From BlackBoxVoting.org

This website gets more fascinating by the day...

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TUESDAY NOV 16 2004: Volusia County on lockdown

County election records just got put on lockdown

Dueling lawyers, election officials gnashing teeth, Votergate.tv film crew catching it all.

Here's what happened so far:

Friday Black Box Voting investigators Andy Stephenson and Kathleen Wynne popped in to ask for some records. They were rebuffed by an elections official named Denise. Bev Harris called on the cell phone from investigations in downstate Florida, and told Volusia County Elections Supervisor Deanie Lowe that Black Box Voting would be in to pick up the Nov. 2 Freedom of Information request, or would file for a hand recount. "No, Bev, please don't do that!" Lowe exclaimed. But this is the way it has to be, folks. Black Box Voting didn't back down.

Monday Bev, Andy and Kathleen came in with a film crew and asked for the FOIA request. Deanie Lowe gave it over with a smile, but Harris noticed that one item, the polling place tapes, were not copies of the real ones, but instead were new printouts, done on Nov. 15, and not signed by anyone.

Harris asked to see the real ones, and they said for "privacy" reasons they can't make copies of the signed ones. She insisted on at least viewing them (although refusing to give copies of the signatures is not legally defensible, according to Berkeley elections attorney, Lowell Finley). They said the real ones were in the County Elections warehouse. It was quittin' time and an arrangment was made to come back this morning to review them.

Lana Hires, a Volusia County employee who gained some notoriety in an election 2000 Diebold memo, where she asked for an explanation of minus 16,022 votes for Gore, so she wouldn't have to stand there "looking dumb" when the auditor came in, was particularly unhappy about seeing the Black Box Voting investigators in the office. She vigorously shook her head when Deanie Lowe suggested going to the warehouse.

Kathleen Wynne and Bev Harris showed up at the warehouse at 8:15 Tuesday morning, Nov. 16. There was Lana Hires looking especially gruff, yet surprised. She ordered them out. Well, they couldn't see why because there she was, with a couple other people, handling the original poll tapes. You know, the ones with the signatures on them. Harris and Wynne stepped out and Volusia County officials promptly shut the door.

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Another one for antihope

http://www.thestranger.com/2004-11-11/feature.html

atropinesulfate... boo!

atropinesulfate is, as anyone who's met her is probably aware, very pretty. I tripped over someone at Whitby the first time I saw her, as I was gawping over my shoulder after walking past her, and not looking where I was going :)

She also has an icon (this one) which is almost as eye-catching as she is.

Finally, she makes an enviable sounding selection of interesting cakes and things, regularly posting food-pr0n that compells me to go and raid my cupboards for chocolately goodness.

_exitwound_... boo!!

_exitwound_ has fine taste in sci-fi authors, a wide range of personal styles (all of which tend to the 'looking great' side of things), and her hugs make me feel warmer than mere physics can explain on its own. She's also a fantastic kisser, and extremely good company whether you're planning on painting the town technicolour, or spending a quiet day lazing around indoors.

valkyriekaren... boo!

valkyriekaren would probably be intimidating if she wasn't also so easy to be around. She's attractive, intelligent, and has a wicked sense of humour. In person, she almost always gives an impression of having immense self-confidence, and that tends to make her stand out in a crowd as much as her good looks do.

skx... boo!

skx seems to have an enviable amount of tuits. I'm aware of several projects he's involved in (or runs), and he seems to find time and energy to contribute to them all on a regular basis, which is hugely impressive. I find his journal is often interesting and entertaining to read, partly due to parallel interests we have, and partly just because he writes well. I like his style.

The ID card scheme, in far too much detail...

I just looked this article up for a comment in someone else's journal, and it occurs to me that now is probably a good time to repost the link. Some of the information in it has gone out of date (generally in ways for the worse, e.g. compulsion), but in general it's a good guide to the whole mess:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/05/complete_idcard_guide/