Today's news is dominated with reports from Sarasota County and the first day of court hearings to determine the path of action that will be followed in the disputed Buchanan-Jennings congressional race. Yesterday experts for Jennings and the voters testified about why the machines are at fault. The hope is that the judge will allow an expert to spend a couple weeks reviewing the ES&S source code. Of course ES&S is doing all it can to stop anyone from taking a peak under the hood. Today ES&S's only expert, a political science professor, testified under cross examination that in his opinion if there had been no problems Jennings would have won. ES&S fielded NO computer scientist to testify that there were no problems with the software but that is not unexpected as they wouldn't really want to expose anyone to the possibility of cross examination where they would probably take a beating. Court is done. Both sides have until noon on Friday to submit their closing statements in writing and then it's up to the judge whether the experts get to look at the source-code.

 

NAtional: EFF taps e-voting security guru Ed Felten for board

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061220-8469.html

 

NAtional: Larger Audits Required to Confirm 2006 US House Races

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2135&Itemid=26

 

CA: Riverside County - Tell county you want integrity in your voting

http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061220/COLUMNS26/612200315/1215

 

CO: Weld County - Illegal vote casts pall on race

Dacono mayor’s son, a felon, submitted ballot in contest decided by single vote

http://www.longmontfyi.com/Local-Story.asp?id=13612

 

CT: Voting Machines' Audit Reported

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17613720&BRD=1380&PAG=461&dept_id=157533&rfi=6

 

FL: Touch-screen ballots inspire unease

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/sunnews/news/opinion/16279666.htm

 

FL: FL-13 - State backs machines tested in D-13 audit

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16278685.htm

 

FL: FL-13 - ACLU sees clear case for a revote in disputed District 13 election

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061220/COLUMNIST13/612200305

 

FL: FL-13 - Jennings to protest to Congress

The investigation could take a long time; Buchanan likely to be seated provisionally

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061220/NEWS/612200531

 

FL: FL-13 - Jennings to contest race as fight goes on over voting machines

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/breaking_news/16283437.htm

 

FL: FL-13 - Jennings finalizes election contest for House filing

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061220/BREAKING/61220008

 

FL: FL-13 - Jennings asks Congress for investigation and possibly a revote

http://www.jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/122006/D8M4R8K80.shtml

 

FL: FL-13 - Democratic candidate files appeal asking Congress to investigate Sarasota voting problems

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-bk-election1222006,0,7364311.story?coll=orl-home-headlines

 

FL: FL-13 - Congress asked to intervene in Fla. race

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/16284700.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Voting Machine Glitch Likely, Expert Testifies

http://www.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBG1TX6XVE.html

 

FL: Sarasota County - MIT professor says machine error explains missing votes

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/state/epaper/2006/12/20/a6a_district_1220.html

 

FL: Sarasota County - Suit asks to see inside vote machine

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/12/20/State/Suit_asks_to_see_insi.shtml

 

FL: Sarasota County - Disputed Sarasota election case goes back to court

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061220/CAPITOLNEWS/612200332/1010/NEWS01

 

FL: Sarasota County - Expert: Machine setup caused Sarasota `undervote'

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/16278435.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Jennings, Buchanan camps spar over voting machine source codes

http://www.sun-herald.com/Newsstory.cfm?pubdate=122006&story=tp11ch13.htm&folder=NewsArchive2

 

FL: Sarasota County - Academics argue for review of voting machine source code

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061220/NEWS/612200683

 

FL: Sarasota County - Jennings presents case for review of voting machines

http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061220/LOCAL/61220007/-1/news

 

FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota election contest continues

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061220/NEWS0107/61220060/1075

 

GA: Public Hearing On Paper Trail Machines

http://www.wmgt.com/node/576

 

GA: Voting officials evaluate paper-trail machines

http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/16278395.htm

 

KS: Sedgwick County - A Close Election Race Headed For a Recount

http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/4964371.html

 

KS: Sedgwick County - Recount ordered in state representative race

http://cjonline.com/stories/122006/bre_recount.shtml

 

MD: Lawmakers focus on voting issues

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.voting20dec20,0,3594425.story?coll=bal-local-headlines

 

NJ: Atlantic County - Absentee ballots abused

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/new_jersey/16279467.htm

 

NY: Opinion - Vote of no confidence

N.Y.'s reluctance to certify new machines can minimize future election problems.

http://www.stargazettenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061220/OPINION01/612200320

 

NY: An Alternative Plan for New York State’s Voting Machines

http://nyvv.org/blog/bolipariblog.html

 

OH: Voting law made few big waves

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/12/17/20061217-A1-02.html

 

PA: Chester County - The Count in Chester County

http://chescocount.blogspot.com/

 

PA: Chester County - Royer leading in Chesco recount

The endgame for control of the state House is nearing. Almost half of the ballots were hand-counted yesterday.

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/16278218.htm

 

UT: Paper vote may return to towns

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4870953

 

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