The vote tampering saga continues.... Raw Story reports:

The lawyers for Green presidential candidate David Cobb and Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Badnarik, along with Kerry-Edwards 2004 have added election tampering to a civil suit filed against the state of Ohio over problems with the state's recount, RAW STORY
has learned.

The suit, detailed here, alleges that a manufacturer of voting machines, Triad Election Systems, which serves 43 counties in the state, is tampering with the recount. It is unclear exactly what recourse the plaintiffs' seek; the filing adds on to an original suit to have the recount take place before Ohio electors meet, which failed in the courts. Green Party spokesman Blair Bobier said the party hoped to reform the recount process and suggested Ohio should secure or impound voting machines.

RAW STORY has also acquired the affidavit of the programmer mentioned in this suit who alleges that such tampering threatens the integrity of the recount. Click here to read it.

See also: U.S. House Judiciary staffer speaks out on investigation, suit.

Some folks, including the more dittohead-minded wingnuts in the Conservative ranks, will whine about how Kerry is being a sore loser. But this isn't about who won or lost in 2004, this is about making sure the people's voice is indeed heard in the future.

You know, both sides are perfectly capable of cheating -- especially when it comes to tampering with or hacking into electronic voting machines. Does anyone, right or left, really want to leave our elections up to the most adept cheaters?

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