In a disturbing <a href=”http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/280050,CST-NWS-county02.article”>article</a> from Chicago, IL it is revealed that Cook County will pay Sequoia for their voting machines based on a sliding scale that will be controlled by how quickly machines transmit results to election headquarters and also by how quickly those votes can be tabulated. The county does not seem to care as much about accuracy or security as it does for speed.    

 

NAtional: Fooled Once: Checking Vote Count Integrity

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_kathy_do_070301_checking_vote_count_.htm

 

CO: Montrose County - Montrose moves to fix election failures

A study of the Montrose County 2006 election exposed a wide range of problems. Fortunately, race results weren't close enough to be distorted.

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_5335085

 

FL: Editorial - Florida setting example

http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/editorials/article/0,2821,TCP_24460_5387875,00.html

 

IL: Cook County - County ties firm's pay to how fast it counts votes

http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/280050,CST-NWS-county02.article

 

IL: Cook County - Sequoia Voting Systems Equipment a Success in Chicago and Cook County Municipal Elections

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070302005676&newsLang=en

 

MO: Johnson County - Missouri race is shades of Florida

The case of a county auditor contest in limbo because of flawed paper ballots could affect votes in Kansas City.

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/16815026.htm

 

NY: ‘Paper’ tigers growl for safer elections - Green Party pushes to scrap electronic voting

http://www.brooklynheightscourier.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18027667&BRD=2384&PAG=461&dept_id=560113&rfi=6

 

PA: Lawrence County - County to check voting machines for damage

http://www.ncnewsonline.com/local/local_story_061101942.html

 

TX: Guadalupe County - Texas AG looks into alleged voting errors

http://seguingazette.com/story.lasso?ewcd=0e34d932f4f487e0

 

TX: Potter and Randall Counties - Joint elections plan hits snag

New Potter County clerk studying the proposal

http://www.amarillo.com/stories/030207/new_6948002.shtml

 

VA: Tazewell County - Damaging legislation — Voting change could hurt SwVa. counties

http://www.bdtonline.com/editorials/local_story_060161203.html?keyword=topstory

 

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