Actually, dkward2, I was about to denouce the report as a right-wing conspiracy

hahaha
But I am stumped why people like dixon can grandstand this, but look at Diebold, and go - "Well, at least he agrees with me, so no problem."
look into
http://www.blackboxvoting.orgQUOTE
Large payments from Diebold are fueling influence-peddling for a $45 million Cook County/Chicago voting machine contract. Diebold has been lobbying both Ohio and Cook County/Chicago through a small corporation called ACG Group LLC, formed by a Republican and two well-connected Democrats. According to one of ACGs partners, Diebold is making payments directly to the individuals and payments are also flowing through ACG. These payments are then paid out to others. ... More
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4-18-2005: Diebold Lobbyist Documents Reveal Problems
by Bev Harris & Kathleen Wynne
Black Box Voting has obtained check stubs showing that Diebold Election Systems appears to have misreported its lobbying fees to Rose & Kindel.
Black Box Voting Director Jim March met privately last week with staffers for new California Secretary of State Bruce McPherson, to provide these documents and urge McPherson to remove new appointee Adan Ortega Jr. due to conflict of interest.
Ortega has been a senior communications executive at Rose & Kindel. The ... More
3-8-2005: Hack of Real-Life Voting System Demonstrated
by Bev Harris & Kathleen Wynne
TUESDAY MAR. 8, 2005: Investigation Update (Submitted to members of the House Judiciary Committee on Mar. 4 and Mar. 8.)
In mid-February, Black Box Voting, together with computer experts and videographers, under the supervision of appropriate officials, proved that a real Diebold system can be hacked.
This was not theoretical or a "potential" vulnerability. Votes were hacked on a real system in a real location using the actual setup used on Election Day, N... More