Election watch report from Columbus Ohio
Election Watch Update # 2
Bob Fitrakis reports on the Ohio election state-of-play at 1pm on election day.
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SWING STATE: Investigating the Vote in Ohio
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Bob Fitrakis reports on the Ohio election state-of-play at 1pm on election day.
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SWING STATE: Investigating the Vote in Ohio
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Breaking News: Judge denies request to stop illegal software patches
BREAKING NEWS: Judge Frost denied the Temporary Restraining Order brought forth in Ohio's federal court to stop the software patches from being used on voting machines in Ohio. Plaintiff Bob Fitrakis and attorneys are now in state Common Pleas Court for 2:00pm hearing on same issue -- the untested, uncertified "experimental" software placed as a pilot program on voting machines.
Bob Fitrakis from the hearing today
Free Press Election Watch Report #1
Bob Fitrakis reports on a filing at the Federal District Court in Columbus, Ohio - 11 am, Election Day, 2012
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NSA expert Michael Duniho affidavit
Bob Fitrakis reports on a filing at the Federal District Court in Columbus, Ohio - 11 am, Election Day, 2012
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NSA expert Michael Duniho affidavit
Fitrakis returns from federal court hearing on Ohio voting machine software patch
Bob Fitrakis just returned from court for his lawsuit to stop the software patches on voting machines in Ohio. Judge Frost has not ruled on the matter yet, and at the conclusion of the hearing at approximate 10:20am he said he would issue a ruling “forthwith,”(before noon today).
Columbus Free Press Editor and Publisher files suit in federal court to stop suspicious software
At 9am Election Day, a federal judge will decide whether untested and uncertified secret software will remain on Ohio’s vote tabulation and reporting systems in 39 counties. Bob Fitrakis, in his capacity as the Chair of the Ohio Green Party, filed suit at approximately 12:30pm on Monday, November 5 against Ohio Secretary of State John Husted and Elections Systems and Solutions for their clandestine installation of uncertified and untested software. Judge Frost, U.S. District Court Southern District Court of Ohio, agreed to the hearing to be held Tuesday, November 6.
The suit seeks immediate the injunctive relief of removing the untested, uncertified software from all county tabulators.
Should there be insufficient time or resources to remove said software from the tabulators, those tabulators will not be used and all ballots will be counted by hand if either the state or federal judge grants the injunction.
The suit seeks immediate the injunctive relief of removing the untested, uncertified software from all county tabulators.
Should there be insufficient time or resources to remove said software from the tabulators, those tabulators will not be used and all ballots will be counted by hand if either the state or federal judge grants the injunction.
Invoices prove Romney-related voting company Hart InterCivic does maintenance on Cincinnati voting machines
Why did Amy Searcy, Hamilton County Board of Elections director of elections, tell the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Washington Post that Hart InterCivic is not involved with operations or maintenance of their voting machines in Hamilton County -- when her signature is on a quote from Hart InterCivic for voting machine repairs? View the document as a PDF.
Through a public records request, the Free Press has obtained two invoices confirming that Hart InterCivic does, in fact, still maintain electronic election equipment in Hamilton County. Since the Free Press first broke the story of Hart InterCivic being owned by HIG Capital, a private equity firm founded by Bain alumni and closely tied to the Romney campaign, Searcy began a full frontal media counter offensive.
Through a public records request, the Free Press has obtained two invoices confirming that Hart InterCivic does, in fact, still maintain electronic election equipment in Hamilton County. Since the Free Press first broke the story of Hart InterCivic being owned by HIG Capital, a private equity firm founded by Bain alumni and closely tied to the Romney campaign, Searcy began a full frontal media counter offensive.
Another Husted dirty trick in Ohio: Secretary of State's Office admits direct reporting function of untested election software
Citizen concerns about untested software have multiplied since the Columbus Free Press broke the news that Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted's office installed uncertified and untested software on the central vote tabulation machines in up to 39 counties in the state.
Memos circulated amongst senior staff at the Ohio Secretary of States' indicate that they consider this skirting of Ohio Election Law is justified because the software does not directly tabulate or communicate actual votes. Their statements to the mainstream press reveal a different set of facts about the software and a different justification.
Memos circulated amongst senior staff at the Ohio Secretary of States' indicate that they consider this skirting of Ohio Election Law is justified because the software does not directly tabulate or communicate actual votes. Their statements to the mainstream press reveal a different set of facts about the software and a different justification.
The e-voting lawsuit that could decide the election
In Columbus, Ohio, 9:00am Election Day marks the opening of a federal adjudication that could decide who next occupies the White House.
Heard by Judge Gregory Frost, the case is Robert Fitrakis vs. John Husted and Election Systems & Software. It revolves around an "experimental" software patch newly attached to the electronic voting systems in 39 Ohio counties. The patch is ostensibly meant to facilitate the transmission and analysis of the Ohio vote count as conducted on machines supplied by the E.S. & S. company.
Heard by Judge Gregory Frost, the case is Robert Fitrakis vs. John Husted and Election Systems & Software. It revolves around an "experimental" software patch newly attached to the electronic voting systems in 39 Ohio counties. The patch is ostensibly meant to facilitate the transmission and analysis of the Ohio vote count as conducted on machines supplied by the E.S. & S. company.