The Vindicator (Youngstown, Ohio) reports that ES&S is showing Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania just why signing a contract with the company is like signing a contract with the devil. Some of the ES&S iVotronic machines used in Lawrence Co. in the 2006 election were found to have been improperly programmed, according to the article. ES&S had agreed to reprogram and recertify all of the counties machines at no cost to the county (probably under pressure from county officials). However, the recent cold snap in that area caused some frozen pipes which resulted in a leak in the storage area. Upon inspection the county found about 20 of their 275 machines had evidence of water spots on their cases. The county asked ES&S to inspect those 20 machines. Instead ES&S is insisting on inspecting and recalibrating all 275 machines and they want $298,028 to do the job. So, no more free reprogramming and the county pays over $1,000 per machine for an inspection that is probably not needed.

 

NAtional: Avoid Another HAVA Train Wreck: Software Disclosure Requirements

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_kathy_do_070306_avoid_another_hava_t.htm

 

NAtional: Holt bill would demand paper record of votes

http://ems.gmnews.com/news/2007/0307/Front_Page/006.html

 

NAtional: PFAW and PFAW Foundation Laud Introduction of ‘Count Every Vote Act’ By Clinton in Senate and Tubbs Jones in House

http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=23644

 

NAtional: Senator Clinton, Representative Tubbs Jones Announce Reintroduction of Major Election Reform Bill

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-07-2007/0004541904&EDATE=

 

NAtional: The Madness of Free and Fair Elections

http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php?p=11261&cat=8

 

NAtional: Protecting the Right to Vote: Election Deception and Irregularities in Recent Federal Elections

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2307&Itemid=26

 

FL: Voting Bill Politics

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/floridapolitics/entries/2007/03/07/voting_bill_politics.html

 

IN: US Voting Machine Company out of Business

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_posted_b_070306_us_voting_machine_co.htm

 

IN: Voting Technologies International Out of Business?

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2304&Itemid=51

 

IN: Randolph County - Randolph voting machine woes continue

After two elections in which electronic voting equipment malfunctioned, the apparent closing of the company that sold the machines leaves officials worried about tech support.

http://www.thestarpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070307/NEWS01/703070337/1002

 

KS: Shawnee County - Ballot mistakes made in primary

http://cjonline.com/stories/030707/loc_154405370.shtml

 

MI: Gratiot County - Fulton requests vote recount

http://www.themorningsun.com/stories/030707/loc_fulton001.shtml

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Expect 2008 scrutiny, ex-elections chief says

Cuyahoga County faces likely crush of lawyers, observers worse than '04

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/16850092.htm

 

PA: New voting machines could be trashed

Altered U.S. law would require radical changes

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07065/767130-178.stm

 

PA: Activists plan to dissect voting machines

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-03062007-1309464.html

 

PA: Lawrence County - Burst water pipes endanger electronic voting machines

http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/338789779684081.php

 

UT: Satellite voter sign-ups casualty at the Capitol

Rural clerks pushed bill through; Horiuchi calls the measure 'heinous' and 'horrible'

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5372377

 

VT: A vote in the hand is worth …

http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070307/NEWS04/703070410/-1/HSSPORTS

 

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