On 10/25/10, Joseph Lorenzo Hall <joehall@gmail.com> wrote:
[...]a group lead by Kevin Zeese is offering 20 grand
for definitive evidence of e-voting manipulation in the 2010 election
that shows a contest elected the incorrect candidate (must lead to
arrest and conviction).
Bonds for routine home cleaning services are typically "must lead to
arrest and conviction" bonds and are required by law in many states.
I've spoken to large insurers - one of only two that offer such bonds
- and the person I spoke to admitted in over ten years he's never seen
anyone collect on the many conviction bonds he had issued. That
obviously doesn't mean that nobody cleaning homes steals anything.
The problems are the lack of evidence beyond a reasonable doubt as
well as the lack of interest of prosecutors in pursuing such cases and
reluctance of victims to report cases.
For the white collar crime of election fraud, the same three things
are true, albeit for differing reasons. The most likely place for a
manipulation to be discovered would be by an election official
(perhaps of another election official) and the last thing they want is
to become the "new Florida" fiasco, so the activity is unlikely to
come to light. A whistleblower would likely have their career ruined,
and $20K is nowhere near enough cash for most people to be willing to
run that risk. The reward here won't be collected and those who in
effect argue that secret vote counting on proprietary computers is
somehow safe will probably claim they get a win here.