'Experimental Software' -- and a Lawsuit -- in Ohio Voting on Tuesday
The crucial swing state's election results may also involve a new technology in some counties. Share your thoughts.
--- See this update: --- Election Day is just a few hours old, and already there is voting controversy and a lawsuit in Ohio, a crucial swing state. According to mashable.com and other media reports, late last week, a leaked work order revealed that John Husted, Ohio’s Republican secretary of state, had installed something called EXP on central tabulation machines in 39 of Ohio’s 88 counties. EXP is called an “experimental software patch,” according to the company’s work request to ES&S -- the nation's largest e-voting system manufacturer. Or, as the Secretary of State’s office has called it, it's a “reporting tool." “Deliberate tampering of that data using uncertified, untested software would be child’s play.” However, an Ohio politician …
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Steve Burns
7:22 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Donald, this update posted in the afternoon. http://suwanee.patch.com/articles/judge-tosses-ohio-voting-software-lawsuit more ›