'Daily Voting News' For April 10, 2008

 

Today it was revealed that a “little fish” may devour a “bigger fish” as Hart Intercivic attempts a hostile takeover of Sequoia Voting systems. Will the Sequoia principals be able to scrape up enough money to stop Hart? Time will tell.

 

One of the often overlooked mandates in HAVA is an accuracy requirement. Recent problems with Sequoia Advantage machines in New Jersey and Diebold/Premier TSx DREs in Butler Co Ohio violate that mandate (federal law). And, they don’t just barely violate the law but they destroy it. In the case of Sequoia the error rate is more than 600 times as high (or 60,000%) as the maximum error rate allowable under by federal law. In Ohio the Diebold/Premier machines the error rate is between 400 to 900 times (40,000% to 90,000%) the rate allowed by federal law.

 

NAtional: Exclusive: Hart Intercivic Attempts Hostile Takeover of Sequoia Voting Systems

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5885

 

NAtional: Report: E-voting firms in hostile-takeover tussle

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9076758&intsrc=news_ts_head

 

NAtional: House seeks early lessons from '08 voting foul-ups

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/04/electionlessons.html

 

NAtional: Improve Poll Worker Training and Get More Machines, Voting Rights Groups Tell Congress

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/bawnews/movingamerica08/paneltestimony410

 

NAtional: Sen. Herb Kohl: Weekend voting would ensure people are heard

http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/column/280999

 

NAtional: Veterans Department Creates Roadblocks to Voter Registration for Injured Vets

http://alternet.org/democracy/81935/

 

NAtional: Vote Counting Failures in Ohio and New Jersey Violate Federal Law, Accuracy Mandates

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5884

 

NAtional: Voter Registration Surges, But Fuels Voter Suppression Attempts In State Legislatures

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_project__080410_voter_registration_s.htm

 

NAtional: Expert says flawed e-voting systems need constant audits

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9916426-7.html?tag=nefd.top

 

CO: Jefferson County - Voting machine opponents speak out��

http://www.milehighnews.com/Articles-i-2008-04-10-206103.114125_Voting_machine_opponents_speak_out.html

 

MD: Committee Hears of Nightmares Originating from the Help America Vote Act

http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/8184

 

NJ: New Jersey voting machines are subpoenaed for testing

Something is rotten in the state of New Jersey

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/04/10/jersey-voting-machines

 

VA: Chesterfield County - Chesterfield registrar takes blame for ballot shortage

He says his handling of Feb. primary does not merit resignation

http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-04-10-0154.html