Poor software design, serious IT management inefficiencies and an untested deployment of a critical application were all major factors in last month's Election Day problems in Denver, according to a scathing report from an IT consultant. The problems led to hours-long delays for voters looking to cast ballots and raised questions about the overall efficacy of e-voting. / The challenge is on in Riverside California and it appears that the county supervisors are back-peddling a bit and distancing themselves from the man who made the challenge, Jeff Stone who may be out $1M if he accepts the challenge and the hack is accomplished.

 

CA: Riverside County taps elections panel; public challenge to e-voting could come during 3-month investigation

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/12/13/news/californian/18_00_2212_12_06.txt

 

CA: Riverside County - Hacker ready for challenge

Other supervisors distance themselves from Jeff Stone's proposal.

http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_R_votes13.3b65432.html

 

CA: Riverside County - 'RIVERSIDE CHALLENGE': County Supervisors, Voting Machine Company Begin to go Wobbly

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3910

 

CO: Denver – Editorial - Election reform needs careful deliberation

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_4826928

 

CO: Denver County - Report blames Denver election woes on flawed software

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=software&articleId=9006038&taxonomyId=18&intsrc=kc_top

 

CT: Editorial - New technology will require planning, training

http://leisure.newstimeslive.com/opinion/edit.php?id=1024949

 

FL: Editorial - From Florida, another cautionary voting tale

http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-oplev135013500dec13,0,1426753.column?coll=ny-viewpoints-headlines

 

FL: FL-13 - MoveOn seeks recount in Florida race

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20061213-010659-5624r.htm

 

FL: FL-13 - Sarasota debacle requires a revote

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Editorials/opnOPN88121306.htm

 

IL: Iroquois County - Restitution to be made for election trouble

http://www.watsekatimesrepublic.com/articles/2006/12/13/news/273news03.txt

 

IN: New legislator seeks election-day changes

Wants regular ballots cast, more forms of ID accepted

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/fortwayne/news/local/16230260.htm

 

NY: Sullivan County is concerned about paying for new voting machines

http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/SCL_HAVA-13Dec06.html

 

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