Lobbyists Hack Your Elections: The OEJC Calls for Voting Systems Recall, Return, and Refund (Part I)

The OEJC is calling for the recall, return, and refund of Ohio's electronic voting systems, widely documented as unreliable, inaccurate, and subject to manipulation, and subject of several product defect suits nationally. Lobbyist suggested elections officials to current review of Ohio 's voting systems. Selected officials include representatives from counties plagued by election irregularities such as failing to preserve 2004 ballots as ordered by federal court. Voting systems purchased pursuant to HAVA, co-authored by former Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH), met with lobbyist Abramoff during drafting, both serving prison terms for convictions related to bribery and corruption of public officials, respectively.

Columbus, OH (PRWEB) November 21, 2007 -- In a press conference today, The Ohio Election Justice Campaign (OEJC) is calling for the recall, return, and refund of voting systems used in Ohio, the state that clinches presidential elections. Representatives from Boards of Elections (BOE) plagued by election irregularities, such as failing to preserve their 2004 ballots in violation of federal court order, are now sitting in review of the state's electronic elections systems, courtesy of a lobbyist.

According to the Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's answers to the State Controlling Board, which approved $1.8 million in Help America Vote (HAVA) funds to review Ohio's elections systems, the final recommendations will be the "responsibility of the Secretary of State's Office working with a representative group of the state's election officials."

Brunner's letter to this same board, dated Sept. 20, 2007, states, "The list (of election officials) was compiled with Aaron Ockerman who met with me this morning and suggested the names of those to be involved."

Aaron Ockerman, of State Street Consultants, is a registered lobbyist for the Ohio Association of Election Officials (OAEO), a corporation that promotes the business interests of Ohio election officials. He was a registered lobbyist for Election Systems & Software, ES&S, (ESS) in 2003.

Neil S. Clark and Paul Tipps, founders of State Street Consultants, were registered lobbyists for ES&S, 2002-04, and for Diebold (DB), 2004 and 2005. Clark is currently a registered OAEO lobbyist.

Ockerman, also a registered lobbyist for ACS (ACS) State and Local Solutions, Inc., formerly Lockheed (LMT) Martin IMS, co-hosted a reception for the Ohio SOS and others during the winter 2007 OAEO conference.

Of the twelve election officials, nine come from BOEs that disposed of 2004 election records protected by court order in King Lincoln v. Blackwell (S.D. Ohio), http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/litigation/klbna.php, four of the nine serving as BOE Director in 2004. Two of the nine disposed of their records before certification of the 2004 election; and another three have not submitted the requested explanation to the SOS for their missing records.

As of this date, almost half come from counties with various alleged recount irregularities, and one from a county with alleged voter suppression, King Lincoln v. Blackwell (S.D.Ohio). Although Ohio does have many BOEs secure from these problems, only two are represented on the list.

HAVA earmarked $3.9 billion in tax payer money to implement electronic voting systems. Former Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) co-authored HAVA, meeting with lobbyist Jack Abramoff during its drafting. Ney and Abramoff are now serving prison terms for convictions related to bribery and corruption of public officials, respectively.

The electronic elections systems have been widely documented as unreliable, inaccurate, and subject to manipulation. California decertified its electronic voting machines, Florida tossed them out, and New York has not even introduced them.

Lawsuits alleging breach of warranty, Lehto v. Sequoia (King County, Washington) and Axelrod v. Sequoia (Washoe County, Nevada), have been filed in state court. A complaint naming the Ohio SOS was filed in U.S. District Court, Schulz v. State of New York (N.D.N.Y.), seeking an injunction until elections are open, verifiable, and transparent.

To support the OEJC, donate at www.electiondefensealliance.org/OEJC. For background information on the failure to preserve the 2004 ballots, see http://www.prnewsnow.com/TextNews/168067.html.

Election Education Program

On November 11, 2007 at the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Columbus, Ohio, at the Community Leaders Forum multiple members of The Ohio Election Justice Campaign spoke about Ohio's ongoing election issues. This video documents the start of our Election Education Program, as we seek to teach the stories, and provide the actual accompanying documents for Ohio's election issues. We do this so that many can tell the stories, and have the documents to support the story, and then together we can resolve the issues.

