'Daily Voting News' For March 20, 2008

 

After spending what must be over $1M total in Colorado and many months the state is in nearly exactly the same position they were in when they started. The court told the state they had to recertify their voting systems so all voting systems in use in the state were tested. Based on test results and information from the test labs nearly every voting system used in the state was denied certification. SoS Coffman proudly announced that voting systems were flawed. Then under pressure from the counties who use the systems and the vendors who stood to lose money, Coffman folded and decided that it would be alright for the counties and vendors to retest the machines. Naturally the counties and vendors reported that there were no problems and Coffman went along with that biased opinion and recertified the systems for use. The Governor and some legislative leaders then decided that paper ballots should be used in Nov. But no money could be found to support that change. So, long story short, nothing has changed from the time the court made their decision except a lot of labs and consultants made a lot of money. The same machines will be used with the same safeguards as previously were in place.

 

NAtional: E-voting vendor's Web site hacked

The Web site of Sequoia Voting Systems, which is already under scrutiny for voting tally discrepancies in New Jersey, was hacked Thursday morning

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/20/E-voting-vendors-Web-site-hacked_1.html

 

CA: Dan Walters: Court ruling offers hope to dysfunctional California politics

http://www.sacbee.com/111/v-print/story/796281.html

 

CO: Money woes may doom paper-ballot bill

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_8627580

 

CO: Colorado Backs Off Paper Ballot Plan

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i2JcFxCLC-TauSMvY-IHU41Sm0tgD8VGSHG80

 

CO: Editorial - Paper ballots go up in smoke

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_8629677

 

CO: Paper-ballot plan folds amid worry on feasibility, cost

http://www.denverpost.com/technology/ci_8631584

 

CO: Editorial - Restore trust in system - and clerks' role

Legislature's yo-yo process is undermining fair election

http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080320/OPINION01/803200340/1014/CUSTOMERSERVICE02

 

CO: Paper ballots officially dead

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/mar/20/paper-ballots-officially-dead/

 

CO: Paper ballot bill flames out

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_8638859

 

FL: New voting machines pass first hurdle for Plant City elections

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=76515

 

FL: Hillsborough County - New Voting Machines Ready For Plant City Election

http://plantcity2.tbo.com/content/2008/mar/20/new-voting-machines-ready-plant-city-election/

 

NJ: Urge New Jersey's Governor to Veto a Paperless 2008 Election

http://votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2792&Itemid=1235

 

NJ: State AG confronted on voting machines

Milgram urged to join demand for analysis

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1205991477283090.xml&coll=1

 

NJ: After threats, NJ clerks call for e-voting investigation

County clerks in New Jersey asked the state's attorney general to investigate discrepancies observed in last month's primary.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/20/AR2008032001411.html

 

NJ: E-voting vendor blocks security audit with legal threats

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080320-e-voting-blocks-e-voting-security-audit-with-legal-threat.html

 

NJ: Sequoia’s Explanation, and Why It’s Not the Whole Story

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1267

 

NJ: Sequoia attack dogs kill review into e-voting discrepancies

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/20/sequoia_kills_evoting_review/

 

NY: Follow the Count, Super Tuesday Votes Revisited

http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/voting/20080321/17/2469/

 

OH: Portage County - Election workers frustrated by new rules State directives create lines when ping off ballots; officials want to speed process

http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3497772

 

PA: Voting system concerns voiced

A Penn State researcher presented a report last night to members of the community about the security of voting systems.

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2008/03/20/voting_system_concerns_voiced.aspx

 

PA: Pennsylvania's Online Voter Registration Data Found Vulnerable

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5828

 

PA: Bucks County - Activists blast voting machines

Commissioner says equipment complies with federal law.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_2commish.6321102mar20,0,5783257.story

 

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