'Daily Voting News' For November 02, 2007

 

In an article in today’s Alternet, Steven Rosenfeld has said, more eloquently, what we have been saying for awhile now. “Voting machine manufacturers should be investigated by Congress and sued by state and local governments across America for knowingly selling defective products to taxpayers, a growing number of voting rights attorneys and activists are saying. If successful, these advocates say the legal action could lead to multimillion-dollar refunds.” It’s just that simple. The vendors know they are selling defective, poorly designed, and insecure voting systems and previous attempts to inspect and qualify them for use have been nothing more than rubber-stamps to get these systems out to unsuspecting customers. We need to support groups like VoterAction (www.voteraction.org) who are in the forefront of this “rage against the machines”.

 

NAtional: Should Voting Machine Makers Be Sued Like Big Tobacco?

http://www.alternet.org/rights/66752/

 

NAtional: After years of use, e-voting gets first real federal testing guidelines

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071102-after-years-of-use-e-voting-gets-first-real-federal-testing-guidelines.html

 

NAtional: Listen up! VoteRescue Radio Sunday Nov. 4, 2-4pm CST

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_vickie_k_071102_listen_up_21_voterescu.htm

 

NAtional: Blow Struck Against Machine with Secret Voting Software and Invisible Ballots

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_alan_dec_071101_blow_struck_against_.htm

 

NAtional: Bill To Ban DRE (Touch-Screen) Voting Machines Finally Introduced In Senate!

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5238

 

CA: San Francisco - Voting systems could delay mayor's race results

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/11/01/state/n170751D44.DTL&type=politics

 

CA: San Francisco - Supes could revisit voting-machine contract

http://www.examiner.com/a-1024708~Supes_could_revisit_voting_machine_contract.html

 

CA: San Francisco - $12.6 million contract for new S.F. voting system is revived

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/02/BA63T4TRO.DTL&type=politics

 

CA: San Francisco - Election '07: Electronic voting system overhauled

http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/news/009502.html

 

CT: New voting technology faces biggest test

http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18982192&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=161556&rfi=6

 

DE: E-Vote: Delaware Provides Polling Place Information Using Google Maps

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/160969

 

FL: Sarasota County - Woman claims Supervisor of Elections influenced her vote

Sarasota County Sheriff to look into complaint

http://www.sun-herald.com/Newsheadline.cfm?headline=9307

 

GA: No ID? Votes cast can become castoffs

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2007/11/01/voterid_1102.html

 

KY: Democrats enlist 'vote protectors'

http://www.state-journal.com/news/article/2797121

 

OH: Columbiana County - Counting room door to be closed at elections office

http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/330972982960092.php

 

OH: Summit County - Thousands spent on unused ballots in Summit County

http://www.wkyc.com/news/regional/akron_article.aspx?storyid=77227

 

PA: Crawford County - Double voting could get your vote thrown out

http://www.meadvilletribune.com/local/local_story_305213232.html

 

PA: Fayette County - Court to determine need for election overseers

http://www.heraldstandard.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18981032&BRD=2280&PAG=461&dept_id=480247&rfi=6

 

PA: Lackawanna County - Single polling place for disabled voters set up

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18981505&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6

 

PA: Lackawanna County - Ballot security stressed

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18981504&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6

 

TX: Travis County - Judge: West Lake Hills election stands

Robin Vaughan had sued to overturn City Council vote results; mayor blames electronic voting.

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/11/02/1102westlake.html

 

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