For the amount of problems the EAC has faced in its short history one would think that it would be important that the President would fill openings on the commission with people who have experience and who meet the requirements mandated by the Help America Vote Act. In fact the President ignored the HAVA requirements and nominated Caroline Hunter to take the seat being emptied by time-limited Paul DeGregorio. Ms Hunter's only elections experience was as one of the Bush-Cheney attorneys challenging voters in Ohio in 2004 and she is presently serving as Deputy Director of the Office of Public Liaison at the White House. Newsday correctly asks the Senate to 'question Hunter closely on her background and make an enlightened decision on whether her experience meets the statute's requirements'. / The regressive voter ID law in Missouri is being challenged in state supreme court while the Arizona law was blocked in Federal Appeals court. / Newton Co Arkansas has asked the state to allow them to use paper ballots at the polls. They are not confident in the ES&S DREs that have failed them in the past two elections.
NAtional: Editorial - Elections-panel pick. Senate must ensure nominee is able
http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-vpeab064920036oct06,0,317258.story?coll=ny-editorials-headlines
NAtional: Opinion - Voter ID laws target the vulnerable
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2006/10/voter_id_laws_t.html
NAtional: Opinion - Midterm vote may be hard to trust
http://www.projo.com/opinion/columnists/content/projo_20061006_clander.322e955.html
NAtional: How Many Bad Elections?
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/10/06/how_many_bad_elections.php
NAtional: Standards to stimulate e-voting?
http://news.com.com/Standards+to+stimulate+e-voting/2100-1028_3-6123416.html
NAtional: Stumbling toward November
http://www.oregonlive.com/editorials/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1160096136127950.xml&coll=7
NAtional: Poll Worker Recruitment Drive Attracts Volunteers With a Reform Agenda
http://www.newhousenews.com/archive/sefton100606.html
NAtional: CNN's Lou Dobbs: 'Flawed elections? We're talking about a disaster here.'
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3580
NAtional: Critiquing voting machines with Congress
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17294126&BRD=1091&PAG=461&dept_id=425419&rfi=6
AR: Newton County - Paper Ballots For General Election
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1815&dept_id=516632&newsid=17292681&PAG=461&rfi=9
AZ: Appeals Court Says No to Prop 200's Burdensome Voter ID Requirements
http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=22634
AZ: Appellate court blocks enforcement of Arizona voter ID law
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/149785.php
AZ: Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Voter ID Law
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1856&Itemid=113
CA: Alameda County - Suit questions security of county voting system
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/alameda_county/montclair/15693521.htm
CA: Alameda County - County Plans Conference on Instant Runoff Voting
http://www.berkeleydaily.org/text/article.cfm?issue=10-06-06&storyID=25239
CO: Voting machines could be costly for Larimer, Weld
http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20061006/NEWS/110060109
CO: Editorial - Play straight on election rules
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_4447165
FL: Volusia County - Did your vote count?
http://www.delandbeacon.com/freeaccess/dailynews/dailynews100506/dailynews.htm
IN: Editorial - No time to vote? No more!
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.php?id=38144&adid=opinion
MD: E-poll books to get 2nd try. But governor is not reassured that glitch is fixed
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.voting06oct06,0,2060407.story?coll=bal-local-headlines
MD: Opinion - Voting machinery
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/bal-ed.voting06oct06,0,5530456.story?coll=bal-opinion-headlines
MD: Ehrlich Disagrees With Decision on Electronic Poll Books
http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=213&sid=935084
MD: Don't touch the Diebold touchscreen machines
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061006-7924.html
MO: Mo. Supreme Court hears voter ID arguments
http://www.themaneater.com/article.php?id=24944
MO: Election officials proceeding despite uncertainty
http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/state/15697595.htm
NJ: Columnist - Stealing our votes the high-tech way
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2OTEmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcwMDE3NDMmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk5
NY: Suffolk County – Press Release - Suffolk County Officials Announce Intent to File Suit Against State over Voting Machine Mandate
http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/pressreleases.cfm?ID=1765&dept=19
NY: Suffolk County - Suffolk Sues State Over Voting Machine Guidelines
http://www.northender.com/northend_news_details.jsp?id=588
NY: Suffolk County - Levy fights on vs. new vote machines
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-lielec064920393oct06,0,5824718.story?coll=ny-linews-headlines
OH: Cuyahoga County - Voting troubles raise stakes in Cuyahoga County
http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/15696778.htm
OH: Cuyahoga County - A look at recommended fixes for election problems
http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/15696783.htm
OH: Cuyahoga County - Candidates' party wrong on ballots
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1160124303197870.xml&coll=2
OH: Franklin County - Voting machines more plentiful. County has 1,653 more than in ’04, as well as a plan to distribute them
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/?story=dispatch/2006/10/06/20061006-C1-00.html
PA: Tepid about touchscreens. Doubts over new technology. Poll says Pa. voters say they don't have confidence in machines -- yet.
http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-8/116010772997780.xml&coll=2
PA: Montgomery County - Montco voting machines a success in test. County to move ahead with upgrades before official certification.
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/quakertown/all-b1_2machinesoct06,0,1493968.story?coll=all-newslocalquakertown-hed
TN: Shelby County - Demo election suit dismissed
http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/politics/article/0,1426,MCA_1496_5046329,00.html
TN: Williamson County - Voter registrations faked in GOP drive. About 150 forms questioned in Metro, Williamson County
http://www.gallatinnewsexaminer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061006/NEWS0206/610060429/1309/MTCN04
TN: Williamson County - REPORT: National GOP May be Tied to Voter Registration Fraud Cases in Tennessee
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3582
TX: Harris County - Bilingual poll workers needed
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/4239884.html
TX: Tarrant County - Parties want voting paper trail
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/local/15694549.htm
WI: State voting machines under scrutiny
http://badgerherald.com/news/2006/10/06/state_voting_machine.php
WI: Winnebago County – Editorial - Final tally: County fails to deliver on high-tech election equipment
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061006/OSH06/610060480/1190/OSHopinion
WV: West Virginia preparing for technologically advanced general election
http://www.thesop.org/index.php?id=2374
GUam: Opinion - Lawmakers must update election law; GEC must avoid repeating mistakes
http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061007/OPINION01/610070325/1014/OPINION
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