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Daily Voting News For May 23, 2008

Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 1:26 pm
Column: John Gideon

Daily Voting News For May 23, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

It was a successful day in Pima Co Arizona where a Superior Court Judge found that the county failed to prove its contention that the release of all electronic election databases to the Pima County Democratic Party would jeopardize the integrity of future elections and that they must release those computer records from past and future elections.

New federal legislation to be introduced by Sens. Feinstein and Bennett would require that voters casting their ballots using direct recording electronic (touch screen) voting systems would be able to simultaneously verify their choices by means of an independent paper, electronic, audio, video, or pictorial record. Such records would be auditable and would also be available for review in the event of a recount. The effective date for implementing this requirement would be January 1, 2012, unless a state requested a waiver until January 1, 2014. ...

NAtional: Recounting the Recount and Counting the Uncounted LINK

National: No Recount on Reality LINK

National: Recount
Night of the Living Bubbies LINK

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National: Thrilling! But No Sequel, Please LINK

National: Absentee Voting Campaign Kicks Off LINK

National: Ready, Set, Vote and Other Strategies LINK

National: Senators: No need for paper e-voting trails, 'electronic' ones are OK LINK

National: Massive (And Wholly Predictable) ES&S Touch-screen Failures in Arkansas and West Virginia LINK

National: A Great New Book for Every Voter LINK

Arkansas: Greene County - Officials clarify vote count LINK

Arkansas: White County - Who’s fault is it? LINK

Arizona: Pima County - Judge orders county to release election databases to Democrats LINK

Arizona: Pima County Judge orders election databases released LINK

California: Kern County to expand use of electronic voting machines LINK

California: Los Angeles County - A new ballot slip-up surfaces
'Crossover' voters get incorrect ballot LINK

Colorado: Montrose County - State testing Montrose voting equipment LINK

Connecticut: Revised November Audit Report - Suffers From Legendary Computing Problem LINK

Florida: Strengthen weakest link in Florida so votes really do count LINK

Florida: Will changes cause more nightmares this Election Day?
With new machines and strong turnout, vote supervisors say it could get ugly. LINK

Florida: Sorry, Florida, but Even Bobbleheads Found Voting Easy LINK

Florida: Miami-Dade County - Dade Prepares For Paper Ballot Voting Machines
The Move Is From Touch Screen To Optical Scan LINK

New Jersey: N.J. Voting Machines May Be Tested for Accuracy LINK

New Mexico: Secretary of state says provisional ballots could slow count LINK

Ohio: Senate bill would allow all-mail voting LINK

Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga vote board mulls new equipment LINK

Ohio: Van Wert County - Election machines still in question for November LINK

Pennsylvania: Carbon County - Carbon voters may have shorter wait times at the polls LINK

Texas: Editorial - Still looking for massive vote fraud LINK

Texas: Editorial - Texas AG’s wild goose chase LINK

West Virginia: Wayne County - Complaint filed on Wayne voting machines 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
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org

"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory
democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008

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