Daily Voting News For January 17, 2007

Mahoning Co. Ohio sits on the Ohio/Pennsylvania border. Like most of that area of the country they are struggling with funds to keep their infrastructure operating. In fact the county is discussing laying off employees. They have ES&S iVotronic DRE voting machines that use batteries that need to be replaced after 5 years. They have had the machines for 5 years so they went to ES&S for new rechargeable batteries and the chargers. ES&S wants $197,500 for the equipment. The county then found a company in California that would provide them with the batteries and chargers for on $50,877. ES&S and their ilk are raping this country in their efforts to squeeze every possible dollar out of the taxpayers....

• National: EAC: The "E" doesn't stand for ethics LINK
• National: America's Unverifiable Election Results - The Case for A Return to 'Open Voting' LINK
• National: It is Not Whether or Not to Audit Elections, But How, as Explained in an analysis from National Election Data Archive LINK
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• California: Opinion - Electronic voting continues to put our democracy at risk LINK
• Colorado: AP article published by Chieftain, KMGH omitted fact that judge blamed former Secretary of State Dennis for failing to secure voting machines LINK
• Florida: Editorial - Wexler still on ballot LINK
• Florida: FL-13 - Court rejects appeal in District 13 race LINK
• Georgia: Opinion - This is too secret LINK
• Maryland: Hixson introduces bill requiring vote receipt LINK
• Ohio: Brunner questions Blackwell's spending LINK
• Ohio: Mahoning County - Batteries sought for primary LINK
• Pennsylvania: Mercer County - Reporter to be elections director LINK
• Utah: Orem likely to use paper ballots in the future LINK

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