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SMARTCARDS GO MISSING IN TENNESSEE; CONTROL ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES (Drudge)
drudge ^ | 10/3/06 | Drudge

Posted on 11/03/2006 7:03:58 AM PST by Rb ver. 2.0

Edited on 11/03/2006 7:24:58 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

12 SMARTCARDS GO MISSING IN TENNESSEE; CONTROL ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES
Fri Nov 03 2006 10:09:31 ET

Political insiders have expressed alarm after 12 voter smartcards have gone missing from one Shelby County, TN early vote location!

The cards are used to activate electronic voting machine.

The location at the center of the controversy is Bishop Byrne High School on E. Shelby Drive in Memphis.

The polling place started out with 25 cards. By Wednesday, 11 were missing, says an eyewitness.

The location was given 5 more smartcards on Thursday.

And another card went missing!

As of Friday morning, a total of 12 smartcards had gone missing, out of the 30 give to the location.

Someone possessing a smartcard could use 'off the shelf equipment' [equipment that reprograms the card] and alter it to be used multiple times, and cast multiple votes.

One concerned insider explains: "Shelby County Board of Elections has been notified. They said is was 'not a big deal' because, they said, the cards are deactivated. But the reality is, you can buy the equipment at computer stores to reactivate them. It's on the Internet how to reactivate the cards!"

Meanwhile, The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is reviewing reports by the Shelby County Election Commission that two people voted twice during early voting in Memphis.

Dist. Atty. Gen. Bill Gibbons said he's referred the cases to the TBI for investigation along with other matters he declined to discuss.

Poll watchers are expected to turn out Tuesday to observe voting in Tennessee's heated U.S. Senate race between Chattanooga Republican Bob Corker and Memphis Democrat Harold Ford Jr.

Developing...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: demfraud; shelbycounty
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To: Anti-Bubba182

Memphis!!!! The Ford political machine at work I expect.


41 posted on 11/03/2006 7:25:50 AM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: concerned about politics
Who would benefit from destroying the election? Democrats. Ford was losing big.

November 8 headlines:

"Ford last minute get out the vote campaign has him as the winner by 3 times the population of the state of Tennessee".

42 posted on 11/03/2006 7:25:57 AM PST by EGPWS (Lord help me be the conservative liberals fear I am.)
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To: Rb ver. 2.0

Here we go again.

Dems pulling this crap so if elections don't go their way, they can fire up the army of lawyers and pull recounts throwing out republican votes till their candidates win.

I know this. I live in Washington state.


43 posted on 11/03/2006 7:26:17 AM PST by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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To: jiggyboy
Oh, and once the card is enabled it's good for 15 minutes, for one vote.

Are you sure or are you guessing?

44 posted on 11/03/2006 7:27:11 AM PST by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal.")
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To: mainepatsfan
Jeffrey Toobin, that odious revolting dissembler is on TV this morning suggesting that the cure for the 2000 election may be worse than the original problems.

There is no low too low for the dems.

There was NOTHING wrong with the 2000 election other than the dems trying to disenfranchise the military vote in FL. Nothing to do with the machines.

And the count went against Gore/LIEberman so they brought up false charges that were disproven.

45 posted on 11/03/2006 7:28:19 AM PST by OldFriend (JOHN F. KERRY, BETRAYING OUR TROOPS AGAIN)
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To: Rb ver. 2.0

I don't put much stock in that story at face value. I don't believe the last sentence at all.

In the same sense, you can buy equipment "off the internet" to re-record the magnetic stripe on your credit card to somebody else's number, but how do you pick a valid "somebody else's number"?

I still say they turn up before the election anyway.


46 posted on 11/03/2006 7:28:28 AM PST by jiggyboy (Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: Seattle Conservative

"Not good!! Whomever has those cards can electronically stuff the ballot box."

I really don't know if they can stuff the ballot box. I believe the cards must first be coded by the election official after the voter shows ID. Then the voter uses the coded card to open the voting machine to make the voting screen come up. I could be wrong, but those who stole the cards would not really be able to use them since they are not coded. Anyone know for sure??


47 posted on 11/03/2006 7:29:21 AM PST by seekthetruth
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To: colonel mosby
"Welcome To Tennessee.....The Nicarauga of the South."

At least Jimmah Carter won't have to travel as far to support the leadership.


