In a statement released yesterday the New York State Board of Elections announced that SysTest's loss of accreditation would force it to consider the suspension of the software based voting sytems certification testing in New York since the Board requires that all certification testing be performed by an accredited lab.
Although it is likely that this development will delay the certification of the new voting systems past 2009, this is no guarantee that the DOJ will not order the implementation of uncertified voting machines. We must continue to be vigilant.
If you have not done so sign the petition to save out levers and pass it along to your friends.
Write to the State Board of Elections and ask them to stop the "certification" program.
It's now been reported from several sources that when told of the certification problems with these systems, DOJ officials are "speechless."
- Joanne Lukacher
