In what may be the first local action to HR-811, Westmoreland Co. Pennsylvania is asking for more state or federal funds to allow them to change voting systems if their present system is affected by federal legislation. Meanwhile Florida’s Governor, Charlie Crist, has announced that he wants to use new ballot on demand technology for early voting thus allowing the state of Florida to go to 99% paper ballots in any election. In Ohio newly elected SOS Jennifer Brunner warned members of the Cuyahoga Co. Board of Elections that they all need to resign. The two Democrat members of the board have taken this advice but the two Republican members have decided to ignore Brunner’s warning that she will air their dirty laundry if they don’t resign. True to her word Brunner has sent an 18 page document to each of the hangers-on that spells out their failures and makes those failures public. The failures include numerous instances of misfeasance, nonfeasance and violations of state election law in five distinct areas. The big question now is who is going to conduct elections in this county? The Board is gone, the election director was fired, one manager is now going to prison for 18 months along with one employee, and there have been many resignations. And all of this is on top of yet another criminal investigation to find out whether vote counts from early and absentee voters were totaled before Election Day.

 

NAtional: An Opposing View on the Progressive Voting Machines Debate

http://www.alternet.org/rights/49636/

 

NAtional: Return to paper ballots could be on horizon

http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/143056.html

 

NAtional: House Administration Hearings on Rush Holt's Election Reform Bill (HR811) Today...

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4316

 

NAtional: House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on HR 811

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2341&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: Rep. Susan Davis Introduces Bill to Track Mail-In Ballots

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2340&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: Explosive new vote fraud developments continue to rock Ohio and Florida

http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2007/2506

 

NAtional: Paper-records debate hits Hill

Florida governor among those testifying before House panel on voting measure

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/16957002.htm

 

CA: CA SoS Debra Bowen Releases 'Top to Bottom Review' Criteria for E-Voting Machine Certification in California

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4315

 

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

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2342&Itemid=113

 

CA: Secretary of state to review e-voting

http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/106741.html

 

CA: CA50: Appellate Court Dismisses Busby/Bilbray Election Contest as Now 'Moot'

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4313

 

CO: Denver - Denver Election Commission Tests Voting Machines

http://cbs4denver.com/topstories/local_story_082150002.html

 

FL: Crist calls for use of paper ballots in early voting

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-fvoting23mar23,0,4683279.story?coll=sfla-news-florida

 

FL: Crist tells Congress state moving toward paper trail

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/state/content/state/epaper/2007/03/23/0323cristvote.html

 

FL: Crist s Congress on plans to eliminate touch-screen voting

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/16962281.htm

 

FL: Task force convened over D-13

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16956349.htm

 

FL: Task Force Formed to Investigate Florida 13th Election

http://www.cqpolitics.com/2007/03/task_force_formed_to_investiga.html

 

FL: GOP withholds member to protest FL-13 task force

http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/gop-withholds-member-to-protest-fl-13-task-force-2007-03-23.html

 

FL: Sarasota County - Jennings claims coverup of damaging memo

http://www.venicegondolier.com/Newsstory.cfm?pubdate=032307&story=tp4vn8.htm&folder=NewsArchive3

 

NY: Recount in Sleepy Hollow election halted

http://www.nynews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070323/NEWS02/703230390

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - New criminal investigation into Ohio elections

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/23/election_investigation/

 

OH: Cuyahoga County – Editorial - Brunner made right move in Cuyahoga

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18117653&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21846&rfi=6

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Elections board ouster move begins

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=343812&Category=13

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - OH SOS Brunner Slams Remaining Cuyahoga County, OH Election Board Members

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4312

 

OH: Cuyahoga County – Opinion - Get out of the way

Board of Elections members should their fight, quit their posts and let the critical task of rebuilding begin

http://www.cleveland.com/politics/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1174640382208580.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Secretary of State tightens screws on Elections Board

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1174639719208580.xml&coll=2

 

PA: Westmoreland County - Westmoreland officials want aid if voting system nixed

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/westmoreland/s_499192.html

 

WI: ES&S MELTDOWN '07: Trainwreck Begins Anew as Voting Machine Company Fails in Wisconsin

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4310

 

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