Today has been a slow day which is probably a good thing because there are elections happening in different states around the country. No news means there was nothing reported to the media so everything went smoothly or no reports of failures leaked out.
CT: New Voting Machines: Budget decision is 'optical scan'
http://www.acorn-online.com/news/publish/ridgefield/17861.shtml
FL: Touch-Screen Ballots Voted Out in Florida
Governor set to sign bill making optical scan the system of choice
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=government&articleId=292189&taxonomyId=13&intsrc=kc_top
FL: Sarasota County – Opinion - Legislators back in town and speaking
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070514/COLUMNIST89/705140329
MS: Jackson County - Contract would pay for help with primaries
http://www.sunherald.com/201/story/53093.html
NY: Editorial - The vote is in
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=588817&category=OPINION&newsdate=5/14/2007
OH: Athens County - Vote-counting process avoids problems that plagued it last fall
http://www.athensnews.com/issue/article.php3?story_id=28214
PA: Weather prediction may also foretell election turnout
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/dailycourier/news/uniontown/s_507596.html
PA: Voting in Mercer County is simplified, director says
http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/306460651549294.php
PA: Mercer County - Looking for trouble
Tech team on call at voting places
http://www.sharonherald.com/local/local_story_133231125.html
PA: York County - Electronic voting could add to write-in total
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/local/ci_5892917
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