The folks in Alaska may have a good idea that needs to be discussed (see the first article below). Essentially they are suggesting a separate, national, hand counted, paper ballot for President. Any registered voter can vote anywhere on that single race. The immediately apparent advantage is that it will enfranchise voters who may be away from home as they can walk into any polling place on election day, prove they are registered and vote the presidential ballot and that ballot would be counted, by hand, right along with every other ballot gathered at the polls. Of course, a glaring argument against is that this would require a national voter registration data base and states are having trouble just getting it right for themselves without joining all 50 plus the territories together into one. It may be an idea worth discussion and thought though.

 

NAtional: Editorial - Alaska editorial: Nation needs a single, presidential paper ballot

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/120706/opi_20061207012.shtml

 

NAtional: Where’s the Voter Fraud?

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2101&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: Panel passes electronic voting guidelines, encourages use by states

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=323361&Category=23

 

NAtional: Panel wants paper trail for touch-screen voting

A committee voted to create a national standard that could eliminate paperless electronic voting machines.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/16181586.htm

 

NAtional: Opinion - Think globally, protect the vote locally

http://www.alaskareport.com/opinion10021.htm

 

NAtional: EAC Approves Voting System Testing & Certification Program Standards

http://www.eac.gov/news_12070602.asp

 

NAtional: EAC Releases Findings of Voting Fraud and Voter Intimidation Study

http://www.eac.gov/news_12070601.asp

 

NAtional: U.S. board approves testing of e-voting machines

EAC votes unanimously to approve a manual for testing and certification of e-voting machines

http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/12/07/HNevotetest_1.html

 

NAtional: Remember the Pinto or Why Isn't the Performance of Our Voting Machines as Important as the Performance of Our Blenders

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_andi_nov_061207_remember_the_pinto_o.htm

 

NAtional: Agency Toughen Voting Security Program

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061207/APF/612072065

 

CA: Opinion - New elections czar promises to focus attention on better form of e-voting

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/opinion/16184120.htm

 

CA: Riverside County – Supervisor Bets 'A Thousand To One' That His Sequoia Voting Machines Can't Be Hacked!

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3885

 

CO: Denver - City elections chief quits

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4793616

 

CT: Editorial - A TrueVote Vindication

http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-vote.artdec07,0,1512363.story?coll=hc-headlines-editorials

 

CT: Audit finds new optical scan voting machines accurate, reliable

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ctvotingmachines1207dec07,0,5776516.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut

 

FL: Tired Of Being Butt Of Election Jokes, Florida Fights Back

http://www.longislandpress.com/?cp=244&show=article&a_id=10461

 

FL: FL-13 - Dean calls for new election in District 13 race

http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061207/APN/612072091

 

FL: Sarasota County - D-13 audit heads to Tallahassee

Experts to verify that Sarasota County's voting software has been state-certified

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16181640.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - SP TIMES: Jennings to Ask House for 'Investigation' in FL-13 Race

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3888

 

IN: Allen County - Criminal campaign charges

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/16184761.htm

 

KS: Sedgwick County - Landwehr's opponent contests vote

Democratic challenger Walt Chappell claims an error or fraud occurred in the election; Rep Brenda Landwehr says there's no validity to the accusations.

http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/local/16181143.htm

 

OH: Fairfield County - Diebold taking blame for invalid election results

http://www.thisweeknews.com/?sec=home&story=sites/thisweeknews/120706/Pickerington/News/120706-News-274373.html

 

OH: Washington County - State ousts final elections board official

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/16185921.htm

 

PA: Chester County - Recount will be a test of voting system

http://www.dailylocal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17560394&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=17782&rfi=6

 

NJ: Opinion - Ballots obtained by messengers open door for voting fraud

http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061207/OPINION/612070461/1030

 

TX: Waller County - Waller officials vote to abolish elections office

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/4386309.html

 

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