Daily Voting News For September 13, 2007

A new think-tank has stepped forward to have their voice heard in regards to voting technology. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation correctly argues that paper trails don’t ensure accurate e-voting totals. We agree with that argument. However, rather than use that argument in a move to ban non-transparent DRE voting machines this group makes that argument and then argues that more non-transparent, unverifiable technology should be used along with the DREs. They want more unproven technology that costs more money and further removes the voters ability to have a say in the election process. Today was the deadline for the New Jersey Attorney General to announce what their back-up plan was if vvpat printers were not certified for use on the state’s DREs. The plan? A change to optical-scan and paper ballots? Hand-counted paper ballots? Not hardly. Their plan is to do what they have already told the court they would not do; they want to ask the state legislature to extend the deadline for another six months. Today’s “Enemy of Democracy” Award is presented to New Jersey state Attorney General Anne Milgram....

• NAtional: Video: A Quick Update to Dan Rather's 'Trouble with Touchscreens' Report LINK
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• National: Ready or Not, Voting Paper Trail Nears House Vote LINK
• National: Vote Fraud: It’s Not Just The Machines Part 1 LINK
• National: Vote Fraud: It’s Not Just The Machines Part 2 LINK
• National: Paper Trails Don't Ensure Accurate E-Voting Totals, Group Charges LINK
• National: [Congresswoman]Susan Davis Proposes Amendment to Restrict the Use of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines LINK
• Connecticut: Caruso refuses to concede, alleges voter irregularities LINK
• Iowa: 2006 Gubernatorial Election Shows Paper Ballots the Most Reliable Voting Method LINK
• Iowa: Group has concerns about touch-screen voting machines LINK
• Indiana: Madison County - State receives 16 more election complaints LINK
• Massachusetts: Editorial - New voting machines reach out to disabled LINK
• North Carolina: Protests hearings in Cherokee could change tribal election outcome LINK
• New Jersey: Backup plans for electronic election machines due by today LINK
• New Jersey: AG: State will miss e-voting machine deadline LINK
• New Jersey: State can't meet deadline for electronic voting machines LINK
• New Jersey: Voting Machines Won't Be Ready For February Primary LINK
• New Jersey: Opinion - A vote for a Plan B LINK
• Ohio: Voting panel scrutinized Experts picked to test Ohio's machines are biased, critics say LINK
• Ohio: Brunner plans to test voting equipment LINK
• Ohio: Akron - Mayoral Challenger Says Supporters Turned Away From Polls LINK
• Ohio: Akron - Primary election ballots delivered too late to be counted LINK
• Pennsylvania: Northampton County - Recommendations Made to Improve Northampton County Voting LINK

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