'Daily Voting News' For May 02, 2008

 

Yesterday Cuyahoga Co announced that in preparation for a lawsuit against Diebold/Premier they were going to have their old DRE voting system inspected by Systest Labs. This is a clear conflict of interest because Systest is presently testing for EAC certification the new Premier Assure voting system. Today the news from Ohio is that Secretary of State Brunner wants to get rid of the requirement that voting systems used in Ohio must be federally tested against the voting systems standards and federally certified. She wants the state to hire a lab to do the work [is there any doubt which lab?] for the state and to the state’s standards. Today’s news was accompanied by a statement that Brunner wants to eliminate the need to have the equipment also meet federal standards for accuracy, security and reliability. What the reporter, or more likely whomever he spoke with in Brunner’s office, does not understand is that accuracy is a mandate of federal law. HAVA dictates the accuracy of voting machines; not the voluntary voting system standards.

 

NAtional: Opinion - Voting Rights Are Too Important to Leave to the States

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/opinion/02fri4.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

 

NAtional: Advocates: Voter ID ruling may disenfranchise US voters

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jMHr6oUMHlOHd7m98HwhzUVmPq2gD90B7TS80

 

NAtional: Supremes ruling opens door for voter ID laws

http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/05/supremes-ruling-opens-door-for-voter-id.asp

 

NAtional: "Uncounted" Goes North by Northwest

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_press_re_080502__22uncounted_22_goes_nor.htm

 

NAtional: Voting Machine Company Co-Founder Killed in Small Plane Crash in Caracas

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5947

 

IL: Kane County likely to get some new voter precincts

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/927493,3_1_EL02_A3PRECINCTS_S1.article

 

IN: Hotline to answer Indiana voter questions

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/wire/chi-ap-in-voterhotline,0,4412048.story

 

OH: Brunner wants to use voting devices that feds haven't yet OK'd

Change would require executive order from governor

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/02/voting_machines.html?sid=101

 

PA: Montgomery County - Montco will probe primary complaints

Some voters say they were unable to cast their ballots.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/quakertown/all-b3_2elect.6388802may02,0,1203875.story

 

TX: Voter ID debate reignited in Texas

GOP buoyed by high court ruling; Democrats vow to defeat another attempt in Austin

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5737873.html

 

VA: Westmoreland County – Beach Tally To Be Slow

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/052008/05022008/376174

 

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