Daily Voting News For January 09, 2008
Thursday, 10 January 2008, 4:36 pm
Article: John Gideon
Daily Voting News For January 09,
2008
Guest Blogged by John
Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Yesterday
while voters in New Hampshire were going to the polls a
large group of activists filled the Board of Supervisors
conference room in Pima County Arizona. A judge recently
decided that the county should release the database from the
2006 primary and general election. The supervisors began by
voting not to appeal the court's decision. Then a raucous
crowd of more than 60 people demanded to be heard. John
Brakey was gaveled down and threatened with expulsion. The
board decided to hear from the citizens and after hearing
from about 20 the board turned totally and unanimously
agreed to release the 2006 primary and general election data
tapes, PLUS the RTA data that was the original reason for
the court case. Great job by the folks in Pima County and by
our friend John Brakey.
The Cuyahoga Co. Ohio Board of
Elections is discussing the possibility of seeking a refund
from Premier/Diebold for the DRE voting system that has been
failing miserably for the past two years. As much as that
system has been a disaster Premier should just refund the
total purchase price of $21M and consider themselves lucky.
For the past two years counties in Arkansas have had
huge problems with ballot programming supplied by ES&S. Many
of those counties have decided to leave the vendor out of
the process and they are doing it themselves. Any progress
toward getting the vendors out of voting administration is
good progress.
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Just minutes ago it was reported that the
county clerk in Hancock Co Illinois is requesting the DoJ to
investigate the deceptive practices of ES&S....
National: 99 Ways to Steal Elections: The
Story of John Fund and Ron Paul LINKArkansas: Smooth
Electronic Voting Expected LINKArizona: Pima
County - RTA databases to be released Info from '06 election
may help clear the air over integrity issue LINKArizona: Pima
County Board of Supervisors Advances Election Integrity with
Vote to Release All 2006 Election Databases LINKCalifornia:
Monterey County - Observation panel to watch over local
primary Part of condition to recertify touch-screen voting
LINKCalifornia: San
Bernardino County - County joins lawsuit against secretary
of state LINKCalifornia: San
Bernardino County - County joins suit on ballot counting LINKCalifornia: San
Bernardino County - S.B. County joins lawsuit testing new
vote recount order LINKColorado:
Legislators lose their confidence in Coffman LINKColorado:
Editorial - Election land mine LINKColorado:
Columnist - Fried: Legislature Must Quickly Grapple with
State Election Meltdown LINKColorado: Denver
may get voting reprieve Clerk: Coffman says he's 'likely' to
OK equipment LINKColorado: Denver
- Coffman changes tune on machines Denver's clerk says she
was told he might recertify the voting system after an
appeal. LINKConnecticut: Vote
Tally Discrepancy Reported To State LINKFlorida:
Hillsborough County - Sample ballot mailed with Rudy boo-boo
Hillsborough elections chief apologizes. LINKIllinois: DuPage
County - DuPage, state differ on files Commission stands by
its destruction of election records LINKIllinois: DuPage
County - County must get state permission to destroy
election files LINKIllinois: Hancock
County - Election vendor accused of deceptive practice LINKMassachusetts:
Technology empowers visually impaired voters LINKMontana: Gallatin
County - Group wants county voting machines decertified LINKNorth Carolina:
Ghost in the voting machine LINKNew Mexico: Voter
Beware LINKNew York: Voting
machine deadline looms New York officials to choose options
this month for voters with disabilities. LINKNew York: N.Y.
sets timetable on ballot machines LINKOhio: Study
pushes for changes to Ohio elections Secretary of state's
recommendations include centralized vote centers,
optical-scan ballots and 'no fault' absentee voting LINKOhio: Columnist -
We're all paying and paying for Florida's 2000 election
meltdown - Kevin O'Brien LINKOhio: State
scrambling to find $31 million Cuyahoga County, 56 others
looking to replace electronic voting systems before March
primary LINKOhio: Cuyahoga
County - Elections Board seeks refund for faulty
touch-screen system LINKOhio: Franklin
County - Price tag for ballot directive may rise Proposed
number to print is too low, county insists LINKOhio: Marion
County - How will you vote? LINKOhio: Trumbull
County - Editorial - Local voting plan better than Brunner's
LINKOhio: Trumbull
County - Local officials weigh in on vulnerable voting
machines LINKPennsylvania:
Northampton County - County racing to find new voting
machines Officials will meet with vendors Tuesday. They must
pick by month's end to be set for primary. LINKPennsylvania:
Northampton County - Retiring the lever voting machines for
the second time LINKTexas: Waller
County - Waller early voting plan opposed Black officials
urge feds to rule that one-site limit is discriminatory LINKWest Virginia:
Opinion - W.Va. Right About Voting Machines LINKWest Virginia:
Voting Machines Criticized in Harrison, Belmont and
Jefferson LINKVoterID: Voter ID
requirement comes under fire Indiana is one of only three
states nationally to require identification in order to vote
LINKVoterID: Court
Hears Voter ID Case LINKVoterID: Opinion
- Requiring voter ID at the polls is a snake-oil remedy LINKVoterID:
Editorial - The Court and Voter ID's LINKVoterID: Supreme
Court to hear Indiana voter ID law LINKVoterID: Project
21 Members Argue that Voter ID Laws Depress Fraud, not
Turnout LINKVoterID:
Editorial - Voter ID law is a fraud LINKVoterID: Supreme
Court Weighs Voter ID Requirements LINKVoterID: Supreme
Court Hears Challenge to Voter ID Law Indiana Law Requires
Voters to Show Identification at Polls LINK **"Daily
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************* John Gideon
Executive Director www.votersunite.org
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