Posted on 12/19/2005 5:54:32 PM PST by summer
Gov. Jeb Bush said he supports reviewing voting machines after a test by an elections supervisor showed that hackers could electronically stuff some ballot boxes.
TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Jeb Bush said Friday that the state ought to consider relooking at the way it examines electronic voting machines, following a county election chief's tests that showed insiders could hack into the computers, change votes and not leave an electronic fingerprint behind.
Bush, saying the subject is ''too important'' to ignore, echoed national computer-security and voting experts, and struck a dissimilar chord to acting Secretary of State David Mann, who expressed less urgency Thursday to retest vote machines. Mann said he was ''concerned'' only that Leon County Elections Supervisor Ion Sancho might have given an outsider access to his vote machines' computer codes Tuesday.
Bush also questioned whether Sancho gave away privileged information -- which Sancho denies -- and noted Sancho's ''unorthodox'' media-friendly style, in which he conducted his computer-hacker tests and spoke about them with The Herald before discussing them with the secretary of state's office, which oversees elections.
'My general thought is, probably, they're saying, `Well, here he goes again. We don't want to deal with him because he's a maverick.' And I would suggest that, no, this is too important, that we ought to get his information, look at it carefully,'' Bush said.
``If there needs to be any changes in policy as it relates to certification of machines, then we should do so.''...
(Excerpt) Read more at miami.com ...
FYI.
"hackers" is that what we're calling long deceased Dems now?
No, I think hackers are still hackers. I think the deceased voter problem is still a problem no matter what voting system is used.
Dang, I wish Jeb was my governor. This guy is good.
I also believe Gov Bush is a responsible person; if he sees a need to review something, he will. He knows he was re-elected in a landslide and this is his last term in office due to term limits. I don't think he has anything against fairness. Of course, that is major news to left wing bloggers tonight, who are all over these two FL news articles I've posted (also see my post #2).
It is really too bad he is not thinking about running for president. But, I think people will be Bush-weary by 2008.
Jeb's shot won't be 2012 I think. And then only unless his brother does a good job. You're right, of course. I don't see this populace electing another Bush right after W.
It's the way of the world, it's the sort of thing the common sense folk who carry this country on their backs see it. Americans aren't smitten with such as political royalty and to elect sucessive presidents from the same family, hey, we're probably not going to do it. Shrug.
Now if W finishes his presidency and if history rewards him as I think it will, Jeb's got a great shot in 2012. I don't think he'll be too old.
I do hope Jeb runs some day for President. I think he'd make a good one.
It's always be amusing to me how Florida voters see both of them quite differently. When GW's poll numbers are down, Gov Bush's numbers reman very high. I guess it's really like any two brothers - how many mothers would say their two sons are exactly alike? None.
I meant to type: It's always amusing to me..
Don't let the liberals and the RINOs be in the driver's seat for the 2008 Republican presidential primary...
A governor's seat is a lot better of a launch pad for a presidential run than a senate seat (history). Almost nobody gets elected president from the senate.
Americans have never elected a former president's wife , nor have they elected any brothers as presidents. They have elected a father and son...
Now for any other of those so-called Republicans who read this, I could easily run Jeb as a candidate and mop the floor with any primary challengers.
In a general election, let the Democrats run against the Bush family, we won't have to run against the Clinton family, they can do that all on their own.
Jeb Bush is the Nuclear Option for the Republican party in 2008.
see #15...
Jeb would win handily in 2008...
So far, it's working. ;-)
Jeb Bush certainly has a lot of supporters, not just in Florida, but nationwide. I know that from freepmail I received during the 2002 election. People from all over the country were eagerly supporting him. And, a solid majority of Florida voters really like him. FL voters are quite a diverse bunch, too. So, you may be right.
LOL...good adbice. Advice. Whatever. :) (That was on purpose.) :)!
The easiest way to prove them wrong is to let them investigate.
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