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'Daily Voting News' For February 27, 2008
Today Election Assistance Commission commissioners met before the House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee to answer questions about how they have been spending tax-payers money. One Congressman, Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), asked the commissioners about their HAVA mandated duties as a “clearinghouse”. The commissioners who responded, again, denied their responsibility to warn anyone of voting machine problems. They claimed that they just don’t have the staff or funds to do the job. I need to point out to the commissioners, some of whom read DVN, that I am the compiler, writer, editor and publisher of DVN and it doesn’t take a dime of tax payer’s money to do what I do. All they need to do is to forward DVN out to election officials across the country and their mandate would be met. If that’s too hard, I already send them reports of voting system failures every time they appear and ask them to forward them on to others who may need the information. All they need to do is to pass on the information as I request. Job done and the tax payers don’t pay anything for a warnings that voting machines may have failed in one state and that failure may happen on the same machines used elsewhere in the nation. I guess it is easier to ignore problems and hope they just go away. It’s easier, anyway, until you have to go before Congress and Congressman Hinchey begins demanding answers. NAtional: A Quaint Story about How We Used to Have Democratic Elections http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/genera_mj_creec_080226_a_quaint_story_about.htm NAtional: Lawmakers Question Election Board Members http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=news-000002677796 CA: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080226-1621-ca-independentvoters.html CO: Bill outlines paper-ballot election http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_8369533 CO: Bill shifts votes to paper ballots Clerks criticize the plan, which allows electronic voting as a second choice. http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_8371929 CO: Still Waiting http://www.coloradodaily.com/articles/2008/02/26/news/c_u_and_boulder/news3.txt CO: Bill would force voters to ask for touch screen http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/02/26/022708_1b_Paper_voting.html CO: Bill would require use of paper ballots http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1204100657/3 CO: Bill would open way for paper ballots http://www.gazette.com/articles/bill_33600___article.html/ballots_machines.html CO: State lawmakers move forward paper ballot proposal for 2008 elections Bill allocates $3.5M for buying more scanners http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/feb/27/legislature-2008-paper-ballots-lawmakers-choice/ CO: All-paper voting bill has bipartisan face Top legislative leaders in both parties back it; county clerks skeptical http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/feb/27/all-paper-voting-bill-unveiled/ CO: Lawmakers move ahead with paper ballots; scanners still in limbo http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080227/NEWS/185654909 CO: The huge turnout in the state created confusion, and Greens and Republicans were among those chosen as delegates. http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_8329907 CO: CO: FL: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/429243.html FL: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/02/27/m18a_absentee_edit_0227.html MN: Opinion - Bill Boyne: Four steps to restore fair elections http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=12&a=330478 MS: NY: NY board approves voting machine panned by disability advocates http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-nyvotingmachines0227feb27,0,2360636.story OH: Secretary of State to http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/506386.html OH: Post-EVEREST Study Reveals MORE Vulnerabilities http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_rady_ana_080226_post_everest_study_r.htm OH: ‘Paper” Vote System To Debut in http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/538168/ OH: http://www.newsnet5.com/news/15429715/detail.html OH: http://www.limaohio.com/story.php?IDnum=49771 PA: Fayette County - Fayette officials make deadline to buy scanners http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/fayette/s_554415.html PA: New voting machines set to be purchased for http://www.heraldstandard.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19335178&BRD=2280&PAG=461&dept_id=480247&rfi=6 TN: Electronic systems need careful scrutiny—and informed citizens http://www.chattanoogapulse.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2008/02/27/47c45d970acf9 TX: A week after top election official quits, leaders order 200 extra devices to handle expected high turnout http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/5573079.html TX: http://www.herald-coaster.com/articles/2008/02/27/news/top_story/topstory.txt TX: TX: http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/02/27/02272008_Upshur_Lawsuit.html **Articles and commentary included in “Daily Voting News” may not all reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or its allied organizations. 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