Daily Voting News For March 6, 2008

A request from the election integrity community to New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram was sent on March 4. We have asked her to allow an independent investigation of the recent problems with the state’s Sequoia Advantage voting machines. Clearly Sequoia’s response to the problem, it is the poll workers who are at fault, is false and colored by Sequoia’s greed as they stand to pocket over $20M in vvpat printer sales in the state. These are the same machines used by two counties in Pennsylvania. So far the EAC has ignored this problem just as they have ignored all other problems with NASED qualified voting systems even though members of the EAC in management positions were directly involved in the NASED process. Press Release ...

NAtional: United Technologies Won't Let Bid For Diebold Die LINK
Colorado: Bill advances; County may halve early-voting sites LINK
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Colorado: Committee backs paper balloting Despite approval of electronic ballots, paper still on top LINK
Colorado: Voting bill advances Paper-ballot plan clears committee despite opposition LINK
Colorado: Paper ballot election bill advances LINK
Colorado: San Miguel County - County’s Electronic Vote Counters Recertified by State LINK
Florida: Better audits are sought for voting State elections officials are wary of a hasty overhaul as they switch to optical scanners. LINK
Kansas: Sedgwick County - Are there enough polling places? LINK
Massachusetts: Aging voting machines present a challenge LINK
Mississippi: Hosemannn says Recent Voter Purge Violated Federal Law LINK
New Mexico: Can New Mexico Run a Successful Election? LINK
Ohio: Ohio’s Primary and Election Reform – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly LINK
Ohio: Turnout, Technology and Nature Marred Balloting in Ohio LINK
Ohio: Brunner: Election system healthy Despite isolated quirks, secretary of state says Ohio is moving beyond problems of the past. LINK
Ohio: Opinion - Paper balloting worked, but so did touch-screens, so forget wasteful switch LINK
Ohio: Brunner, GOP at odds on election technology's success LINK
Ohio: Opinion - Ohio must get its voting act together LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County voters complain ballot secrecy was compromised LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Paper Gets Nod in Cleveland, Maybe Elsewhere LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Obama campaign's ballot complaint has Board of Elections officials upset LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Brunner applauds Cuyahoga's handling of election LINK
Ohio: Franklin County - Tax Money Paid For Surplus Of Paper Ballots LINK
Ohio: Lake County - Most Lake voters use electronic equipment LINK
Ohio: Lucas County - Timely election results not in the cards for Lucas County LINK
New Jersey: Citizens’ Groups and Computer Experts Join NJ Election Administrator’s and Congressman’s Call To Investigate Troubled Voting Machines Citing Vendor’s Pending Sales Contracts as a Conflict of Interest, Groups Call for an Independent Investigation LINK
Pennsylvania: Advice to county: Practice before primary LINK
Pennsylvania: Lackawanna County - Pa. county switches from touch-screen to optical scan e-voting machines LINK
Pennsylvania: Montgomery County - Voter interest surges in Pennsylvania suburbs LINK
Texas: Texas Two Step Turns Into Political Misstep LINK
Texas: Unexpected turnout seen as big factor in Texas Democratic caucus complaints LINK
Texas: Angelina County - Long night: Late-night vote-tally snafus 'probably set some records' LINK
Texas: Nacogdoches County - Best laid plans work for elections office LINK
Texas: Tarrant County - 'Clearly surprised by the turnout' LINK

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