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'Daily Voting News' For January 17, 2008

Today Congressman Holt has put forth a slimmed-down, modified version of his HR-550. This bill would reimburse all state and local jurisdictions that opted to convert to a paper ballot voting system, offer emergency paper ballots or convert audits by hand counts. Joining Congressman Holt in a press conference today were Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Robert Wexler. John Conyers has also signed on as an original sponsor of the bill according to reports.

Today the ACLU has filed a lawsuit against Ohio Secretary of State Brunner in an attempt to stop Cuyahoga Co from switching to a paper voting system in time for the March 4 primary election.

NAtional: Bill Advocates Paper Ballots and Audits

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hM24D2P_dBmIDGu_u_mPKthDHpGQD8U7I3MO0

NAtional: Holt bill gives counties option of electronic voting machines

http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/NEWS03/80117017

NAtional: Congressmen Push for Paper Ballots

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/17/congressmen-push-for-paper-ballots/

NAtional: Facts About Ballot Printing Costs

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_marge_ac_080116_facts_about_ballot_p.htm

NAtional: Taming the Vote

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/49259

NAtional: Amid troubling reports on election integrity, Dem introduces paper-ballot legislation

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Are_2008_elections_headed_for_another_0117.html

CA: NEWSHOUR VIDEO: California Voting Machine Security Concerns

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5567

CA: California Experiences Problems with Voting Machines

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june08/ballot_01-16.html

CA: Kern County - County joins suit on election rules

http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/337244.html

CO: Lawmakers discuss mail ballots with -in option for election

http://www.journal-advocate.com/articles/2008/01/16/news/local_news/local6.txt

CO: Bill would help recertify machines

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_7991166

CO: County clerks ask Legislature for mail-in election

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=84679

CO: Bill approved to let Coffman retest electronic voting machines

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=84693

CO: Arapahoe County - Balmer joins in calls for new voting machine law

http://www.aurorasentinel.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=18159&TM=4905.676

CO: Custer County - Clerk: Custer’s voting machines haven’t been decertified

http://www.wetmountaintribune.com/home.asp?i=413&p=4

CO: Jefferson County - Jeffco files voting machine appeal

http://www.denverpost.com/nationalpolitics/ci_7992183

CT: State elections panel to probe primary

http://www.connpost.com/localnews/ci_7992191

IL: Chicago - Crime-fighting U. S. Senate candidate Andy Martin submits Chicago voting machine fraud complaint to U. S. Department of Justice

http://www.pr-inside.com/crime-fighting-u-s-senate-candidate-andy-r392318.htm

IL: Chicago - Corruption-fighting U. S. Senate candidate Andy Martin seeks Cook County Grand Jury probe of Chicago voting "irregularities"

http://www.pr-inside.com/corruption-fighting-u-s-senate-candidate-r392722.htm

MA: Voting machines work fine — but they must go

http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_017003940.html?keyword=topstory

MD: TrueVote Applauds O'Malley For Funding Transition to Paper Ballot

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2715&Itemid=113

MD: Maryland: Governor O'Malley Funds Voting System Change

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2717&Itemid=113

MD: Company Connected to GOP and Romney Delivers Diebold Machines to Maryland Polls

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/01/company-connect.html

NH: Republican check arrives as ballot recount begins

http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/NEWS01/801170403/1043/NEWS01

NH: Let recount show N.H. gets its vote tallies right

http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/OPINION/801170392/-1/NEWS19

NH: State begins tedious process of primary recount

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/NEWS08/792921386/-1/news

NH: NH Recount Finds Vote Count Errors

http://www.alternet.org/democracy/74102/

NJ: Write-in rules are script for confusion

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-9/120054814699590.xml&coll=1

NY: Albany: Voting Machine Plan Approved

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/17/nyregion/17mbrfs-machines.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=login

OH: Opinion - Don’t toss new voting machines; first, try training

http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/page/content.detail/id/502894.html

OH: Cuyahoga County - ACLU files suit to block switch to paper ballots in Cuyahoga County

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/01/aclu_files_suit_to_block_switc.html

OH: Cuyahoga County - ACLU Challenges Ohio’s Unequal Voting Technology in Federal Court

http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0117-08.htm

OH: Cuyahoga County - ACLU Challenges New Ohio Voting System

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5he8Blnwws1k9ho3ArBE4wYNydVFwD8U7QVTG0

TX: Hundreds of area voters might have registrations canceled

County, state officials blame one another.

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/01/17/0117registration.html

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