tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post108891603990906947..comments2024-03-29T00:30:47.101-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Norco Voter Registrar DePaul Discusses Her KingdomBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-84152007801011228342007-02-22T21:36:00.000-05:002007-02-22T21:36:00.000-05:00Anon 6:57, The decision to purchase AVS machines c...Anon 6:57, <BR/><BR/>The decision to purchase AVS machines came from a "selection committee" and DePaul was a strident defender of those machines and AVS, Her initial comments concerning those mnachines and what she is saying now are two completely different things. No she did not purchase the machines. That came from county council and it was based on her recommendation. She blocked Dr. Alan Brau's emails. He's a voter who was asking too many questions. So your supposition about DePaul's involvement in the purchase of AVS machines, is misinformed.<BR/><BR/>The panel of "pets", as you refer to them, is a nonpartisan committee of voters like you and me. The committee has no power and no budget. They are a paper tiger. So once again, when you talk about them wasting taxpayer money, you are misinformed. They are wasting no money and meeting on their own time and have already met 5 times to deal with a real mess. They are unpaid. <BR/><BR/>You say they have solved nothing. Here you are right and wrong. I think the committee already can see that the main problem in the elections office is the registrar. They have spent 5 weeks educating themselves and learning about DRE machines. Now, they have decided to send out a survey to a sampling of candidates, poll workers and voters. Thye are going to insist that the state DOS start giving us answers about those machines and how they are certified. They are considering recommending changes in the home rule charter. <BR/><BR/>In 5 meetings over 5 weeks, this citizens' group has been more productive than any county council I've seen since 2001. <BR/><BR/>So I pretty much think yopu're dead wrong and are letting your attitudes get in the way of the facts. But please feel free to come on here and challenge me. I think it's important that your views be heard, if only so they can be dismissed. And in some cases, you may be right.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61810030928762622282007-02-22T18:57:00.000-05:002007-02-22T18:57:00.000-05:00Oh Politics and politicians..... Passing the Buck,...Oh Politics and politicians..... Passing the Buck, Yup! When the county spent tax payers money on the new voting machines without knowing all the in's and out's and the pro's and con's of the machine's, who's fault is it? Who is the one who has the authority to spend a few million dollars on machines? I can guess not Depaul. Yet the panel of pet's meet week after week wasting yet more tax payers money and solving nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-87287292225147719412007-02-22T14:14:00.000-05:002007-02-22T14:14:00.000-05:00Nice picture of Depaul. Is she holding the new, ap...Nice picture of Depaul. Is she holding the new, approved voting apparatus?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com