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The presidential results won’t change, but the studies could lead to changes.
I don’t know why this statement is in the article but it is not attributed to GAO. Maybe that is what they are saying(?) Maybe the reporter or the newspaper is just making damn sure we don’t get the wrong idea here.
GAO opens review of voting in response to complaints
I know the GAO doesn’t have the power to overturn an election, but what if they find evidence that voting machines were tampered with or that some other fraud happened? Just say “better luck next time?”
We need to know that the election results are valid. But, I don’t mean just going forward. We need to know that about the 2004 election as well. This is a democracy, we’re on a need-to-know basis here.
And by the way: the next election is NOT in four years. Despite what you might have heard on Headline News this morning. (There was a short discussion about election problems, at the end of which the anchorwoman said that at least we have four years to straighten this all out.)
But we don’t; unless I’m missing something. Are the paperless black boxes only to be used in presidential election years? What about punch card machines? Sure, many of the problems are amplified in a presidential election, but we can’t wait four years! There is a big congressional election in 2 years, and there are surely local and state elections going on throughout even the coming year. Immediate action required.
Everywhere I turn someone (at least in the mainstream media) is telling me to think four years down the road, or we’ll straighten things out for next time. Forget about this one. It’s over. DO NOT THINK ABOUT THE CURRENT ELECTION ANYMORE. But wait I say. Aren’t votes still being counted? Has the electoral college voted yet? This election isn’t really even over yet, is it? All’s I’m saying is: is let’s get this one right first, then make certain things will go better and smoother for next time.
I’m glad the GAO is going to look into it; however, I wonder will they be able to do so in a non-partisan way? Or, are we just going to end up with a nice clean whitewash when they get done? We’ll see.
We’ll see.
P.S.: There’s some good election stuff on Keith Olbermann’s blog. Check it out:
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Also adding “Stolen Election” to the links column. Lot’s of info there.
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