'Daily Voting News' For March 18, 2008
Sequoia Voting seems to be very concerned that scientists in New Jersey might actually discover the truth about Sequoia’s implausible explanations for the recently discovered problems with their Advantage voting machines. Of course Sequoia has blamed poll workers in a scenario that makes no sense at all. Unless the state Attorney General, Ann Milgram, demands that an independent investigation take place, it won’t happen. Why? Sequoia seems to have sent threatening letters to concerned New Jersey counties and to the Princeton computer scientists who were to inspect the machines. Sequoia claims to have hired local counsel and threatens legal action if any inspection, or even report of the behavior of their software, takes place. Unfortunately the counties have decided to back down for the time being. Phone calls and/or email to the Attorney General may help to convince her that action must be taken: http://www.nj.gov/lps/contactus.htm
NAtional: E-Voting Is Very Different From E-Banking
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080304/134146430.shtml
NAtional: California and Ohio officials honored as Profiles in Courage
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/general/view.bg?articleid=1081248&srvc=rss
AZ: County accused of ballot breach
Secretary of state says Pima practice violates security
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/230176
AZ: Pima County - County, Democrats spar over witness testimony in election lawsuit
http://www.examiner.com/a-1285506~County__Democrats_spar_over_witness_testimony_in_election_lawsuit.html
AZ: Pima County - County tries to block depositions over election databases
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/79919
KY: Clay County - '06 election officer pleads guilty to voter fraud conspiracy
http://www.fortmilltimes.com/124/story/105067.html
KY: Clay County - New wrinkle in Clay vote fraud
http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/349854.html
KY: Hardin County - Hardin in line for new voting scanners
http://www.newsenterpriseonline.com/articles/2008/03/18/news/news05.txt
MI: Opinion - Why a do-over is a dud
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080318/BLOG2504/80317067/1068/OPINION
MS: Voter ID dies in Mississippi House committee
http://www.sunherald.com/306/story/437914.html
NJ: Sequoia Voting Systems Threatens Princeton Computer Scientists with Legal Action if they Carry Out NJ Commissioned Analysis of the Company's Touch-Screen Voting Machines
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5814
NJ: Voting data test is blocked
Manufacturer cites licensing violation
http://www.nj.com/news/times/index.ssf?/base/news-4/120581310587220.xml&coll=5
NJ: Legal threat thwarts Union voting-machine check
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-9/1205818545270600.xml&coll=1
NJ: State Senate OKs delaying vote-verification method
The paper procedure won't be ready by the Nov. election, N.J. said. Touch-screens bring doubts.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20080318_State_Senate_OKs_delaying_vote-verification_method.html
NJ: Interesting Email from Sequoia
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1265
NJ: E-Voting Firm Threatens Ed Felten If He Reviews Its E-Voting Machine
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080317/185348564.shtml
NJ: E-Voting Vendor Threatens Princeton Computer Scientists With Legal Action
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/2826/e-voting-vendor-threatens-princeton-computer-scientists-with-legal-action
NJ: Voting Machine Company Strong-Arm Tactics Succeed in Blocking New Jersey Investigation (So Far)
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5820
NJ: Voting-Machine Maker to Princeton Researcher: ‘Hands Off’
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/03/18/voting-machine-maker-to-princeton-researcher-hands-off/?mod=googlenews_wsj
OH: Videotape of Brunner deposition released
http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/16759656.html
OH: Ohio seizes voting machines in criminal investigation
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080318-ohio-seizes-voting-machines-in-criminal-investigation.html
OK: Better voting system planned
http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=8030573
PA: Wayne County - Electronic Voting Machines to be Leased
http://www.wayneindependent.com/news/x691151154
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