'Daily Voting News' For December 21, 2007

 

Just in late this afternoon, a typical-bad-news-on-a-late-Friday-after-the-news-week-is-complete, is the news that Secretary of State Brunner has ignored the statements of every person who spoke before the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. She has decided that the county must change voting systems and voting system vendors before the primary election which is March 4 with early voting beginning in a little over a month. ES&S will be given the contract.

 

Two more states have begun to look at the results of testing of voting systems and they are answering questions of the media. In both cases, Nevada and Louisiana election officials told the same story. Yes, they use the same machines and the machines have the same problems BUT they have administrative methods that make the findings from Ohio and Colorado inconsequential. Of course, both states have the same, or nearly the same, administrative methods as both Ohio and Colorado and the methods described in the media would not have any impact on the insecure, inaccurate and inaccessible voting systems in use.

 

Speaking of inaccessibility of voting systems; why has no one yet stood-up and reminded these states that their reports say the machines do not meet HAVA requirements? Why is this being ignored?      

 

NAtional: Electronic Voting Equipment Records a Vote of 'No Confidence'

http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/1335/electronic-voting-equipment-records-vote

 

NAtional: Voting Rights Activists Win Big Cases in Florida and Arizona

http://www.alternet.org/story/71260/

 

NAtional: Diebold under Justice Department scrutiny, too

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20071221/FREE/892434399/1090&Profile=1090

 

NAtional: Diebold Now Also Under DoJ Investigation as Stock Price Hits FIVE-YEAR Low!

Once-Great, Now-Disgraced American Company Also Facing SEC Probe, Lawsuits, Upcoming 2008 Election Meltdowns

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5468

 

AK: Vote count for 2004 general election will stand

SYSTEM CRITICIZED: Division of Elections must pay attorney fees.

http://www.adn.com/alaska/story/242640.html

 

CA: Kern County - Kern considers lawsuit against state official

http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/316474.html

 

CA: Marin County - Women urge hand-count double-check of county ballots

http://www.marinij.com/marin/ci_7780933

 

CA: San Diego County - Chip disappearance prompts sparks

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/12/21/news/top_stories/39_17_9112_20_07.txt

 

CA: Solano County - Kondylis wants probe of mayoral tallies

http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_7779075

 

CO: Clerks plead for all-mail vote

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/dec/21/clerks-plead-all-mail-vote/

 

CO: Party Chair Questions Coffman’s Ability to Lead Elections

http://www.thecherrycreeknews.com/content/view/2173/2/

 

CO: Political firm boss denies any conflict

Phase Line-Coffman link prompts call for resignation

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/dec/21/e-voting-firm-says-ties-didnt-affect-coffman-rulin/

 

CO: Coffman caught in conflict over lobbying firm

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_7773979

 

CO: Arapahoe County - Doty responds to decertification of voting machine

http://denver.yourhub.com/AuroraNorth/Stories/News/About-Town/Story~407048.aspx

 

CO: Park County voting machines need upgrades

Machines will be ready for August primary, says Park County clerk and recorder

http://theflume.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=4797&TM=41557.82

 

CO: Pitkin County voting machines on track

Local voting machines immune to statewide security problems

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20071221/NEWS/655549493

 

CO: Pueblo County – Editorial - Double whammy

http://www.chieftain.com/editorial/1198225461/1

 

CO: Pueblo County - Will Pueblo have legal voting machines in time for the next election?

http://www.koaa.com/aaaa_top_stories/x1457861320

 

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

http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20071221/NEWS/256237491

 

IN: Porter County - Versau likes voting machines, not election results

http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2007/12/21/news/porter_county/doceadbe1d3deb4fcda862573b8000abea2.txt

 

LA: Colorado voting machine decision being reviewed in La.

http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=7529453

 

MI: Feds review Warren elections

City is one of five in Michigan undergoing audit of election spending, equipment security

http://www.macombdaily.com/stories/122107/loc_n3001.shtml

 

MN: Instant runoff voting has its first hurdle - a lawsuit

A citizens group filed suit to stop instant runoff voting in Minneapolis. The group says the ranking system is too confusing.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/12665581.html

 

NV: I-Team: Voting Machines Used in Nevada Deemed Unreliable in Colorado

http://lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=7522777

 

NY: Federal Judge Sets Voting Machine Deadline

http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=fdaae096-1e21-492b-bf5c-ee66ee9f567f

 

NY: Judge Orders Voting Machine Deadline

http://www.weny.com/News-Local.asp?ARTICLE3864=7209145

 

NY: N.Y. ordered to comply on election law

Judge gives state deadline for voting machines plan

http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071221/NEWS01/712210351/1001

 

NY: Judge gives N.Y. 14 days to devise plan to comply with voting law

http://www.syracuse.com/articles/news/index.ssf?/base/news-0/119823125635160.xml&coll=1

 

NY: Oneida County Board of Legislators urge state to comply to voting machine s

http://www.wktv.com/news/local/12748712.html

 

OH: WHAT the HE DOUBEL HOCKEY STICKS is going on in OHIO?

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_james_st_071220_what_the_he_doubel_h.htm

 

OH: Opinion - Resolve Voting Issues Quickly

http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/503657.html

 

OH: Athens County - Voting machine issues to have little effect in county

http://www.athensmessenger.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=273&ArticleID=7341&TM=36584.73

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Ohio County Split on New Voting System

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h6y0nVXefzLWXOImRcDXQxW8LPxQD8TLHNDO0

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Secretary of State Brunner expected to order Cuyahoga County to buy optical scanners

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/119822949248330.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Conflict in Cuyahoga

http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/blogs/tokaji/2007/12/conflict-in-cuyahoga.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Secretary of state breaks tie, votes to scrap Cuyahoga machines

http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=300096&c=y

 

OH: Official To Issue Decision For BOE To Overhaul Voting System

http://www.newsnet5.com/politics/14908541/detail.html

 

VA: Virginia: Election Advocates Urge New Security Measures

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2698&Itemid=113

 

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