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Daily Voting News For February 19, 2008

Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 3:11 pm
Article: John Gideon

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Yesterday, in a closed meeting of the Fort Bend County Elections Commission commissioners accepted the resignation of the county Election Administrator, J.R. Perez. According to a member of the commission Perez was going to be asked to tender his resignation anyway. Perez is another hero election administrator who has lost his job because he has taken a position against the use of paperless voting machines. In this case Perez has argued that the continued use of the county’s Hart Intercivic ESlate Direct Recording Electronic voting machines would cause long lines and disenfranchise voters during the states March 4 primary. Perez, instead, argued for paper ballots. Thank you J.R. Perez....

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California: Los Angeles County - Bowen to the Rescue: CA's SoS Calls on L.A. County Registrar to Count Thousands of Still-Uncounted Super Tuesday Ballots LINK

Colorado: New tests clear some voting devices LINK

Colorado: Mesa County - Report: Voting machines not 100% usable LINK

Florida: Sarasota County – Sarasota Soda – A Brief Sip LINK

New Jersey: Trenton must merge various election days LINK

New Mexico: Vote 2008: Party to study caucus woes State chairman aims to determine why voters rolls incomplete LINK

New Mexico: Handwritten Ballots Mark Tight N.M. Vote LINK

New York: New York City - Elections Board Could Face Grilling Over Primary Numbers LINK

New York: New York City - Civic Group Calls for Voting Investigation LINK

Ohio: Union County - Paper-ballot lawsuit dismissed Judge nixes Union County's challenge to Brunner's order LINK

Pennsylvania: Editorial - State officials need to ensure that voting machines produce a paper trail LINK

Pennsylvania: Centre County - Study: Touch screen voting systems may be unreliable LINK

Pennsylvania: Lackawanna County - Commissioners favor e-vote machines, despite protest LINK

Texas: Dallas County - Polling places are ready for Dallas-Fort Worth's early-voting stampede LINK

Texas: El Paso County - Voters urged to cast ballot early LINK

Texas: Fort Bend County - Texas Election Official Pushed Out of Job After Warning of Concerns With County E-Voting System LINK

Virginia: 'American Flag Waved, Vote Recorded Accurately!,' Says Charlottesville, VA Election Website LINK

Virginia: Bottlenecks At The Polls A historic turnout creates long waits for many Arlington voters. LINK

Virginia: Fairfax County - To Avoid Jams, More Voting Machines Sought LINK

Virginia: Fairfax County - Officials request new election equipment in Fairfax LINK

Wisconsin: DREs Lose Round Two LINK

Wisconsin: Senator Kohl Calls for Audit of Polling Places LINK

Wisconsin: Polling Place Problems During Wisconsin Primary 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. **

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John Gideon
Executive Director www.votersunite.org

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