Today the Government Accountability Office (GAO) began two weeks of testing 125 voting machines used in Sarasota Co Florida in the CD-13 race a year ago. These are supposed to be the same machines that lost over 18,000 votes. What if they find no problems with the machines? What if they find the machines were the cause?

 

Marin Co California has admitted that only 17 ballots have been cast in the past two county wide elections on their 130 AutoMark voting machines that they purchased for the use of voters with disabilities. That works out to over $45,500 per ballot. Oklahoma paid $1M to lease a telephone voting system last year. It was used by only 50 voters. Voters with disabilities must be allowed the opportunity to vote in privacy. We cannot go back to the days when they had to ask for someone to mark their ballot for them. However, some common sense has to be added to the mix. Why are states not going low-tech? There are options available.

 

NAtional: Voting Machine Mess Can't Just Be Fixed by Congressional Bills

http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.27146/pub_detail.asp

 

AR: Faulkner County - Technology, more sites may make for shorter voting lines

http://www.thecabin.net/stories/112607/loc_1126070001.shtml

 

CA: Mail-in ballots shaping plans of campaigns

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20071124-9999-1n24absentee.html

 

CA: Testers for CA Secretary of State Find LA County's ES&S E-Voting System Vulnerable to Hacking, Fraud and Manipulation

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5353

 

CA: Los Angeles County - L.A. County vote system vulnerable to hackers

http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_7544866?source=email

 

CA: Marin County - $45,588 Per E-Vote for Disabled Voters in Marin County, California

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5352

 

CA: Marin County - One California county asks to use questionable voting machines anyway

http://www.betanews.com/article/One_California_county_asks_to_use_questionable_voting_machines_anyway/1196114518

 

CT: New Voting Machines Are Put to the Test

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/25votect.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

 

FL: Palm Beach County – Editorial - Seek bids on vote system

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2007/11/26/s8a_elections_edit_1126.html

 

FL: Sarasota County - GAO begins testing machines

http://www.bradenton.com/breakingnews/story/232004.html

 

FL: Sarasota County - Feds test voting machines in disputed District 13 election probe

http://www.miamiherald.com/775/story/321470.html

 

MA: Worcester - Recount ready to roll

City Hall event could last all day

http://www.telegram.com/article/20071126/NEWS/711260650/1116

 

MO: Voter ID: Attacking fraud leaves voters as casualties

http://www.thevitalvoice.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000012/001244.htm

 

MS: Judge holds firm on voter identification

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071123/NEWS/711230340/1001/news

 

NY: New Yorkers: Don't buy new machines and dump the old!

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_sheila_p_071125_new_yorkers_3a__dump_t.htm

 

NY: New York won't meet HAVA requirements by presidential primary

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny-votingmachines1125nov25,0,4510745.story

 

OH: Ohio's Brunner, SOSers File Brief to Supremes Against Indiana Voter ID Law

http://scoop.epluribusmedia.org/story/2007/11/24/17110/081

 

VA: Martinsville - City Council: Special election could cost city more

http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=11732

 

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