Voter machine monopoly promotes election fraud

Diebold Inc. has sold its voting machine business to leading voting machine manufacturer Elections Systems & Software (ES&S). This this has raised concern among voter advocacy organizations who fear that the transaction could create a monopoly and allow election fraud to go unchecked. RT's Dina Gusovsky speaks to John Bonifaz from Voter Action.

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• Diebold Inc.
• John Bonifaz
• Voter Action
• Dina Gusovsky
• election fraud
• Justice Department
• voting machines
• US Sen. Charles Schumer

[GeeKayKayGee]

Cardboard box. Paper slip. Mark Paper, place in box.

Why does the US require voting machines?

Voting on paper slips is transparent and increases community involvement in the election process.

Dump those expensive, blackbox, unreliable machines and get back to voting basics.

[joe80dman]

Even the Israeli government, and people, refuse to use electronic voting machines in their elections, and insist on paper ballots. So what if it takes a week to count them? Big deal! I want an HONEST ELECTION, with REAL patriots in office.

[praeeo]

I do agree that the voting machines leave room for manipulation. As long as they are being used, we will never be able to vote someone out of office that is for the NWO agenda and not for the people!

[joe80dman]

@Bumblebee303: Absolutely. Now, do you believe Congress would actually pass a law that guarantees their incumbency? It will take more than repeated requests from the proletariat.

[JimConditJr]

Why keep the ballot as back up? NO! Count is right on the spot in front of everyone before ballots disappear where they can be switched. Machine free, computer free elections - only way to go - this is why Evil Ruling Elites will NOT allow it. They DEMAND ballots disappear from public site BEFORE they are counted. And unless you are in New Hampshire, I'm wondering about your story. In Ohio & 48 states (NH excepted) the citizen will be arrested before they let him see the ballots on election day.

[Booofrthefirst]

"It's not the people who vote that count; it's the people who count the votes."

-Josef Stalin

[Bumblebee303]

We must put an end to all electronic voting machines and obligate Congress to pass a Constitutional Amendment requiring only paper ballots and hand counts!!

[thetimman00]

They have their own little patch of looting to do also. There may be no more elections and they know it.

[rsnboy08]

Wow a Diebolt machines got hacked again, how am I not surprised! Didn't they count Bushes votes both times? And didnt someone made a movie about how they are so easy to hack by there own software that comes with it? Siriusly how long are we and others gonna get raped like this, they really do think that we are stupid, and are not gonna do anything about this!

[GeeKayKayGee]

I think hand ballots can work well WHEN there is community involvement. I feel comfortable and confident slipping a paper ballot into the cardboard box, when the returning officers are my neighbors. If the polling places were manned by the military, police or any single power entity such as union, or a political party as has and does happen in places, then clearly any vote would be suspect.

[GeeKayKayGee]

I would argue that a paper ballot, dropped in a box, counted by volunteer returning officers is Simpler, Efficient, Accurate, Verifiable,  Cheaper and Better for the democratic process in that it requires community involvement. Local volunteers counting the votes for their district. People from across the political spectrum gathering on election night to monitor the process. Hard to slip in a stack of bogus votes when every move is being scrutinized by your neighbors. PEOPLE not Deibold.