I hope everyone who voted early did not experience and problems at the polls or with the voting equipment. I received a few complaints from voters stating they did not see my name on the ballot and brought it to the attention of poll workers. I immediately visited to the early voting location in question and was not satisfied with the response of the lead poll worker and made an official complaint with the Shelby County Election Commission. I spoke to Mrs. Dee Nollner, an appointed Board Member of the Shelby County Election Commission, who will investigate the issue and follow up with me next week. Hopefully I will get an answer before the General Election on August 7, 2014. The company contracted to provide the AccuVote TSX voting machines is Global Election Systems; subsequently changed its name to Diebold Election Systems, Inc. In 2006, Diebold decided to remove its name from the front of the voting machines for strategic reasons stemming from confirmed vote fraud allegations. In August 2007 the company changed its name to Premier Election Solutions. Premier Election Solutions was acquired on September 2009 by Election Systems and Software (ES&S) and was subsequently partially acquired by Dominion Voting Systems on May 19 2010 following a 2010 antitrust settlement. This company has been plagued by scandal and controversy. I am including information for your review concerning the history of serious problems with this company and their products.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 02:30:33 +0000