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Daily Voting News For August 11, 2007
Daily Voting News For August 11, 2007
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
On July 27 the FSU SAIT Team released their report on their findings from their security inspection of the Diebold machines used in Florida; the same machines that Harri Hursti hacked in Leon Co and also just purchased by Sarasota Co. On July 31 the Florida SoS Browning sent a letter to Diebold telling them that they must fix the problems identified by the SAIT report or their machines could not be used in the state. A deadline of Aug. 17 was given. On Aug. 10 the state announced that all software fixes had been made and the system was good for use in the state. This is a two week time span. How in the hell did Diebold fix the problems in the code and then the state inspect that code to ensure the repairs were made? In less than two weeks? ...
- NAtional: Rep. Dennis Kucinich: guardian of the American voter and democratic values LINK
- National: What are the odds that your vote will count? Watch Political Chowder on Sunday LINK
- National: Dean talks up Dems' 'voter protection' effort LINK
- California: Editorial - Make every vote count Topic: Voting machines LINK
- California: Editorial: A Solution in Search of a Problem LINK
- California: E-voting companies scramble to win approval before November '08 LINK
- Florida: Anti-hacker voting machines get OK LINK
- Florida: Voting Machine Liabilities Fixed LINK
- Florida: State certifies new voting system LINK
- Iowa: Judge keeps straw poll's computerized voting machines LINK
- Indiana: Hamilton County - Machines out, paper in for absentee ballots Election board member believes Infinity machines not reliable LINK
- New Jersey: The Vote: New Jersey Attorney General Denies Voting Machine Certification Until Fixes and Retesting Completed LINK
- New Jersey: N.J. balks on printers for voting machines Fixes must be made, attorney general says LINK
- Ohio: Destroyed votes LINK
- Ohio: Franklin County - Lengthy ballot may slow voters City issues might cause lines in '08, officials say LINK
- Pennsylvania: Luzerne County - Probe of write-in candidate sought GOP hopeful: Democrat operated voting machine, campaigned in Swoyersville. LINK
- Texas: Democratic Party, state officials argue over voting machines LINK
- Texas: Democrats defend eSlate suit Party's attorneys list shortcomings of voting device in federal court LINK
**"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or Scoop.**
John Gideon
Executive Director www.votersunite.org and
Member www.votetrustusa.org
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