'Daily Voting News' For January 27, 2008

 

Ohio’s Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner, has dictated that all counties must replace their Direct Recording Electronic voting machines with optical-scan machines. This was all done before the state announced a $1.9B shortfall in revenue. The media is now reporting that Brunner has two choices if she doesn’t back down: force the replacement and don’t help counties to pay for new machines or remove from office all officials who defy her wishes. &&& The Illinois Ballot Integrity Project has announced (http://margrover.com/ibip/clearinghouse.pdf ) that they have begun a clearinghouse for election problems at the polls. Illinois voters are encouraged to go to their blog and report the problem. This sharing of information is vital to our discovering problems and getting those problems solved.

 

CA: Orange County – Columnist - Choice for voters: Paper or gizmo?

http://www.ocregister.com/news/paper-ballots-electronic-1967783-polling-voting

 

CA: San Joaquin County - Back to paper

http://tracypress.com/content/view/13281/2242/

 

CA: San Joaquin County - Opinion - Machines don't get bored counting votes

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080127/A_OPINION02/801270309/-1/A_OPINION06

 

CO: Opinion - Going Old School

http://www.montrosepress.com/articles/2008/01/26/opinion/editorials/doc479bfb9d725e0189255690.txt

 

CO: Detecting election fraud made virtually impossible

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_charles__080127_detecting_election_f.htm

 

CO: State might hold off on precinct reporting

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_8088926

 

FL: At Florida Polls, Touch Screens and Crossed Fingers

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/26/AR2008012601839.html

 

IL: Citizens Pull Back The Curtain On Election Mishaps

http://margrover.com/ibip/clearinghouse.pdf

 

IL: Few upset by primary ballot delays

http://www.thehawkeye.com/Story/ballots_012708

 

NH: Recounting and recalling the N.H. presidential primary

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080127/NEWS08/332865883/-1/news08

 

NH: COLLATERAL TV: New Hampshire & E-Voting 101

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5610

 

NY: Editorial - A vote for more secure voting in New York

Now that state has settled on new machines, counties can quickly finish transition.

http://www.star-gazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080127/OPINION01/801270332/1004

 

NY: Opinion - Why push electronic voting machines? Follow the money trail

http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080127/OPINION/801270311/1076/OPINION03

 

OH: Editorial - ... So does Ohio’s secretary of state

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=396866&Category=3&subCategoryID=

 

OH: Officials: Brunner shaking voter trust

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/01/27/voting_confidence.ART_ART_01-27-08_B1_P4963GI.html?sid=101

 

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