ES&S seems to have complied with the demand from the California SoS’s office that they provide their source code as part of the state’s “Top-to-Bottom Review” of all voting systems used in the state. I say “seems to” because ES&S delivered source code but would not let the state have the code that is sitting in escrow, per state law, for exactly the purpose of a review of their voting system. This is a growing story with a lot of unanswered questions. Also, is it not enough that we have given a few corporations too much involvement in our voting process (with more to come if S-1487 is signed into law)? Now Salt Lake Co. Utah is actually discussing allowing companies to advertise at the polls in exchange for providing a minimum of five uniform dressed “volunteers” as poll workers. I can see it now, a banner running across the DRE screen announcing, “Today’s election is brought to you by WalMart”

 

NAtional: House Passes Bill Prohibiting Deceptive Practices in Campaigns

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2510&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: House Bill Would Punish Voter Deception

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070625/D8Q03TV80.html

 

NAtional: You will vote the way we tell you to vote! Verstehen!

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_charles__070626_you_will_vote_the_wa.htm

 

NAtional: Press Release - New Diebold Election Systems Software to be Previewed at Upcoming IACREOT Conference

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,130276.shtml

 

CA: ES&S Relents In California, Finally Submits Voting System Source Code to SoS

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4737

 

CA: Hacker Tests Begin on Voting Machines

http://www.kqed.org/weblog/capitalnotes/2007/06/hacker-tests-begin-on-voting-machines.jsp

 

FL: Palm Beach County - County balks but takes state scan grant

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2007/06/27/w1b_opticalscan_0627.html

 

FL: Palm Beach County - End of touch-screen voting moves closer in Palm Beach County

http://www.miamiherald.com/515/story/152529.html

 

FL: Palm Beach County to accept $4.9 million from Florida for optical-scan voting machines

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flpoptical0627pnjun27,0,916697.story?coll=sfla-news-palm

 

IN: Marion County - Teens could help solve county's election staffing problem

Citizens at meeting also suggest paying more, consolidating polling places

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070627/LOCAL18/706270450/-1/LOCAL17

 

NM: Dona Ana County - County balks at ballot bill

http://www.lcsun-news.com/news/ci_6240763

 

UT: Salt Lake County to Congress on voting machines: Butt out

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_6234492

 

UT: Salt Lake County - Your Logo Here

Salt Lake County asks businesses to sponsor a few good poll workers

http://www.slweekly.com/editorial/2007/cityweek_2_2007-06-28.cfm

 

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