'Daily Voting News' For December 11, 2007

 

According to reports from Vigo Co Indiana, where there is a recount being held for Terre Haute mayor, a court appointed recount commission is seated to oversee the process. State law, according to the news report, requires that one of the three members of that commission be a representative of the voting system vendor. So ES&S is overseeing the recount of ballots. It is time the people take back our elections. No vendor should be allowed to be contracted to take over counting votes or sitting on commissions that make decisions in our elections.

 

Is Cuyahoga Co Ohio being set-up to fail yet again? That is the question being asked and answered in a blog from a county voter. Just why is Brunner suggesting to the county that they totally overhaul their voting system before the March primary?

 

NAtional: Rep. Holt To Offer New Election Reform Proposal

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2682&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: Paralyze The FEC? Splendid.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/10/AR2007121001559.html

 

NAtional: The U.S. Government on Voter Photo ID: The Argument from "Corruption"

http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/news.html?AID=1152

 

NAtional: DoJ Argues for Voter ID Law in Supreme Court Case

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/004878.php

 

NAtional: Karen Handel jumps into the U.S. Supreme Court case on voter ID

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/politicalinsider/entries/2007/12/11/karen_handel_jumps_into_the_us.html

 

NAtional: EAC Releases 2006 Election Day Survey Results

http://www.eac.gov/News/press/eac-releases-2006-election-day-survey-results

 

CA: Five counties may use contested voting machines in February

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_7692959?nclick_check=1

 

CA: Solano County - Vallejo mayor to request hold on race he lost by 2 votes in recount

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/11/BA21TRL76.DTL

 

CA: Solano County - Vallejo recount results opposed

http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_7691018

 

GA: At least 57 lacked photo IDs in November elections

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/196329.html

 

GA: Primary to gauge ID rules

http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/121107/news_20071211033.shtml

 

GA: Coalition opens voter hotline in advance of GA's primary

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2007/12/11/votebrief_1212_web.html

 

IA: Washington County - Fredrick says voting equipment is good

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19102253&BRD=1142&PAG=461&dept_id=568956&rfi=6

 

IN: Vigo County - Recount commission gets new member

http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_story_344232733.html

 

MA: Worcester - Election technology needs

Vendor won’t service city’s current system

http://www.telegram.com/article/20071211/NEWS/712110652/1008/NEWS02

 

MN: Minnesota's Election Day Registration Draws Young People To The Polls

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1576132/20071210/index.jhtml

 

MO: Boone County - Federal mandates raise local election costs

http://www.columbiatribune.com/2007/Dec/20071211News006.asp

 

MS: Greenville - Problems at polling places make election a nightmare for some voters

http://www.ddtonline.com/articles/2007/12/11/news/news3.txt

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Has Cuyahoga been set up for failure?

http://citizensboe.blogspot.com/2007/12/has-cuyahoga-been-set-up-for-failure.html

 

TN: Voters: Demand a verifiable voting process

http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2007/12/11/voters-demand-a-verifiable-voting-process/

 

WV: Belmont County Considers Voting by Mail

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/503279.html

 

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