'Daily Voting News' For March 06, 2008

 

A request (http://www.voteraction.org/userfiles/file/Letter_to_AG_Milgram.pdf )from the election integrity community to New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram was sent on March 4. We have asked her to allow an independent investigation of the recent problems with the state’s Sequoia Advantage voting machines. Clearly Sequoia’s response to the problem, it is the poll workers who are at fault, is false and colored by Sequoia’s greed as they stand to pocket over $20M in vvpat printer sales in the state. These are the same machines used by two counties in Pennsylvania. So far the EAC has ignored this problem just as they have ignored all other problems with NASED qualified voting systems even though members of the EAC in management positions were directly involved in the NASED process. Press Release (http://voteraction.org/node/436 )

 

NAtional: United Technologies Won't Let Bid For Diebold Die

http://www.forbes.com/markets/2008/03/05/diebold-united-technologies-markets-equity-cx_ra_0305markets36.html

 

CO: Bill advances; County may halve early-voting sites

http://www.gazette.com/articles/voting_33915___article.html/county_ballots.html

 

CO: Committee backs paper balloting

Despite approval of electronic ballots, paper still on top

http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/mar/06/committee-backs-paper-balloting/

 

CO: Voting bill advances

Paper-ballot plan clears committee despite opposition

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/mar/06/voting-bill-advances/

 

CO: Paper ballot election bill advances

http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1204790799/3

 

CO: San Miguel County - County’s Electronic Vote Counters Recertified by State

http://www.telluridewatch.com/articles/2008/03/06/news/doc47d04975c7eff849662870.txt

 

FL: Better audits are sought for voting

State elections officials are wary of a hasty overhaul as they switch to optical scanners.

http://www.sptimes.com/2008/03/06/State/Better_audits_are_sou.shtml

 

KS: Sedgwick County - Are there enough polling places?

http://www.kansas.com/news/story/332639.html

 

MA: Aging voting machines present a challenge

http://www.wickedlocal.com/natick/homepage/x39085585

 

MS: Hosemannn says Recent Voter Purge Violated Federal Law

http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=7973229&nav=2CSf

 

NM: Can New Mexico Run a Successful Election?

http://sfreporter.com/articles/publish/cover-030508-ballot-booth-woes.php

 

OH: Ohio’s Primary and Election Reform – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/3/2008/1640

 

OH: Turnout, Technology and Nature Marred Balloting in Ohio

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/us/politics/06vote.html?ref=politics

 

OH: Brunner: Election system healthy

Despite isolated quirks, secretary of state says Ohio is moving beyond problems of the past.

http://www.western-star.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/03/06/ddn030608brunner.html

 

OH: Opinion - Paper balloting worked, but so did touch-screens, so forget wasteful switch

http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19364260&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46368&rfi=6

 

OH: Brunner, GOP at odds on election technology's success

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080306/NEWS09/803060390/-1/NEWS

 

OH: Opinion - Ohio must get its voting act together

http://www.newarkadvocate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080306/OPINION01/803060373/1014/OPINION

 

OH: Cuyahoga County voters complain ballot secrecy was compromised

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/03/cuyahoga_county_voters_complai.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Paper Gets Nod in Cleveland, Maybe Elsewhere

http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5950729&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Obama campaign's ballot complaint has Board of Elections officials upset

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/03/ballot_1.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Brunner applauds Cuyahoga's handling of election

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/03/brunner.html

 

OH: Franklin County - Tax Money Paid For Surplus Of Paper Ballots

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2008/03/06/ballots.html?sid=102

 

OH: Lake County - Most Lake voters use electronic equipment

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19364120&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21849&rfi=6

 

OH: Lucas County - Timely election results not in the cards for Lucas County

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080306/NEWS09/649763733/-1/NEWS

 

NJ: Citizens’ Groups and Computer Experts Join NJ Election Administrator’s and Congressman’s Call To Investigate Troubled Voting Machines

Citing Vendor’s Pending Sales Contracts as a Conflict of Interest, Groups Call for an Independent Investigation

http://voteraction.org/node/436

 

PA: Advice to county: Practice before primary

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19364503&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6

 

PA: Lackawanna County - Pa. county switches from touch-screen to optical scan e-voting machines

http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=security&articleId=9066978&taxonomyId=17&intsrc=kc_top

 

PA: Montgomery County - Voter interest surges in Pennsylvania suburbs

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20080306_Voter_interest_surges_in_Pennsylvania_suburbs.html

 

TX: Texas Two Step Turns Into Political Misstep

http://cbs11tv.com/local/Political.dance.Misstep.2.670586.html

 

TX: Unexpected turnout seen as big factor in Texas Democratic caucus complaints

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/national/stories/DN-conventions_06pol.ART0.State.Edition2.460528c.html

 

TX: Angelina County - Long night: Late-night vote-tally snafus 'probably set some records'

http://www.lufkindailynews.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/03/06/counting_problems.html

 

TX: Nacogdoches County - Best laid plans work for elections office

http://www.dailysentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/03/06/Election_folo.html

 

TX: Tarrant County - 'Clearly surprised by the turnout'

http://www.star-telegram.com/245/story/514395.html

 

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