Court Rejects Lawsuit Seeking To Block March Election

[tom bldr <tom_bldr@xxxxxxxxx>]

"You will LOVE your new electronic voting system,
dammit! Just touch the screen, admire the pretty
lights, and go back to work, citizen. There's a %$#ing
war on, remember?"

See http://www.blackboxvoting.org for details of the
case.

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Court Rejects Lawsuit Seeking To Block March Election

POSTED: 3:57 pm PST February 18, 2004

SACRAMENTO -- A Sacramento County Superior Court judge
denied a legal challenge Wednesday to California's
March 2 elections over allegations that new electronic
voting systems are vulnerable to hackers.


Judge Raymond Cadei denied a temporary restraining
order sought against electronic voter machine maker
Diebold Election Systems, Inc., saying there isn't
enough evidence of possible threats to justify
interfering in an election only 13 days away.

A group of computer programmers and California voters
alleged that new electronic touch-screen voting
machines being used in at least 14 counties on March 2
may be unreliable, insecure and could disrupt election
tallies.


Forty minutes into Wednesday's hearing, Cadei said he
wasn't convinced "that there is a serious actual
threat to the election process" and ended a threat
looming over elections that will determine new
candidates for the Legislature and decide several
ballot propositions and presidential candidates.

County officials, who maintain their new systems are
safe, expressed relief over the ruling. Contra Costa
County Clerk Stephen Weir said, "We're 12 and a half
days before a major election. You can't change the
rules of the game at this stage."

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