clearvote.org - Voting Machine Errors

Voting Machine Errors - Summary

Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:31:11 -0800

A collection of news stories documenting known errors in all-electronic (black box) voting machines in past elections. These stories demonstrate the primary reason behind our petition. Electronic systems are inherently unreliable. Software bugs, hardware errors and electrical glitches are all a common reality in the computer industry. Any of these problems can cause irretrievable loss of electronic data. In order to ensure every legitimate vote cast in US elections is fairly and accurately counted, every machine must create a paper record at the time the voter's ballot is cast.

If you know of other mainstream media reports of data loss, extra votes generated by electronic voting machines, or verified accounts of votes being cast for the incorrect candidate, please email us the URL: clearvote(AT)mivox.com, or send the link through our Feedback Form.

GAO Report Confirms Errors & Irregularities

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:15:17 -0800

The Free Press - October 26, 2005 - The latest critical confirmation of key indicators that the election of 2004 was stolen comes in an extremely powerful, penetrating report from the Government Accountability Office that has gotten virtually no mainstream media coverage.

The government's lead investigative agency is known for its general incorruptibility and its thorough, in-depth analyses. Its concurrence with assertions widely dismissed as "conspiracy theories" adds crucial new weight to the case that Team Bush has no legitimate business being in the White House.

Powerful Government Accountability Office report confirms key 2004 stolen election findings

VotersUnite.org Archives

Thu, 02 Dec 2004 13:10:47 -0800

VotersUnite.org has a comprehensive database of election problems in the Nov. 2, 2004 election, sortable by state and type of problem. The list of voting machine malfunctions by itself is quite chilling:

VotersUnite! presents the following compilation of problems reported in the media about the 2004 general election. Starting with early voting, we are seeing a wide array of problems, some of which appear in multiple states. This page allows you to see how widespread the problems are as they accumulate.

Voting Machine Malfunctions

They also offer pdf downloads with footnoted summaries of malfuntions and miscounts, separated out for each voting machine vendor who's machines had problems:

Malfunctions and Miscounts, Sorted by Vendor

E-Vote Machines Drop More Ballots

Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:19:05 -0800

Wired News - Six electronic touch-screen voting machines used in two North Carolina counties lost 436 ballots cast in early voting for the 2002 general election because of a software problem:

E-Vote Machines Drop More Ballots

Machine Error Gives Bush Extra Ohio Votes

Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:12:27 -0800

AP - Yahoo News - COLUMBUS, Ohio - An error with an electronic voting system gave President Bush 3,893 extra votes in suburban Columbus, elections officials said. Franklin County's unofficial results had Bush receiving 4,258 votes to Democrat John Kerry's 260 votes...

Machine Error Gives Bush Extra Ohio Votes

Computer Loses 4500 Votes

Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:21:31 -0800

A Wired news report about 4500 votes lost in one North Carolina precinct during the November 2004 election. UniLect, the manufacturer of the machines, confirmed there was no way to recover the lost votes:

Computer Loses 4500 Votes