Recall drama now shifts
to Hollywood
San Francisco
Chronicle, CA - 7-24-03
In
the unusually steamy streets of Sacramento, there was a surplus of just
about everything that makes for sexy political drama Wednesday -- except the
sex, which no one seemed to miss...
...On the sidewalk, there were near fistfights, as young Republicans
supporting millionaire recall backer Rep. Darrell Issa clashed with young
Democrats armed with "Gray Davis" signs. And across town at Vince's Italian
Restaurant, Ted Costa and his buddies were celebrating over steaming plates
of gnocchi and fried zucchini.
Republican-led
drive to recall Gov. Gray Davis qualifies for ...
- Sioux
City Journal
Gov. Davis Prepares
for Political Battle
ABC
News
Computer Voting Is Open to Easy Fraud, Experts Say
By JOHN SCHWARTZ NYTIMES July 24, 2003
The software that runs many high-tech voting machines contains serious flaws that would allow voters to cast extra votes and permit poll workers to alter ballots without being detected, computer security researchers said yesterday.
Ghost In The Machine
By Thom Hartmann,
AlterNet
July 23, 2003
"A defective computer chip in the county's optical scanner misread ballots
Tuesday night and incorrectly tallied a landslide victory for Republicans,"
announced the Dallas Morning News in a story on Nov. 7, just a few days
after the 2002 election. The story added, "Democrats actually won by wide
margins."
The Texas incidents happened with computerized machines reading and then
tabulating paper or punch-card ballots. In Georgia and Florida, where paper
had been totally replaced by touch-screen machines in many to most precincts
during 2001 and 2002, the 2002 election produced some of the nation's most
startling results.
Senate Panel Approves Redistricting Bill
Wed Jul 23, 7:28 PM ET
By NATALIE GOTT, Associated Press Writer
AUSTIN, Texas - Despite opposition from Democrats, a Senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill to redraw congressional districts that would likely give the Texas GOP an advantage in Washington...
The new map appears as if it could give Texas Republicans as many as 22 seats in Congress, compared to 10 seats for Democrats. The delegation is now split 17-15.
Gov. Rick Perry convened a special session after House Democrats fled the state during the regular legislative session in May to break a quorum and effectively kill the redistricting bill.
