Today is one of those days when I wish I could act like the US Senate and just claim the absence of a quorum and put on “Pachelbel’s Canon” or some concerto by Mozart or Bach. There is a lot to talk about; but not a lot to say about; any one thing. I did find out from Steven Harsman, Montgomery Co. Ohio Board of Elections, that they inspected a total of 256 voting machines but the test done for screen calibration was done on 124 machines and they found that 56 of those machines needed recalibration. Also today CA SOS Bowen issued a press release and a draft of a plan to review every voting system used in the state. If the present draft is finalized as it is now it is going to be hard for DRE machines to pass the review and maintain certification. In Cuyahoga Co. Ohio a second Board of Elections member has resigned leaving only two recalcitrant members who are refusing to leave their jobs. Meanwhile in the county there is another investigation into misdeeds within the county elections office. This time investigators are gathering evidence that will show someone entered the county voting system prior to election day and printed absentee and early voting results illegally.

 

NAtional: Halting Holt Thoughts

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_andi_nov_070322_halting_holt_thought.htm

 

NAtional: Expanded Election Reform Legislation Introduced

http://www.naacp.org/get-involved/activism/alerts/110aa-2007-3-8/

 

CA: Secretary of State Debra Bowen Releases Draft Criteria for Top-to-Bottom Voting Machine Review

http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting_systems/db07_008_top_to_bottom_draft_criteria.pdf

 

CA: New Testing Of Voting Machines

http://www.kqed.org/weblog/capitalnotes/2007/03/new-testing-of-voting-machines.jsp

 

CA: State Supreme Court upholds California Voting Rights Act

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/state/article_1627738.php

 

CA: Orange County - Expert: Review electronic votes

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/westminster/article_1627582.php

 

CA: Orange County - O.C.'s 7-vote election goes to court

Attorneys for Trung Nguyen say the recount for supervisor was illegal; Janet Nguyen's representatives say they're wrong.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-nguyen22mar22,1,4010595.story?coll=la-news-politics-california

 

CA: San Diego County - Appeals court dismisses challenge to Bilbray election

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/03/21/tomorrow/16_09_323_21_07.txt

 

CA: Santa Clara County - Liz Kniss: Mail-in voting could save millions

Cash-strapped Santa Clara County could help preserve health programs, supervisor says

http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=4754

 

CO: Coffman unveils new vote machine rules

http://www.montrosepress.com/articles/2007/03/22/local_news/2.txt

 

CO: Colorado Strengthens Testing Requirements For Electronic Voting Machines

http://www.govtech.net/news/news.php?id=104549

 

CT: Bethany introduces new voting machines

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1342&dept_id=433249&newsid=18110672&PAG=461&rfi=9

 

FL: Sarasota County - E-Vote Memo Is a 'Smoking Gun'

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,73048-0.html?tw=wn_technology_3

 

GA: DeKalb fined $15,000 for voting mishaps

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2007/03/22/0322dekvotefine.html

 

IN: St. Joseph County - Election board hears complaint

Green Party candidate says county failed to count votes.

http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070322/News01/703220336

 

KS: Clay County - Under lock, key

New technology, software means more security at county election board

http://www.kccommunitynews.com/articles/2007/03/22/kearney_courier/news/kc_news03-22-07f.txt

 

MD: Electronic Ballot Backup Clears Md. House

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/21/AR2007032101946.html

 

NH: Dems: GOP Phone Jamming Case Stalled, Mishandled

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/002839.php

 

OH: Brunner is winning Republicans’ grudging respect

http://www.theotherpaper.com/TOP3-22/3-22_substory2.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - I-Team Report: Board Member Resigns

http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=2733551&version=7&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Second elections official resigns

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2007/03/second_elections_official_resi.html

 

OH: New Criminal Investigation Launched Into Election Improprieties In Cuyahoga County, OH

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4306

 

OH: Montgomery County - Diebold Fails Again: Nearly 50% of DRE Touch-Screen Systems Fail Accuracy Test in Montgomery County, OH!

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4304

 

TX: Guadalupe County - Public invited to discuss electronic voting

http://seguingazette.com/story.lasso?ewcd=08208851ce7b18e8

 

WA: Island County votes to switch to all-mail elections

http://www.komotv.com/news/local/6626502.html

 

WA: Island County becoming 35th WA county with mail elections

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420AP_WA_BRF_Vote_By_Mail.html

 

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