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LAMONE DEPOSITION MADE PUBLIC |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Shazia Anwar
May 4, 2007
301-270-6150
Concedes Voting System Does Not Produce Ballots
Longstanding Maryland Law Requires the Use of Ballots for Recounts
Takoma Park, Maryland. Today,
a deposition of State Election Administrator Linda Lamone was made
public by the election watchdog group TrueVoteMD in which Lamone made
several significant admissions that help the cause of ongoing
litigation brought by six Maryland voters and elected officials against
Lamone’s state agency.
Ms. Lamone’s answers to deposition questions, which were also recorded
by video camera, conceded that the voting machines do not use or
produce ‘ballots’ as required under longstanding Maryland recount law.
For a full review of the entire deposition, visit http://truevotemd.org/content/view/599/152/.
“These admissions show that Ms. Lamone will bend over backwards to use
these machines, regardless of the fact that they don’t comply with
state law or failed to pass independent federal testing for security,”
said Ms. Linda Schade, co-founder of TrueVoteMD, and lead plaintiff in
the case against the State Board of Elections.
“If the Governor doesn’t sign the bill, this concession by Lamone could
result in the de-certification of the Diebold voting system in Maryland
and a new system could be in place in time for next year’s crucial
presidential election,” said Ms. Shazia Anwar, Director, TrueVoteMD.
All major
litigation discovery documents are available at the TrueVoteMD
website.
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