Enclosed below is the video of this event. Many thanks to Peace General Bruce for the video, and to Earl Wurdlow, our generous host and moderator.

Warm Thanksgiving Blessings,

Paddy Shaffer

Director, The Ohio Election Justice Campaign
paddy@columbus.rr.com
(614) 761-0621



Earl Wurdlow on Truth 11-11-2007

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2256569015086148914&hl=en



Community Leaders Forum, OEJC, 11-11-2007 (Part 1 ) Paddy Shaffer

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4343550207887107984&hl=en



Community Leaders Forum, OEJC, 11-11-2007 (Part 2 ) Tim Kettler

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1167800014891261786&hl=en



Community Leaders Forum, OEJC, 11-11-2007 (Part 3 ) Victoria Parks

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3499095301239630559&hl=en



Community Leaders Forum, OEJC, 11-11-2007 (Part 4 ) Gloria Kilgore

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3864437158517936981&hl=en



Community Leaders Forum, OEJC, 11-11-2007 (Part 5 ) Q and A

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4949272307577333269&hl=en



Community Leaders Forum, OEJC, 11-11-2007 (Part 6 ) Q and A

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7176946520371142585&hl=en

100 Days Since Meeting Requested With Brunner And Dann

AS OF TODAY, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2007 IT HAS NOW BEEN 100 DAYS SINCE THE REQUEST WAS MADE ON AUGUST 8, 2007 FOR A MEETING WITH THE OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE JENNIFER BRUNNER, AND OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL MARC DANN TO MEET WITH WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS THE OHIO ELECTION JUSTICE CAMPAIGN...

There are only 46 days left until the end of the year... and then it will be 2008. According to Secretary Brunner, absentee ballots start getting sent out in January.

The SAME people (with the small exception of a retirement in Fayette County, Licking County both Director and Deputy Director left their job, replacement of the Cuyahoga Board, and a job switch in Delaware County, Miami County Deputy Director quite her job the day a record request from Richard showed up, and possibly a couple others that we are not aware of, who may have left their jobs in the Ohio Boards of Elections) are running our elections. There are 88 counties... and little has changed in most of them.

With this number of 100 days passed... we can also mourn the dismal failure of these newly elected officials (the SOS and AG) to deal with most blatant crime in US History... with hunks and wads of evidence just laid out all over the state of Ohio.

We have added a new witness of election crime to our group, Dr. Andrew (Drew) Feight, who witnessed and documented the rigging of the Scioto County Recount in 2004. He tried to get the prosecutor to deal with it, and to go higher when he got no help. We will now be helping him, and our strong pile of evidence gains another glowing hot piece. Welcome Drew... we want to help you, and your story will help us all.

We have a Press Conference next week, to deal with the topic of the testing of Ohio's Voting Machines, a 1.8 million dollar taxpayer funded test. I have repeatedly, both in writing and verbally contacted the Secretary of States office, and asked to have observers there to watch. Chris Nance, the Assistant Secretary of State is who I have been told gets to decide... and he will not respond. Why? The testing has been ongoing for awhile, and they are scheduled to finish at the end of the month. I have an article I am writing about this and more darkness in what I see for this testing as it is now going. I'll try to get it out, and you all informed in the next few days.

Below is a shortened version of the video of the Memorial Event we held on November 2, 2007 on the 3 year Anniversary of the theft of the Presidential Election. Some wrote and said they were unable to open it up. I hope this works. If not, please give me feedback. Thanks to Bruce for doing this, and he also added a George Carlin video, with a warning.

Make it a Powerful Day,

Paddy Shaffer
Director, The Ohio Election Justice Campaign
paddy@columbus.rr.com(614) 761-0621



OEJCHonest Election Funeral 11-02-2007
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=667276555347081129&hl=en
15 Activists gathered at the Ohio State Capitol in Columbus, Ohio, USA to mourn the "Death of Honest Elections." The Procession went to the 1. Franklin County Board of Elections, 2. The Ohio Secretary of States Office, and 3. The Ohio Attorney Generals office.


Subject: George Carlin on the American Dream
so called because you have to be asleep to believe it... 3-minute video:

Warning: offensive language. and yes, this is related to fake elections with fake choices (among other topics).

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18690.htm