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is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. -- Plato
(429-347 BC)
Monday, October 30, 2006
Election administrator resigns over ES&S' Gross Incompetence
Texarkana Gazette(Oct 28) reports that Miller County Arkansas Election Administrator Robby Selph will resign effective Dec. 31 because employees of the company providing the voting machines and software are grossly incompetent, mean-spirited and can't spell.
Selph, a certified public accountant, turned in his letter of resignation Thursday. As the county's election administrator, he coordinates all elections from ballot preparation to hiring the election workers for the general elections, party primary elections and school elections. Selph helped coordinate the change from paper ballots to the electronic balloting required by federal law.
Election Systems and Software (ES&S) was selcted bu Secretary of State Charlie Daniels to provide election machines and related software. Selph said he was leaving because the ES&S "lacks competency to make their equipment work timely and effectively. They are grossly incompetent and make a difficult job impossible to do. They can't spell, meet deadlines, send documents to the right address or code elections correctly. They leave races off the ballot for us to correct, they can't program their software to work and you have to hand add the results. And they don't return phone calls."
Selph has served five years as the election administrator." While this has been one of the most difficult things I have ever done in my life, it was one of the most rewarding as well. Although upset with ES&S incompetence, Selph praised several peopel working and helping with the elections, his fellow election commissioners, and the Miller County Clerk and Voter Registrar and her staff.
Just a quick note to tell you what happened to me today when I voted early. The election worker had to try 3 times to get the ballot to appear on the screen of the new electronic voting machine. When it finally did, on 3 separate occasions the machine selected the other candidate instead of the one I actually chose. While I corrected the machine's error, it is scary to think about how this could influence close races if voters don't pay attention to the screen.
Please exercise your privilege of voting but be extra careful as you do so your choices are accurately listed. Pass the word around about the machines so other people know. And note that Sec of State Charlie Daniels, who is responsible for buying these malfunctioning machines, has an opponent. Wonder if the machines will misdirect votes in that race??? [In fairness, I must say that race wasn't one of the mistakes on my screen but it sure smells rotten.]
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1 Comments:
Be cautious when you vote.
Just a quick note to tell you what happened to me today when I voted
early. The election worker had to try 3 times to get the ballot to appear on
the screen of the new electronic voting machine. When it finally did, on 3
separate occasions the machine selected the other candidate instead of the
one I actually chose. While I corrected the machine's error, it is scary to
think about how this could influence close races if voters don't pay
attention to the screen.
Please exercise your privilege of voting but be extra careful as you do so your
choices are accurately listed. Pass the word around about the machines so
other people know. And note that Sec of State Charlie Daniels, who is
responsible for buying these malfunctioning machines, has an opponent.
Wonder if the machines will misdirect votes in that race??? [In fairness, I
must say that race wasn't one of the mistakes on my screen but it sure
smells rotten.]
Be alert,
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