The Dastardly eSlate

Really, the voting machines won't change your vote to Bush / Cheney. Honest.

"...you've surely heard the story: Those evil electronic voting machines we use here in Travis Co. are programmed to..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Low Voting Machine Turnout

Travis County to share voting machines in wake of Harris County fire

"...Here's a good reason not to use electronic voting machines: You don't have any. But even that won't stop..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Human Machine Interface Is the Problem

"...Dear Editor, It's not the machine [eSlate] ... it's not the human ... it's the..."

Nov. 1, 2004 Postmarks

County Responds to Voting Machine Problems

Travis County election officials have responded to complaints that voters casting straight-party Democratic ballots are discovering, when performing a final check of their ballots, that their votes for president have been changed from Kerry/Edwards to Bush/Cheney.

"...trying and failing to replicate the problem on its eSlate voting machines, they have concluded the vote changes are..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Democrats’ Suit Demands State ‘Fix’ Voting Machines

Suit asks that machines be banned if alleged flaw cannot be fixed

"...has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Hart InterCivic eSlate electronic-voting machines record votes improperly and seeking an injunction..."

Feb. 13, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

How Safe Is Your E-Vote?

Proponents of electronic voting promise no repeat of Florida in 2000, but critics say it could be even worse

"...a statement widely denounced as proof positive that Diebold's machines will be rigged to favor Republicans. In context, O'Dell..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Democrats' Suit Demands State 'Fix' Voting Machines

Party says eSlate has flawed method of recording votes

"...has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Hart InterCivic eSlate electronic-voting machines record votes improperly and seeking an injunction..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Pressley vs. Casar: Appeal Rejected

Court affirms decision that failed Council candidate's election challenge was without merit

"...record" (CVR) of an individual voter's choices on an eSlate machine (the final summary screen seen by the voter..."

Dec. 30, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...to be the most secure equipment available (Hart InterCivic's eSlate machine, despite its lack of transparency, appears far less..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...to be the most secure equipment available (Hart InterCivic's eSlate machine, despite its lack of transparency, appears far less..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...to be the most secure equipment available (Hart InterCivic's eSlate machine, despite its lack of transparency, appears far less..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

California kicks the machines out of its polling places

"...Naked City two weeks ago, controversial Texas-based electronic voting machine manufacturer Diebold Election Systems received poor marks from a..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Be Advised About eSlate Voting..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Column

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"...for George W. Bush on the county's Hart InterCivic eSlate electronic voting machines, and of Austin voters overlooking the..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

County Ditches STAR-Vote's Innovative Voting System

County clerk Dana DeBeauvoir abandons initiative after failing to find a suitable vendor

"...That system is called STAR-Vote: an open-source electronic voting machine with the kind of verifiable and independently auditable paper..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Hart InterCivic, the Austin-based maker of the eSlate electronic voting machine, has been selected by three Ohio..."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Voting Errors

"...which called a 100,000 over-vote on their Tarrant County eSlate voting system a "program snafu.” Imagine that. An electronic..."

March 16, 2006 Postmarks

Vote Suit

Put it on paper!

"...temporary injunction to block the use of paperless electronic-voting machines in Travis Co. in the November elections, requesting that..."

July 14, 2006 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...we incorrectly stated that a programming error in the eSlate voting machines caused vote-counting problems in Tarrant Co., and..."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature

Election Wrap-up

"...eSlate: It Worked!..."

May 9, 2003 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Election Ticker: The Final Countdown

Vote-pocalypse now!

"...Again With the eSlates: Like the leaves turning and the Longhorns choking, autumn..."

Nov. 2, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: MUD Rising

Canyon Creek voting-rights lawsuit goes to the Supremes

"...the Texas Democratic Party challenging the use of the eSlate voting machines (by Travis County) because they may not..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Court Upholds E-Vote Machines

State Dems lose another legal round in eSlate case

"...Texas Democratic Party's efforts to remove the Hart InterCivic eSlate electronic voting machine (used by Travis and 101 other..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Can Everyone Just Calm Down?

Goofs and spoofs highlight early voting period

"...the doors and walking around among the electronic voting machines. The video was quite the hit on local TV..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...anxious to quell doubts about the security of the eSlate electronic voting system making its full-fledged debut in the..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature

Worries About Electronic Voting Machines

County clerk says voting machines did not malfunction, no votes lost

"...Did electronic voting machines fail to properly record votes at the Highland Mall..."

Feb. 26, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols