"The federal government is investigating the takeover last year of the manufacturer of electronic voting systems used in Denver and Arapahoe County by a small software company that has been linked to the leftist government of President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. The federal inquiry is focusing on the Venezuelan owners of the software company, the Smartmatic Corp., and is trying to determine whether the government in Caracas has any control over the firm's operations, officials and others familiar with the investigation said", according to the New York Times
 
NAtional: E-VOTING TRAIN WRECK 2006: The Week In Review
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1937&Itemid=1032
 
NAtional: [For a little fun] Double up at the voting table
http://www.aspendailynews.com/article_16582
 
NAtional: U.S. Investigates Voting Machines’ Venezuela Ties
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/washington/29ballot.html?ref=politics
 
NAtional: U.S. digs for vote-machine links to Hugo Chavez
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/15875278.htm
 
NAtional: U.S. investigates voting-machine maker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0610290490oct29,1,1457849.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
 
NAtional: Voting Machine Firms Confirm U.S. Probe
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/29/AR2006102900417.html
 
NAtional: Can This Machine Be Trusted?
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1551990,00.html
 
NAtional: Problems with registration list could prevent voters from being able to cast ballots
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06302/732866-96.stm
 
NAtional: Columnist - Inviting an election crisis
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/guests/s_476990.html
 
NAtional: Election Bulletin: Mail-in vote problems, what to do to safeguard your mail-in vote!
http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_bev_harr_061028_election_bulletin_3a_m.htm
 
NAtional: Can This Machine Be Trusted?
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1551990,00.html
 
NAtional: Election Day may be bumpy ride
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-voteproblems2906oct29,0,967312.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state
 
NAtional: The Case vs. Diebold (or any other Electronic Voting Machine Vendor, for that matter)
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_charles__061029_the_case_vs__diebold.htm
 
CA: For first time, majority of Californians may vote absentee
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/politics/15880590.htm
 
CA: County registrar is confident that machines are secure
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20061029-9999-1n29voting.html
 
IL: DuPage County - Election commission hasn’t exactly earned full vote of confidence
http://www.dailyherald.com/opinion/zimmerman.asp
 
NJ: All of New Jersey to vote electronically on Nov. 7
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--votingmachines1029oct29,0,6858485.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey
 
NY: New voting machines empower disabled
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061029/NEWS03/610290301/1019/NEWS03
 
OH: Experts see possible problems with voting , officials debate election outcome
http://www.timesreporter.com/index.php?ID=60201&r=4
 
PA: Delaware County - New electronic voting machines ready to be put to the ultimate test next week
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17392521&BRD=1675&PAG=461&dept_id=18171&rfi=6
 
WA: Island County - Mother charged with felony for signing daughter's ballot
http://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=84&cat=23&id=760557&more =
 
WI: Election officials preparing new voting machines, rules, database
http://www.rhinelanderdailynews.com/articles/2006/10/28/ap-state-wi/d8l1sf200.txt
 
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