Reply #6: Here in CA 37 counties of 58 used various optical scan, 12 counties used [View All]

punchcard, 10 used e-voting.
Vendors are Diebold, Sequoia, Ess and others.
I compared the total votes (latest on State web is not the certfied count) with the registration by party affilliation.

the percentage imply party turnout +- registered voters
mind you there are 20-30% voters who decline to specify affilliation with any party.

Turnout percentage Kerry Boxer Bush Jones (Boxer seat)
Above 100% 17 20 26 5 counties
Above 90% 8 13 19 20
Above 80% 15 8 9 16
Above 70% 6 11 3 11
Below 70% 12 6 1 6

Kerry had less votes in 44 counties than Boxer
and Bush had more votes in all 58 counties than Jones running for Boxer's seat.

After doing this general spread sheet, I started concentrating on LA County, which used e-voting for early voting, and then Inkadot with Optiscan (centralized)
The software used is unknown to me at this time. I have had not much time to scrutinize the LA data yet... there are about 4500 precincts.

But yes, I believe, any hidden code in the centralized tabulations can and will pad or deduct a candidate's tally.

p.s. (edited) and I believe if it was really done in CA it was done as a "spread" of random percentage points here and there.
CA being considered a "safe" State no one would even question the outcome.