'Daily Voting News' For December 15, 2007

 

As we were expecting today’s news is dominated with news from Ohio and the results of Secretary of State Brunner’s review of voting systems used in that state. There are also reports from Cuyahoga Co. regarding the push by Brunner for that county to immediately change over to ES&S central-count optical scan machines and voting centers to replace the county’s polling places. In light of the fact that the state’s primary election is March 4 and state law requires early voting to begin 35 days prior to March 4 Brunner is asking the county to completely change voting systems and vendors and to train voters and poll workers in less than three months and to have ballots printed by ES&S five weeks from now. This is very unwise. As bad as elections have been in Cuyahoga Co this push from the Secretary will only make things worse. We urge the county to conduct the primary on what they have now then change during the 7 months between the primary and the general election.

 

NAtional: Voting Rights Chief to Leave Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/14/AR2007121401981.html

 

CA: Fresno County will run Clovis city elections

http://www.fresnobee.com/490/story/268741.html

 

FL: Hillsborough County - Voting transition draws fire

Hillsborough slow to replace touch screens.

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/12/15/Hillsborough/Voting_transition_dra.shtml

 

IA: Editorial - Iowa’s Student Vote

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/opinion/15sat3.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin

 

IN: Delaware County - It might be McShurley

Faulty ballot cards could swing mayor's election

http://www.thestarpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071215/NEWS01/712150345

 

NY: N.Y. balks at federal voting demands

Attorney general says timeline is 'unrealistic.'

http://www.stargazettenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071215/NEWS01/712150326

 

OH: Brunner’s EVEREST Report Finds Vulnerabilities in Ohio Voting System

http://discuss.epluribusmedia.net/node/237

 

OH: Report: Ohio Needs New Voting Machines

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h6y0nVXefzLWXOImRcDXQxW8LPxQD8THJNS00

 

OH: Brunner urges changes in vote system

Secretary of State lays out proposal aimed at avoiding irregularities.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/12/14/ddn121507ohvotinginside.html

 

OH: Ohio Elections Official Calls Machines Flawed

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/us/15ohio.html?ref=us

 

OH: More election changes in store?

http://www.timesbulletin.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=145011&TM=2108.92

 

OH: Voting machines vulnerable in 2008

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/12/14/ddn121507ohvoting.html

 

OH: Voting security questioned

http://www.timesreporter.com/index.php?ID=76658&r=1

 

OH: Brunner seeks election overhaul

Proposal calls for optical-scan machines and 15-day voting period

http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/12528241.html

 

OH: Brunner calls for switch to optical scan voting machines

http://www.news-herald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19117568&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21849&rfi=6

 

OH: Election integrity in doubt

Secretary of state assails new voting systems

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071215/NEWS01/712150357

 

OH: Vote of no confidence

A long-awaited review of Ohio's election systems finds 'critical security failures.' The secretary of state wants to start over with new systems, a pricey option.

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/12/15/everest.ART_ART_12-15-07_A1_PT8PJ94.html?sid=101

 

OH: Diebold/Premier Responds to Ohio's Study Finding 'Critical Security Failures' in Their Shitty Voting Machines

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5446

 

OH: Clinton County - 57 ballots found, uncounted

http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp?SectionID=49&SubSectionID=156&ArticleID=161171&TM=58209.22

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Brunner wants return to simpler voting times

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/119771131521310.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Prospective timeline for voting system changes

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/119771152321310.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Cost, time issues for Portage election board

http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3003092

 

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