The Truth About Electronic Voting
In this report, iconic journalist Dan Rather reports on the controversy and illusion that surround the same kind of electronic voting machines used in St. Louis County.
On Thursday, Missourians for Honest Elections will host a screening of the film “Stealing America Vote by Vote” and a conversation with Brad Friedman of www.BradBlog.com.
Friedman is an online journalist who has persistently covered the story of computerized voting machines since the Help America Vote Act was passed in 2002. He is a champion of the cause of a paper ballot for every voter. He is also a former resident of St. Louis, and his father, who currently resides in West County, has written on St. Louis elections on BradBlog.
The event starts at 6:30 p.m. at Eliot Chapel, 216 East Argonne. Admission is free.
About This Author: Antonio D. French is a writer, political consultant, and newly-elected Democratic Committeeman living in north St. Louis, Missouri. Have your own opinion about this story? Go ahead and leave a comment. But be respectful to others and show you own a pair by actually using your real name. Anonymity is cowardice. And don't forget to subscribe to our feed and get PubDef stories delivered right to your feed reader or email inbox.
Dan Rather’s report is compelling and long overdue. But it’s not just the hardware or the paper trail. If we are to secure one voter, one vote…every-time, our government agencies must become more business savvy. Until we implement high-bar guidelines for voting machine providers and elections officials, until we fix our election laws to protect us from machine and human error, and HUMAN INTERPRETATION of election results, our elections will continue to be broken.
Lani Massey Brown, A MARGIN OF ERROR BALLOTS OF STRAW, a novel.