"By the 2008 presidential election, voters around the country are likely to see sweeping changes in how they cast their ballots and how those ballots are counted," write Ian Urbina and Christopher Drew in today's NYTimes, "including an end to the use of most electronic voting machines without a paper trail." / The totally partisan EAC Commissioner Donetta Davidson has been named "Chairman" of that commission. "Ms. Davidson, speaking in her role as EAC commissioner, has publicly advocated for paperless electronic voting machines and opposed legislation that would require that electronic voting machines provide an independent means of verifying the accuracy of electronic vote totals. In addressing the recent TGDC meeting, Commissioner Davidson specifically urged the committee not to adopt a resolution that would require a voter verified paper audit trail for direct recording electronic voting machines."

 

NAtional: Changes Are Expected in Voting by 2008 Election

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/08/washington/08voting.html?hp&ex=1165640400&en=f4eb13c368fcd66d&ei=5094&partner=homepage

 

NAtional: Donetta Davidson Named Chairman of the Election Assistance Commission

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2099&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: Security concerns plague e-voting

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/nation/politics/16193964.htm

 

NAtional: U.S. election panel OKs testing of e-voting machines

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9005754&intsrc=hm_list

 

NAtional: The Press Catching Up With Koehler on E-Voting Problems

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/syndicates/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003494607

 

NAtional: Exclusive: Rep. Holt Say His Election Reform Legislation Will Require 'Voter-Verified Paper Ballots'

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3895

 

CA: Riverside County – Columnist - Down for the Count

http://www.pe.com/columns/danbernstein/stories/PE_News_Local_D_dan08.39311a6.html

 

CT: Registrar of voters: phone-in voting too slow

http://www.newbritainherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17565526&BRD=1641&PAG=461&dept_id=595283&rfi=6

 

CT: State's New Vote System Earns High Marks

http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-ctvoteaudit1208.artdec08,0,6425148.story?coll=hc-headlines-politics-state

 

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

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/state/hc-08012902.apds.m0587.bc-ctvotidec08,0,4492039.story?coll=hc-headlines-local-wire

 

FL: Opinion - Have a backup plan for close elections

Our Opinion: Paper Trail Would Verify Count, Boost Voters' Confidence

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/16191015.htm

 

FL: FL-13 - Jennings gets Dean's help in bid for revote

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061208/NEWS/612080664/1060

 

FL: Fl-13 - Vote challenge unlikely to be resolved before Congress meets

http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061208/APN/612082797

 

FL: Sarasota County - Dems top Republicans in no-vote dispute in Dist. 13

http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchive2/120806/ew11.htm?date=120806&story=ew11.htm

 

GA: Paper-trail rule is a voting victory

http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/stories/2006/12/08/1208edvote.html

 

IN: Microvote Sues State

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=5790339&nav=9Tai

 

MD: Maryland official reverses stance on e-voting bill

Law requiring paper trail now likely to gain legislative OK

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=government&articleId=9005818&taxonomyId=13&intsrc=kc_top

 

MN: Florida election snafu could herald 2008 meltdown

http://www.timberjay.com/current.php?article=2837

 

NY: Touch Screen Voting Machines Feel Wrong to Many

http://www.flatbushlife.com/site/tab4.cfm?newsid=17559675&BRD=2384&PAG=461&dept_id=552850&rfi=6

 

OH: OH-15 - After hand recount, Pryce’s lead over Kilroy still as it was

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/news-story.php?story=231846

 

PA: Delaware County - Resolution targets new voting machine flaw

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17565311&BRD=1675&PAG=461&dept_id=18171&rfi=6

 

RI: Editorial - Ballots need manual review for accuracy

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1714&dept_id=73826&newsid=17566527&PAG=461&rfi=9

 

TX: Waller County abolishes elections office

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4387691.html

 

UT: Salt Lake County - Mayor Corroon says upkeep of Electronic Voting Machines Costing "Million and Millions"

http://www.kcpw.org/article/2366

 

VA: Auditing Elections

City Council votes to support General Assembly efforts to create a paper trail for voters.

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=74906&paper=59&cat=104

 

VA: Editorial - Paper trail needed for voting confidence

http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/wb/wb/xp-94877

 

WY: No barriers to voting

http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2006/12/08/news/elections/0cba1adcfacf4d2d8725721e00680a4c.txt

 

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