that is the first electronic
system to meet new federal standards by combining the advantages,
flexibility and simplicity of computer-based touch screen voting with
the
assurances provided by a tangible paper ballot. By using the best of
both
approaches, the Populex system is designed to restore voter confidence
that their votes will be counted accurately. The Populex voting system
is
one of the first to be certified under the new, more stringent 2002
federal voting system standards, which many states will require for
state
certification. Systems used in the 2004 elections were certified to the
1990 standards that permit a host of problems that are still coming to
light. Many companies are jury-rigging these older systems in an
attempt
to compensate for their shortcomings. In contrast, the Populex voting
system was designed from the start with the new regulations, customer
demands and people with disabilities in mind. "We are excited to
have a voting solution that is affordable, practical and gives voters
full confidence that their votes will be counted and, if necessary,
re-counted correctly," said Sanford Morganstein, president of
Populex. "Comparing the Populex voting system to the machines used
in the 2004 election is like comparing a Lexus to an Edsel." Unlike
most other touch screen systems that risk losing votes, the Populex
system doesn't collect and store votes electronically in the voting
computer. Instead, Populex prints an official ballot, equipped with a
bar
code that is scanned to reliably record and count the votes. This paper
ballot is the official ballot that's counted on Election Day and also
the
audit trail needed for recounts. Additionally, Populex's technology
helps
prevent voters from making errors and provides several opportunities
for
them to verify their selections. "If the Populex voting system was
used during the 2004 election in Florida and Ohio, the resulting
conspiracy theories would not exist," said Morganstein. "After
voting on the Populex system, each voter can leave the polls with the
confidence that his or her votes have been accurately recorded and will
be accurately counted." Populex Corporation's advisory board
includes both Democrats and Republicans -- including Tony Coelho,
former
Democratic Congressman and author of the Americans with Disabilities
Act
(ADA), and Frank Carlucci, former Secretary of Defense and Advisor to
the
President for National Security Affairs during the Reagan
Administration.
This bi-partisan participation helps ensure that Populex focuses on
protecting and increasing confidence in the democratic process without
favoring or even being perceived as favoring one political party over
another. "Counting votes accurately is neither a Democratic nor a
Republican ideal, it's an American ideal," said Coelho. "Frank
and I are involved with Populex because we believe it provides the best
option across the country to bring confidence back to our voting
process." Carlucci added, "I have found that once people see
this machine, they scratch their heads and wonder three things: 'What
took so long?'; 'Why didn't I think of this?'; and 'When can I get
it?'." Now, with federal approval, Populex will be marketing its
innovative system to the election officials and voters who are eagerly
awaiting a system that provides both the benefits of touch screen
voting
with the confidence of an official paper ballot. Sanford Morganstein,
president of Populex, is the man who brought us the automated
attendant,
"press 1 for ... " phone technology, and now he's created the
Populex voting system, which eliminates the problems associated with
the
touch screen, punch card and optical scan voting systems of the past,
and
directly addresses the ongoing controversy about the reliability,
accuracy and security of touch screen voting systems. About Populex
Populex Corporation provides a touch screen voting system that prints
an
official voter-verified paper ballot. This official paper ballot can be
privately verified by all voters, including the blind and visually
impaired, in the language in which they voted. It also has features
which
prevent counterfeiting or accidentally counting the same ballot more
than
once. Using bar code technology, the ballots can be counted at high
speed
with unparalleled accuracy. They can also be recounted both
mechanically
and manually, if necessary. Because the Populex "Digital Paper
Ballot(TM)" is the official record of each voter's choices, if a
voting machine goes down, votes are not lost, providing voters with the
confidence their votes will be counted. In addition, both the Populex
system and its Digital Paper Ballots are easy for election officials to
handle and store. The Populex system complies with the 2002 Help
America
Vote Act and the latest (2002) federal voting system standards.
http://www.populex.com/
Carlucci:
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/ind/carlucci/carlucci.phpHenderson:
http://www.geol.vt.edu/general/newsletter/nov2000/henderson.htmlMost
other info I got in Lexis-Nexis by doing a biography search under
"reference" of the peoples' names.