Faced with election results that show over 18,000 voters were disenfranchised by her voting machines, Sarasota Co. Florida Elections Director Kathy Dent has changed her mind about DREs. Dent has now come out in favor of a referendum that was on the ballot, and that she fought hard against, that would require the county to change to a paper based voting system. The referendum won overwhelmingly.

NAtional: Opinion - Keeping the Voting Clean

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/11/opinion/11hasen.html

AR: Benton County - Election Results Continue To Puzzle

http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2006/11/10/news/111106bzelectioncontinued.txt

AR: Benton County - Questions surround election results

http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/41974/

AZ: Pima County - Ballot audit takes time, will be used in all future voting

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/32315.php

CA: San Francisco - Smooth election reported despite equipment problems

http://www.examiner.com/a-392580~Smooth_election_reported_despite_equipment_problems.html

CO: Denver – Editorial - Mail ballots not the answer

Why junk voting machines?

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/editorials/article/0,2777,DRMN_23964_5135760,00.html

FL: State audit targets vote in Sarasota

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-voteproblems1106nov11,0,6739076.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state

FL: Palm Beach County - Machines passed random testing on Election Day

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-pparallel11nov11,0,2621762.story?coll=sfla-news-palm

FL: Sarasota County - How do you recount electronic votes?

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/11/10/State/How_do_you_recount_el.shtml

FL: Commentary - DeFede: Sarasota Voting Problems Hit Close To Home

http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_314213218.html

FL: Sarasota County - Florida county's recount focuses on voting machines

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/nation/15984745.htm

FL: Sarasota County - Pattern at polls spelled trouble

Poll workers tell of the problems that produced nearly 18,400 nonvotes in the Sarasota congressional race.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/politics/elections/15985585.htm

FL: Sarasota County - Voting machines lose ally

Sarasota elections supervisor, in reversal, endorses switch to a paper ballot system

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061111/NEWS/611110530/1006/SPORTS

FL: Sarasota County - Political Staffs Head to Sarasota

National operatives, watchdog groups gearing up to contest improbable election.

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061111/NEWS/611110461/1134

FL: Sarasota County - Florida Recount, 2006-Style

Large 'Undervote' In Hot House Race Raises Voting Machine Concerns

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/11/cbsnews_investigates/main2174376.shtml

FL: Sumter County - Sumter ballot design called into question

http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/articles/2006/11/11/news/news02.txt

IN: 3 Indiana House races could result in recounts

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=4751383

IN: Marion County - Votes Still Being Counted in Marion County

http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5665009&nav=0Ra7

MA: Boston - Boston's ballot policy violates state law, Galvin says

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2006/11/bostons_electio.html

NM: San Juan County - County's election results remain unofficial

http://www.daily-times.com/ci_4641834

NV: Nye County - Programming error delays vote count

http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2006/Nov-10-Fri-2006/news/10717990.html

UT: Paper ballots cause confusion

Official takes blame for a lapse in poll training

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650206173,00.html

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