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'Daily Voting News' For December 20, 2007

Did you wonder how Diebold/Premier escaped the axe in Colorado? While all of the other vendors had their machines decertified or had strict conditions set on them Diebold/Premier came away fairly clean. It seems that Secretary of State Coffman is running for Congress next year. The consultants for his campaign also seem to be the consultants for Diebold/Premier. Coffman went a long way to keep Diebold/Premier from being decertified because his testing board recommended that all electronic voting systems used in the state be decertified. Coffman reportedly used his discretion to decide which systems were “substantially compliant”. Diebold/Premier which has gotten consistently negative reports from across the nation got the head-nod and wink from Coffman.

A decision was made in the DoJ complaint against the state of New York. Details are still sketchy but it looks like the state needs to have a plan by Jan. 4.

174 ePROM chips for San Diego Co.’s optical-scan machines were lost somewhere between the California Secretary of State’s office and the county. The chips were packaged in two tubes by Diebold/Premier employees under witness by SoS employees. They were shipped by Diebold/Premier’s normal shipper, FedEx. San Diego Co.’s Registrar, on a witch hunt, is blaming SOS Bowen for the problems.

Cuyahoga Co.’s Board of Elections voted 2-2 on whether to accept SOS Brunner’s plan to change voting systems before the state primary election. The decision is now her’s.

NAtional: Voter ID requirement will help fight fraud

http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=280911

NAtional: Advancing the HCPB Framing, Outreach and Media

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_dave_ber_071220_advancing_the_hcpb_f.htm

NAtional: No Barking in the Night about the FEC

http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/s/enforcement.html?AID=1159

AZ: Pima County - Dems Win, but Now Real Fight May Begin

http://blog.tucsonweekly.com/?p=1093

CA: Decertification Dilemma

http://www.govtech.com/gt/160985?topic=117688

CA: Humboldt County - Voter Confidence Committee requests November election information

http://www.eurekareporter.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ArticleID=31935

CA: San Diego County - 175 chips for voting machines are lost

Registrar criticizes secretary of state

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071220-9999-7m20chips.html

CA: San Diego County – Voting-computer chips missing

http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/581009.html

CA: San Diego County - CA Sec. of State Sued by San Diego County and Their Former E-Voting Rep Turned Election Official

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5461

CA: San Diego County - Bowen faces vote lawsuit

A post-election audit rule went too far, county claims.

http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/580633.html

CO: Sec. of state's campaign advisers also represent e-voting firm

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/dec/20/jeffco-appeal-voting-machine-decision/

CO: Colorado Voter Group Comments on Secretary of State's Decisions

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2695&Itemid=113

CO: E-voting firm says ties didn't affect Secretary Coffman's ruling

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/dec/20/e-voting-firm-says-ties-didnt-affect-coffman-rulin/

CO: Clerks: Vote counts will be accurate

http://www.timescall.com/News_Story.asp?id=5300

CO: Mesa County - Commission defiant on vote machines

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/12/19/122007_1A_voting_machines_folo.html

CO: Prowers County voting scanners decertified

http://www.lamardaily.com/articles/2007/12/20/news/local_news/doc476a879fd586a581481760.txt

CO: Weld County - Weld voting machines still certified despite state-wide concerns

http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20071220/NEWS/451347444

FL: Is your vote worth 10 minutes? 20? An hour? Apparently not in Florida

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_lani_mas_071219_is_your_vote_worth_1.htm

FL: Hillsborough County - Elections supervisor miffed about remarks

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/12/20/Hillsborough/Elections_supervisor_.shtml

NC: Voting machines banned

Other states flag devices still used in WNC

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200771219149

NC: Other States Question NC Voting Technology

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/whqr/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1201746&sectionID=1

NV: Voting Machines Used in Nevada Deemed Unreliable in Colorado

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=7522777&nav=menu102_2

NY: Voter advocates push for scanners

http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071220/NEWS05/712200389/1026/NEWS10

NY: Hitting the brakes on HAVA

http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=227732

NY: Judge says NY must comply with voting machine law by Jan. 4

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-nyvotingmachines1220dec20,0,7280423.story

NY: Judge “embarrassed” by state’s violation of HAVA

http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2007/12/20/judge-embarrassed-by-states-violation-of-hava/

NY: State must start to comply with voting law by January

http://news10now.com/content/all_news/?ArID=130606&SecID=83

NY: New York Citizen Groups Say Forced 2008 HAVA Compliance Would Cause Chaos

http://www.govtech.com/gt/238775?topic=117688

NY: Judge rules on state's failure to comply with HAVA

http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=227770

OH: Exclusive: BRAD BLOG's In-Depth Post-EVEREST Interview with Ohio's Secretary of State

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5463

OH: Opinion - Investigate Voting Machine Claims

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/503623.html

OH: More Ohio woes? Count on it

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2007/12/20/2007-12-20_more_ohio_woes_count_on_it.html

OH: Will Ohio Be the Next Ohio in 2008?

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_marta_st_071220_will_ohio_be_the_nex.htm

OH: Voting security under scrutiny

http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071220/NEWS01/712200371

OH: Athens County - Elections board chair: State report suggests county made correct voting machine choice

http://www.athensnews.com/issue/article.php3?story_id=30163

OH: Cuyahoga County – Editorial: Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner must not change Cuyahoga County's voting system

http://www.cleveland.com/politics/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1198143230305810.xml&coll=2

OH: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga elections board splits 2-2 on voting-system change

http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/12/20/cuyahoga_elex.html

OH: Cuyahoga County - Secretary of State expected to order changes in Cuyahoga County voting

http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=80153&provider=gnews

OH: Cuyahoga County - Ohio Secretary of State to decide on Cuyahoga voting machines

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/12/ohio_secretary_of_state_to_dec.html

OH: Licking County - County voters don't want to scrap machines

Some oppose spending more money, think tampering is unlikely

http://www.newarkadvocate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071220/NEWS01/712200327/1002

OH: Pickaway County - New voting machines could cost county $500,000

http://circlevilleherald.1upmonitor.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=98&ArticleID=105606&TM=57359.45

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