'Daily Voting News' For June 18, 2008

 

Last Friday election activist and founder of the Florida Fair Elections Coalition, Susan Pynchon, announced her run for Volusia County Supervisor of Elections. Susan joins Ellen Brodsky, who is running for the same position in Broward County and who is also a member of Florida Fair Elections Coalition.

 

The vendor’s lobby group, The Election Technology Council (ETC), recently published a report in which they whine about not having the power that they had before the EAC took more control over the voting system testing and certification program. The ETC wants the testing and certification process to be easier for them. They want to be able to engage EAC commissioners and staff in ex parte conversations. And they want a seat at the table on the Technical Guidelines Development Committee. In all cases the EAC has said NO! and today EAC Chair Rosemary Rodriguez has reiterated that NO!, loudly and clearly. We thank the Chair and the rest of the commissioners for taking this stand for the voters. We need well tested voting systems and not voting systems that have been certified just because the testing would take too long.

 

NAtional: Statement by Chair Rodriguez Regarding EAC Voting System Certification Program

http://www.congressweb.com/t/l/?FYDXJGHLYFAYMBY

 

NAtional: Could unbiased election opinion polls prove electoral fraud?

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Could-unbiased-election-op-by-Roland-Michel-Trem-080617-728.html

 

NAtional: "Uncounted" Shines Spotlight on Our Corrupt Voting System

http://www.alternet.org/movies/88520/?ses=8a25e65d8c59f81b201d4b6946c7273a

 

NAtional: Voting accessibility for those with disabilities

http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Sound-Off/Politics/Story~485361.aspx

 

FL: New rule restores rights to 115,000 Fla. ex-felons

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jSrzoXUu6gZ-zWCSBlJCOFmfiH9gD91CC9100

 

FL: Broward County - Mock Vote Prepares Voters, Workers For Nov. Election

http://www.local10.com/politics/16643750/detail.html

 

FL: Broward County - Vote for Voting

The Long March

http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2008-06-19/news/vote-for-voting/

 

FL: Collier County - Ballots step backward?

Optical scanner voting machines - they’re new, but are they improved?

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/jun/18/ballots-step-backward/?citizen=1

 

FL: Volusia County - Supervisor of elections candidate wants touch-screen voting machines gone in Volusia

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/volusia/orl-bk-voting-machines-061808,0,2087014.story

 

IL: Kane County switches to vote centers

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/1010904,3_1_EL18_A5VOTE_S1.article

 

IN: Replacing voting machines in Johnson Co. expected to be costly

http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8520697

 

NV: Clark County - I-Team: Ballot Printing Running Behind Schedule

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8515621&nav=168X

 

NY: NY Advocates to State Board of Elections: Make Election Audits RISK-BASED

http://e-voter.blogspot.com/2008/06/new.html

 

NY: Albany County - Albany towns contest bill for election

Albany County suburban residents unfairly charged, elected officials say

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=696886

 

RI: Carcieri backs election reform

http://www.woonsocketcall.com/content/view/38415/112/

 

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