'Daily Voting News' For January 27, 2009

 

Today the New Jersey voting machine trial started. The trial will decide whether the state’s DRE voting machines can continue to be used or whether they are error-prone and too easily hacked. Today Princeton University computer scientist Andrew Appel demonstrated how the Sequoia Advantage v 9 DRE works. The trial may last as long as four weeks.

 

Featured - NJ: Trial begins on NJ touch-screen voting machines

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-njvotingmachines0127jan27,0,2533092.story

 

National: Christopher Dodd wasted taxpayer millions on voting technology

http://www.examiner.com/x-1818-Denver-Election-Reform-Examiner~y2009m1d26-Christopher-Dodd-wasted-taxpayer-millions-on-voting-technology

 

AL: Photo-ID bill would make it harder for people to vote

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20090127/NEWS/901260260/1012?Title=Photo_ID_bill_would_make_it_harder_for__people_to_vote

 

FL: Hillsborough County - Buddy Johnson's office found missing Hillsborough ballots in December, not January

http://www.tampabay.com/news/article970816.ece

 

MN: Marks on Ballots Snag Minnesota Recount Trial

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012602150.html

 

ND: Secretary of State opposes bills on voter affidavits

http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=103766&section=news

 

NJ: Opinion - Spread voting machine fix, and cost, over several years

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20090127/OPINION01/901270307/-1/newsfront

 

NJ: Three N.J. counties plan to test paper-ballot units

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/3_counties_to_test_paperballot.html

 

NJ: Bill to postpone upgrade of voting machines advances

Lawmakers followed Corzine's lead: He has already diverted the $19 million elsewhere.

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20090127_Bill_to_postpone_upgrade_of_voting_machines_advances.html

 

NJ: Trial to begin on NJ touch-screen voting machines

http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/new_jersey/20090127_ap_trialtobeginonnjtouchscreenvotingmachines.html

 

NJ: Fate of N.J. voting machines to be determined

http://www.northjersey.com/news/njpolitics/votingmachines012709.html

 

WI: Sauk voting machines go in for repairs

http://www.wiscnews.com/wde/news/435076

 

Washington DC: Cheh eyes same-day sign-up to vote

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/27/cheh-eyes-same-day-sign-up-to-vote/

 

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