'Daily Voting News' For April 04, 2008

 

Election officials in Pima Co Arizona have been on the wrong side of issues quite a bit lately. Because of this it is surprising that they may ask the Secretary of State to change the “Election Procedures Manual” to disallow tabulation of votes before election day, increase the size of hand-counted audits, disallow the use of modems to transmit results, improve ballot-verification procedures and chain-of-custody records, and other worthy changes. The county also wants to totally get rid of all DREs. It’s amazing what happens at times when a good citizen group stands-up and demands changes be made; people actually begin to listen. &&& Meanwhile in Georgia citizens involved in an electronic voting lawsuit have announced they have filed a summary judgment motion seeking to ban the machines. The motion “centers on a lack of equal protection and due process that the plaintiffs claim Election Day voters have when compared to absentee voters who use optically scanned paper ballots. The motion contends that retention of tangible paper ballots is required for voters to verify their actual ballot choices, for election officials to provide true recounts as needed, to investigate voting discrepancies, to prevent fraud and to produce evidence for contested elections”.

 

NAtional: Editorial - Safeguarding Electronic Voting

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/04/opinion/04fri2.html?ref=opinion

 

NAtional: The War On Voting Rights: Voter Fraud Smears, Voter ID And Corruption At DOJ

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_project__080403_the_war_on_voting_ri.htm

 

NAtional: Papantonio and Bender on the Hart InterCivic Fraud Suit

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5867

 

NAtional: The Cost of E-Voting

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/the-cost-of-e-v.html

 

AZ: Pima County - County appeals vote-databases 'public' ruling

Wants secretary of state to intervene; it's on list of security recommendations

http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/232862

 

CO: Colorado AG expecting suit over electronic voting machines

http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/210360-colorado-ag-expecting-suit-over-electronic-voting-machines

 

FL: Sarasota County - State investigation, prosecutor clear Dent of election tampering

http://www.pelicanpress.org/main.asp?SectionID=130&SubSectionID=225&ArticleID=4936

 

GA: Motion Filed to Ban Georgia Voting Equipment

http://www.voterga.org/press/index.cfm?Fuseaction=press

 

GA: Muscogee County - Political confusion: Removal letter confuses law-abiding voters

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/287183.html

 

IA: Judge: Iowa voting forms violate official English law

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080403/NEWS/80403032/0/archive

 

IN: MicroVote pressed to pay '06 penalties

http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080404/NEWS07/804040340/1002/LOCAL

 

IN: Voting Machine Maker Could Be Suspended for Five Years

MicroVote calls proposed punishment for missed certification in 2006 too harsh

http://www.wibc.com/News/Story.aspx?ID=88236

 

IN: MicroVote Responds to Secretary of State

http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=28708

 

IN: Another Voting Machine Company on the Ropes as Indiana Slaps MicroVote

May be Banned from Doing business in State for Five Years After Missing Recertification Deadline Prior to 2006 Election...

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5868

 

ME: Senate approves National Popular Vote initiative

http://www.politickerme.com/jessicaalaimo/1223/senate-approves-national-popular-vote-initiative

 

NJ: Editorial - Protecting election integrity

http://blog.nj.com/njv_editorial_page/2008/04/protecting_election_integrity.html

 

PA: Election systems in Pa. don't get vote of confidence

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/election/s_560581.html

 

PA: State preparing for huge voter turnout

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19453238&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=416046&rfi=6

 

PA: Lawmaker fears state not ready for election

Workers ready to help voters with ID, other questions, official says

http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/120726871063590.xml&coll=1

 

PA: Fayette County - Fayette adopts guidelines for new voting machines

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/election/s_560627.html

 

TX: Waste of money?

Low voter turnout has clerks questioning runoff efficiency

http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2008/apr/03/waste-money/

 

VT: Douglas vetoes campaign finance, instant-runoff voting bills

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080404/NEWS/80404029/-1/NEWS05

 

WV: Ohio County - Ireland: No Identification Needed to Vote in West Virginia

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/507906.html

 

WV: Ireland says Ohio County's voter ID policy violates state law

http://www.dailymail.com/News/statenews/200804040102

 

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