Daily Voting News For April 14, 2007
Daily Voting News For April 14, 2007
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
What is it about elections administration that the names never change, just their jobs? Tom Wilkey moved from the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) to the Election Assistance Commission. Donetta Davidson was on NASED panels and now she is Chair of the EAC. Brit Williams and Steve Freeman were both working for Wilkey at NASED and are now consultants for the EAC. And then there is Michael Vu who was under fire and a complete failure as an election administrator in Cuyahoga Co., OH. He finally resigned before he got fired and now he is the assistant registrar in San Diego Co., CA with a $10,000 a year raise. And these people all talk about voter confidence. We are supposed to have confidence in them? The EAC? Michael Vu? I don’t see how....
- NAtional: Sen. Menendez Asks Sen. Feinstein to Investigate EAC's Altered, Buried Report on 'Voter Fraud' LINK
- National: The EAC Gopher Bash LINK
- California: Nevada County - Hart Election System Recommended by Nevada County Elections Office, Committee LINK
- Colorado: Voter Act raises questions, ire LINK
- Florida: Lost Votes in the 2006 Election: A Look at Extraordinary Undervote Rates on the ES&S iVotronic LINK
- Mississippi: Harrison County - Sec. Of State Offers Harrison County A Voting Solution LINK
- Mississippi: Harrison County - Electronic voting ditched County must receive federal approval before implementing new plan LINK
- Mississippi: Lauderdale County - Voting machine woes not plaguing Lauderdale County LINK
- Pennsylvania: Voting machine lawsuit proceeds State sought to have complaint dismissed LINK
- Pennsylvania: Legal challenge to touch-screen machines can proceed, court rules LINK
- Pennsylvania: Group takes on voting machines LINK
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John
Gideon
Executive Director www.votersunite.org and
Member www.votetrustusa.org