Comments on: Guv’s office answers some questions, but not all, on Noel’s hiring http://newmexicoindependent.com/213/guvs-office-answers-some-questions-but-not-all-on-noels-hiring New Mexico news and politics Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: thomasjames http://newmexicoindependent.com/213/guvs-office-answers-some-questions-but-not-all-on-noels-hiring#comment-328 thomasjames Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://70.32.121.217/?p=213#comment-328 And that changes the appearance of impropriety in the current situation how? And that changes the appearance of impropriety in the current situation how?

]]> By: placitasroy http://newmexicoindependent.com/213/guvs-office-answers-some-questions-but-not-all-on-noels-hiring#comment-329 placitasroy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://70.32.121.217/?p=213#comment-329 Jim Noel was the election observer who alerted officials to the 12,000-vote discrepancy in vote totals for the U.S. Representative race in 11/02. Although about 48,000 people had voted early on 212 Sequoia-supplied touch-screen computers at six sites in the county, the initial figures indicated that no race, not even for governor, showed a total of more than about 36,000 votes. Sequoia claimed its machines had not been properly programmed for the quantity of votes cast but that it re-ran the totals and no votes were lost. The Board finally certified but note before Commissioner Tom Rutherford accused Sequoia of a “cover-up,” and said it had never intended to tell NM officials about the problem. But serious questions still remain as to the accuracy of that 11/02 vote. Sequoia vote-counting machines are no longer used in NM Jim Noel was the election observer who alerted officials to the 12,000-vote discrepancy in vote totals for the U.S. Representative race in 11/02. Although about 48,000 people had voted early on 212 Sequoia-supplied touch-screen computers at six sites in the county, the initial figures indicated that no race, not even for governor, showed a total of more than about 36,000 votes.

Sequoia claimed its machines had not been properly programmed for the quantity of votes cast but that it re-ran the totals and no votes were lost. The Board finally certified but note before Commissioner Tom Rutherford accused Sequoia of a “cover-up,” and said it had never intended to tell NM officials about the problem. But serious questions still remain as to the accuracy of that 11/02 vote. Sequoia vote-counting machines are no longer used in NM

]]> By: thomasjames http://newmexicoindependent.com/213/guvs-office-answers-some-questions-but-not-all-on-noels-hiring#comment-330 thomasjames Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://70.32.121.217/?p=213#comment-330 It looks dishonest and shameful in both cases! So what's your point Heath? The voter deserve more! It looks dishonest and shameful in both cases! So what’s your point Heath? The voter deserve more!

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