Voting irregularities testimony from 2009.. I’m currently reading through this but think anons may want to help dig this..

Hearing of the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Elections October 9, 2009, New York City, New York

Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., Chair

Testimony of Ellen Theisen, Director, VotersUnite.Org 660 Jefferson Ave. Port Ludlow, Washington 98365

A National Perspective on the Use of Electronic Ballot Scanners and the Dependence on Voting System Vendors

My name is Ellen Theisen. I am the founder and director of VotersUnite.org. I have spent the last six years documenting the experiences of counties and states nationwide as they used electronic voting and vote-counting equipment. I appreciate the opportunity to share important information with this committee.

I have published more than 20 major studies since 2003 including:

♦ “Mythbreakers for Election Officials,” a 2004 collection of information correcting election-related misconceptions about topics such as HAVA, costs associated with electronic voting equipment, and problems associated with their use.

♦ “E-Voting Failures in the 2006 Mid-Term Elections,” an analysis of 1022 reports of problems associated with electronic voting equipment from 314 counties in 36 states.

♦ A series of vendor-specific reports tracking problems reported in the news regarding the vendor’s electronic election equipment across the United States.

♦ “Voting System Companies Fail to Meet New York State’s Requirements for “Responsible Contractors,” a 2007 report providing documented evidence revealing that the four voting system companies then under consideration in New York fail to meet New York State’s criteria for responsible contractors.

♦ “Vendors are Undermining the Structure of U.S. Elections.” Featured in an August 2008 “Lou Dobbs Tonight” segment, this report focuses on eight case studies that demonstrate the pervasive control voting system vendors have over election administration in almost every state and the consequences jurisdictions experience.

I am submitting my testimony to the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Elections, and Chairman Joseph Addabbo, in order to offer you a national perspective on the problems our states and counties have had when using optical scanners to count the votes on voter-marked paper ballots and the consequences they often experience when relying on private corporations for assistance in administering elections.

http://wheresthepaper.org/EllenTheisenTestimonyOct9_09.pdf