As related in today’s Huffington Post (see below): "Electronic ballot systems such as DRE machines, are neither fully accessible nor secure and accurate methods of recording, tallying, and reporting votes ... [They] are inappropriate for use, because these systems make it impossible for voters to verify that their votes will be counted as cast."

From a statement released today by more than 20 Disabled Voter Advocates

 

"We must debunk the myth that we have to choose between accessible voting and verifiable voting. Democracy requires that we have both."

Stanley J. Eicher, Exec. Dir. of the Disability Law Center in recent statement commending MA for allowing non-DRE ballot marking devices for use by disabled voters.

 

NAtional: Blind, Disabled Voters Finally Call for 'Immediate Ban' on DRE/Touch-Screen Voting!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-friedman/blind-disabled-voters-fi_b_43450.html

 

NAtional: A New Look At The Election Process

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=22137

 

NAtional: Report Finds Disparity in State Approaches to Post-Election Audits

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2324&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: America Needs a Pro-Democracy Movement

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-green/america-needs-a-prodemoc_b_43500.html

 

NAtional: Testimony for the House Administration Elections Subcommittee

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2327&Itemid=26

 

CO: State tackles local voting ills

http://origin.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_5436304

 

FL: Touch screens could be scrapped

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/state/epaper/2007/03/15/a14a_XGR_ballot_0315.html

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Web firm to blame for glitch in results

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2007/03/15/s1a_COUNTING_0315.html

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Voting Problems Confuse Hopefuls

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070315/NEWS/703150428/1004

 

FL: Palm Beach Co. vote display problems blamed on human error

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070315/APN/703153363

 

FL: Pinellas County - Roads, not computers, slowed down vote count

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/03/15/Tampabay/Roads__not_computers_.shtml

 

FL: Sarasota County - Florida Democrats urge congressional action on election dispute

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/16911074.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Smooth Undervoting In Sarasota County

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2326&Itemid=113

 

FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota officials ignored warning about voting machines

An alert on glitches came ahead of recent election troubles but no one followed up.

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/03/15/State/Sarasota_officials_ig.shtml

 

FL: Sarasota County - Memo warned of potential D-13 machine issues

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16904765.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Election officials warned of glitch

A voting-machine maker told them users might see a delay adding to controversy.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-votemachine1507mar15,0,4525737.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state

 

FL: Sarasota County - Voting machine maker says time prevented fix

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070315/NEWS/703150423

 

FL: Sarasota County - Stunning News on the Fiasco Surrounding the November Election in Florida’s 13th Congressional District

http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=23719

 

FL: Sarasota County - Memo surfaces about Sarasota election machines

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=2682641&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

 

GA: DeKalb County - DeKalb voting machines moved to dry location

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2007/03/15/0315votemachine.html

 

MO: County Had Fewer Voting Issues In 2006 Than Others in State

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18078510&BRD=1409&PAG=461&dept_id=33071&rfi=6

 

NC: Wilson County - Board of Elections requests more money

http://www.wilsondaily.com/Wil_region/Local_News/346556826203588.php

 

ND: State elections trending to voting centers

http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/03/15/news/state/130360.txt

 

OH: Ohio Secretary of State Announces New Advisory Group

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2325&Itemid=113

 

PA: Is ballot position important in age of electronic voting?

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18081390&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=416046&rfi=6

 

PA: York County - Candidates draw ballot order for May primary

http://www.yorkdispatch.com/local/ci_5443365

 

TX: Milam County - Counties forced to call joint elections

http://www.cameronherald.com/articles/2007/03/15/news/news03.txt

 

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