FOREIGN COMPANY BUYS U.S. ELECTION RESULTS REPORTING FIRM

[lee51]

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash1.htm

FOREIGN COMPANY BUYS U.S. ELECTION RESULTS REPORTING FIRM
By Bev Harris
http://www.blackboxvoting.org

In a major step towards global centralization of election processes, the world's dominant Internet voting company has purchased the USA's dominant election results reporting company.

When you view your local or state election results on the Internet, on portals which often appear to be owned by the county elections division, in over 525 US jurisdictions you are actually redirected to a private corporate site controlled by SOE software, which operates under the name ClarityElections.com.

The good news is that this firm promptly reports precinct-level detail in downloadable spreadsheet format. As reported by BlackBoxVoting.org in 2008, the bad news is that this centralizes one middleman access point for over 525 jurisdictions in AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, KY, MI, KS, IL, IN, NC, NM, MN, NY, SC, TX, UT, WA. And growing.

As local election results funnel through SOE's servers (typically before they reach the public elsewhere), those who run the computer servers for SOE essentially get "first look" at results and the ability to immediately and privately examine vote details throughout the USA.

In 2004, many Americans were justifiably concerned when, days before the presidential election, Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell redirected Ohio election night results through the Tennessee-based server for several national Republican Party operations.

This is worse: This redirects results reporting to a centralized privately held server which is not just for Ohio, but national; not just USA-based, but global.

A mitigation against fraud by SOE insiders has been the separation of voting machine systems from the SOE results reports. Because most US jurisdictions require posting evidence of results from each voting machine at the precinct, public citizens can organize to examine these results to compare with SOE results. Black Box Voting spearheaded a national citizen action to videotape / photograph these poll tapes in 2008.

With the merger of SOE and SCYTL, that won't work (if SCYTL's voting system is used). When there are two truly independent sources of information, the public can perform its own "audit" by matching one number against the other.

These two independent sources, however, will now be merged into one single source: an Internet voting system controlled by SCYTL, with a results reporting system also controlled by SCYTL.

With SCYTL internet voting, there will be no ballots. No physical evidence. No chain of custody. No way for the public to authenticate who actually cast the votes, chain of custody, or the count.....

Here is the link to the press release regarding SYCTL's acquisition of SOE:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/scytl-acquires-soe-software-becoming-the-leadin g-election-software-provider-2012-01-11

[lee51]

wow, they're the first ones to see the "votes" and will have just enough TIME to manipulate them before they go to the public here.

DISGUSTING RATS.....

[lee51]

Last link above already has been removed from the internet...when will DRUDGE remove theirs???  This makes me ANGRY--really angry!

No way we will have even a semblence of a fair election.  Welcome to Amerika...

[jofortruth]

Last link above already has been removed from the internet...when will DRUDGE remove theirs???  This makes me ANGRY--really angry!

No way we will have even a semblence of a fair election.  Welcome to Amerika...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/scytl-acquires-soe-software-becoming-the-leading-election-software-provider-2012-01-11

[jofortruth]

So do these guys run the optic lines? Run by a former Goldman guy!
http://www.oysteroptics.com/

This article links to one above:
http://www.floridaventuresourcing.com/2012/01/soe-software-acquired-by-scytl/

[Satyagraha]

ABOUT SCYTL
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/scytl-acquires-soe-software-becoming-the-leading-election-software-provider-2012-01-11

SCYTL is a technology company specializing in the development of secure electronic voting and election modernization solutions. Based in Barcelona and with offices in Baltimore, Toronto, New Delhi, Athens, Kiev and Singapore, SCYTL's solutions have been used in public elections by governments from countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, India and Australia. SCYTL is a portfolio company of leading international VC funds Nauta Capital, Balderton Capital and Spinnaker. More information is available at www.scytl.com .


ES&S and Scytl Announce Strategic Alliance to Provide BALLOTsafe -
a Military and Overseas Electronic Voting Solution
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110502005995/en/ESS-Scytl-Announce-Strategic-Alliance-Provide-BALLOTsafe
May 02, 2011 09:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Election Systems & Software, Inc. (ES&S) and Scytl today announced a strategic alliance that will provide for BALLOTsafe, a fully integrated online ballot delivery and marking system that will afford military, overseas, absentee and disabled voters the opportunity to cast ballots in a timely, secure and reliable manner. By combining the market proven election leadership of ES&S with the secure cryptographic online platform pioneered by Scytl, this alliance allows states and local jurisdictions the ability to seamlessly and effortlessly integrate the ballot creation process with the ballot delivery process making BALLOTsafe the leader in voting technology for military, overseas, absentee and disabled voters.

    “Scytl is delighted with this alliance with ES&S which will allow both companies to better serve together US military, overseas, absentee and disabled voters through the use of innovative technologies”

“Scytl is delighted with this alliance with ES&S which will allow both companies to better serve together US military, overseas, absentee and disabled voters through the use of innovative technologies,” commented Pere Valles, CEO of Scytl. BALLOTsafe provides for Intelligent Ballot Delivery with easy to use onscreen marking capability. Ballots can be securely returned and tracked throughout the process, increasing operational efficiencies. BALLOTsafe not only improves overseas participation but also helps reduce processing errors and saves time and money.

By leveraging the power of Scytl's proven and reliable Electronic Ballot Delivery system with ES&S products and services, customers are afforded the capability of using a single integrated platform. The two companies are announcing today their full and immediate focus on providing a complete, streamlined package of technology and services that will allow state and local election officials the advantage of being fully compliant with the requirements of federal and state mandates - well in advance of the 2012 election cycle.

“We are very excited about our new relationship with Scytl,” commented Aldo Tesi, President and CEO of ES&S. “Expanding our solutions to further meet the needs of the military and overseas voters, as well as future absentee and disabled voter opportunities, is at the heart of our mission here at ES&S. As the market continues to expand beyond the traditional vote-by-mail and precinct style voting, we will continue to align our product offerings to meet the needs of our customers and voters”.

About ES&S

Election Systems & Software, Inc. (ES&S) is a leading provider of total election management solutions. For over 30 years, ES&S has solely focused on elections with a proven track record of producing quality results.

About Scytl

Scytl is a worldwide leader in the development of secure electoral modernization solutions. The company’s solutions incorporate unique cryptographic protocols that enable Scytl to carry out a variety of election processes in a completely secure and auditable manner. Scytl’s electoral modernization solutions have been successfully used in multiple countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Argentina, India and Australia. Scytl is a portfolio company of Nauta Capital, Balderton Capital and Spinnaker SCR.

Media Contacts:
Scytl: Dave Campbell, US General Manager: 443-759-3168
or
ES&S: Kathy Rogers, VP Government Affairs: 402-970-1251

[Satyagraha]

"I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this — who will count the votes, and how"
- Joseph Stalin

Source:
A historical source has been found for one variant of this quote. The source is Boris Bazhanov's Memoirs of Stalin's Former Secretary, published in 1992 and only available, so far as I know, in Russian. The pertinent passage, which appears near the end of chapter five, reads as follows (loosely translated):

    You know, comrades," says Stalin, "that I think in regard to this: I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this — who will count the votes, and how.

[Satyagraha]

From: http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~daw/papers/scytl-odbp.pdf

A Report on SCYTL:

[jofortruth]

NDP Party in Canada hired Scytl to handle their vote today, and it has been a disaster! They rejected a Canadian voting company, for the globalist company, Scytl! By the time a guy wins, he won't have anyone in the hall to listen to his speech!
http://z4.invisionfree.com/The_Great_Deception/index.php?showtopic=10199


Scytl is a joke!