Interesting; I guess this is the Miller camp's argument in Alaska re: vote count

[sailingaway]

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=8199

If you skip down to the heading "Recent history of impossible numbers" you don't miss much....

[specsaregood]

In December 2005, the Dems asked the state for the election data files from the '04 election. They were told that they couldn't have that information, because the state's contract with Alaska made that information a "company secret" of Diebold's!

After complaints to the state, and the state's consultation with Diebold, the state agreed to release the information, but only after informing the Dems they'd have to cover the cost of (and this is a direct quote from their letter), "manipulating the data" before releasing it!

Finally, before the data could be released --- "manipulated" or otherwise --- the state's top security official [ed note: working for then Gov. Murkowski] announced they would not release the information after all because it was a "security risk.


Good read, thanks. Man, their election system is effed up.

[Krugerrand]

Here, for example, are the results from the Kucinich-requested hand-count of Nashua's Ward 5 precinct:
NASHUA,.WARD.5
...............................Discrepancy
..........Diebold.....Hand.....Total
..........Result......Tally....Votes %.Error
CLINTON...1,030.......959.......-71.....7.40
EDWARDS.....405.......377.......-28.....7.42
OBAMA.......673.......678........+5.....0.73

Gotta love Diebold