Daily Voting News For December 16, 2006

NOTE: Our apologies for the lack of a DVN yesterday. We were one of the million, or so, households in the Pac.Nor.West who lost power during the big Thursday night storm. QUOTE: “The e-voting machines are a threat to democracy. Putting a VVPAT on them is nothing more than a band-aid. It’s like requiring a seat belt in a Ford Pinto. What good does it do when the Pinto explodes?” Brad Friedman...

• National: Gambling On Votes? Experts Say You Do LINK
• Alabama: Madison County - Seibert asks state to check 'lost' votes LINK
• California: Nevada County - Committee formed to choose voting machines LINK
• Colorado: Montrose County - Violation of election laws? LINK
• Florida: Secretary of state pick could bring voting paper trail LINK
• Florida: Paper vote trail IS coming LINK
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• Florida: Duval County - ELECTIONS: Follow the paper trail LINK
• Florida: Sarasota County - Tuesday Hearing on Critical E-Voting Evidence in Flawed Florida Election
  Search for Thousands of Missing Votes in Sarasota County Congressional Race LINK
• Florida: Sarasota County - District 13 race to go back to court LINK
• Georgia: Voting machines may need work
  New machines used in three counties had some problems, but were accurate LINK
• Indiana: Delaware County - Recorder's recount going back to court LINK
• Kentucky: Scott County - eSlate eases vote count LINK
• Massachusetts: Ballot shortage leads to shakeup in Boston
  State takes over elections division after some voters wait hours in line LINK
• North Carolina: Buncombe County - $2.5M worth voting machines may head to dump LINK
• North Carolina: Guilford County - Printers failed on voting machines LINK
• New York: Voting machine delays loom LINK
• New York: New York State’s Voting Machine Certification Process LINK
• Pennsylvania: Judge orders hand recount of ballots in crucial House race LINK
• South Carolina: Opinion - S.C.’s flawed voting machines LINK
• Texas: Williamson County - Expect some changes in the next election
  Acting official will recommend more staffing, training, technical support. LINK

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