'Daily Voting News' For January 28, 2008

 

In a surprise announcement late this afternoon ES&S has announced they have purchased all of the assets of AutoMark Technical Systems. This announcement means that ES&S will now manufacture and market the ballot marking devices. According to their presser this acquisition will now allow ES&S to “enhance the product as part of the company’s suite of end-to-end, fully integrated voting solutions”. In other words they can now use inexpensive parts made in Asian sweatshops and sell the machines more expensively. Not explained in this release is what this sale will do to Diebold/Premier’s plan to market AutoMark machines. &&& The ACLU has now filed a motion with the courts in Ohio to stop Cuyahoga Co from using any central-count optical scan system as the primary system to count ballots in the March primary.

 

AR: See you at the poll : Prevalence of elections in 2008 means plenty of trips to ballot box

http://nwanews.com/nwat/News/61688/

 

AR: Some states rethink reliability of electronic voting

http://nwanews.com/nwat/News/61691/

 

AR: Daniels encourages early voting

http://www.stuttgartdailyleader.com/articles/2008/01/28/news/news05.txt

 

CA: A paper jam roils California vote [First of two parts]

There's a rush in the state to replace decertified electronic devices with printed ballots and scanners.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-calvote28jan28,1,4034804.story?track=crosspromo

 

CA: San Francisco County - Switch to paper ballots ensures long night

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/28/BAIFULUNC.DTL

 

FL: Editorial - Touch and hope no way to vote

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Editorials/opnOPN78012808.htm

 

FL: Are election officials ready?

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=72667

 

FL: Columnist - FL Officials Hope To Keep Ghosts Of Elections Past At Bay

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/heidi-pickman/fl-officials-hope-to-keep_b_83613.html

 

FL: Hillsborough County - After Primary, Hillsborough Ditching Touch-Screens

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jan/28/me-primary-marks-end-for-touch-screens/

 

IL: McHenry County - Early voting becoming hit

http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2008/01/28/news/local/doc479d6c82c74c9617555129.txt

 

IN: Marion County - Central count of special election ballots questioned

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080128/LOCAL19/80128052

 

IN: Marion County - Republicans cry foul over special election plans

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=7786697&nav=9Tai

 

NH: Activists had eye on each step of recount

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080128/NEWS08/480564814/-1/news08

 

NH: Republican Candidate Calls for 'Tightening Up' of New Hampshire Election Contest Hand Count Procedures

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5616

 

NJ: Opinion - Make it convenient to vote in elections

http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080128/OPINION/801280302/1046

 

NY: Tompkins County - Board of Elections s voting machine

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080128/NEWS01/80128012/1002

 

OH: Opinion - Not needed, fast

http://www.limaohio.com/story.php?IDnum=48421

 

OH: Voting debate grows partisan

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080128/NEWS01/801280356/1077/COL02

 

OK: Most of state's provisional ballots in recent years not valid

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080128_1__OKLAH52803

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - ACLU Asks Federal Court to Block Use of Unfair Voting Technology

http://www.aclu.org/votingrights/gen/33832prs20080128.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - ACLU tries another way to stop Cuyahoga County March 4 primary voting

http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=82184&provider=gnews

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - ACLU Sues Over Paper Ballots in Ohio

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5he8Blnwws1k9ho3ArBE4wYNydVFwD8UF4FDG1

 

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