48 posted on 11/03/2006 7:29:23 AM PST by Rb ver. 2.0
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To: Proud_USA_Republican
Head of Shelby County election board:

Gregory M. Duckett

Shelby County Election Commission Chairman, Gregory Duckett is Senior Vice President and Corporate Counsel with Baptist Memorial Health Care System. He is responsible for the day-to-day coordination of all legal matters affecting the organization. Additionally, he is responsible for Risk Management and Corporate Compliance.

Prior to joining the Baptist Memorial Health Care System in January of 1992, Mr. Duckett served as Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Memphis under former Mayor Dick Hackett.

Mr. Duckett served as Director of Memphis Housing and Community Development from 1988 to 1991. He was state counsel to United States Senator Albert Gore, Jr., from 1985 to 1987.

Mr. Duckett was selected to serve on the Clinton-Gore transition team, evaluating approximately 40 agencies as part of Housing and Urban Development and working on personnel issues.

49 posted on 11/03/2006 7:29:31 AM PST by icwhatudo (The rino borg...is resistance futile?)
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To: concerned about politics

I'm a poll watcher,I'm a poll watcher.Sung to the tune of I'm A Girl Watcher.


50 posted on 11/03/2006 7:29:55 AM PST by Jen from Tn.
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To: Rb ver. 2.0
They said is was 'not a big deal' because, they said, the cards are deactivated. But the reality is, you can buy the equipment at computer stores to reactivate them. It's on the Internet how to reactivate the cards!"

Crap! The only way the left can win an election is to steal it. Republicans don't need the stupid cards. They're winning.

51 posted on 11/03/2006 7:30:17 AM PST by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal.")
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To: Rb ver. 2.0
If Harold Ford wins, then there was no fraud.

If Harold Ford wins, then the election will have been stolen

52 posted on 11/03/2006 7:30:21 AM PST by montag813
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To: Rb ver. 2.0

Well, now we know what Ford's stragey to close the gap is...


53 posted on 11/03/2006 7:30:22 AM PST by Mr. Silverback (People who say there are jobs Americans won't do haven't seen "Dirty Jobs.")
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To: All

BUMP!!!!!


54 posted on 11/03/2006 7:31:02 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Rb ver. 2.0
Lawyer's Guild official guide to the TN Senate Election:

(1) If Harold Ford wins, then there was no fraud.

(2) If Harold Ford loses, then the election will have been stolen

55 posted on 11/03/2006 7:31:05 AM PST by montag813
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To: concerned about politics

Yep, that's informed opinion. I've served as an election worker a couple of times with this kind of machine and just got retrained on Friday for this election.


56 posted on 11/03/2006 7:31:30 AM PST by jiggyboy (Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: seekthetruth

It seems to me, that any election official with the machinery or ability to activate the cards, some low life dem with lots of money, could have it too.


57 posted on 11/03/2006 7:31:54 AM PST by mutley ("I read the Koran, and didn't find anything of value in it.")
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To: truthluva

Twelve cards. Wasn't it twelve votes that were used to toss the Ford - Roland election?


58 posted on 11/03/2006 7:31:56 AM PST by Ingtar (Prensa dos para el inglés)
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To: Crawdad
I'll be rounding up blog reaction.
59 posted on 11/03/2006 7:32:09 AM PST by Jay777 (My personal blog: www.stoptheaclu.com)
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To: icwhatudo

Maura Black Sullivan

A lifelong Memphian, Maura Black Sullivan is employed by Shelby County Schools heading the department of Research and Planning. This department generates statistics covering every aspect of student life, develops and administers surveys, oversees research projects, and plans for the future development of the system by projecting student enrollment trends and forecasting the need for additional classroom and facility space.

Prior to joining Shelby County Schools, Maura was privileged to work in the offices of the Memphis City Council, US Congressman Harold Ford, Jr., and Mayor Bill Morris. She has also worked with Harold Ford and Company, the University of Memphis, and the Shelby County Juvenile Court.

Active in the community, Maura has served as President of the Shelby County Democratic Women, Vice Chair and Assistant Treasurer of the local Democratic Party, Secretary of the Board of Shelby County Headstart, Inc., Vice Chair of Strategic Planning for the Junior League of Memphis, and Chairman of Ptolemy, a social organization. She has also served on boards and committees for the Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Variety Club of Memphis.

Mrs. Sullivan holds a B.A. and a M.A. from the University of Memphis in International Relations and Public Administration and attended the University of Memphis School of Law.

60 posted on 11/03/2006 7:32:39 AM PST by icwhatudo (The rino borg...is resistance futile?)
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