'Daily Voting News' For February 06, 2009

 

“…he didn't see anything wrong with asking to work for Premier Elections Solutions, despite still managing a public office that owed the company $2.2 million.” So claimed Buddy Johnson the former Supervisor of Elections of Hillsborough Co. Florida and often mentioned in this space. Also being reported, “Johnson spent about $2.5 million in federal grants on "voter education," including TV spots, radio ads, mass mailings and print pieces that featured his name and image prominently in the heat of a tight campaign.” As I recall Johnson ended-up spending just a fraction of his campaign funds as compared to the newly elected SOE Phyllis Busansky.

 

National: More on Access to Alcohol Breath Tester Source Code

http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/blog/2009-02/2009-02-04.html

 

National: EAC Certifies MicroVote EMS 4.0 Voting System

http://www.eac.gov/News/press/eac-certifies-microvote-ems-4-0-voting-system/base_view

 

FL: Hillsborough County - Buddy Johnson asked vendor for job while he was Hillsborough elections supervisor

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/article973732.ece

 

FL: Hillsborough County - Buddy Johnson under fire, says he is being treated unfairly

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=99874&catid=8

 

FL: Hillsborough County - Johnson Asked Voting Machine Company For Job

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/feb/06/johnson-asked-voting-machine-company-job/news-breaking/

 

FL: Hillsborough County - Openness arrives at Hillsborough County elections office

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/article973942.ece

 

IL: Chicago - Politics ain’t beanbag, and ballot bumping proves it

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=114739

 

MI: Detroit - Council questions Kilpatrick donor's contracts

Attorney William A. Phillips owns a company that works on Detroit's electronic voting equipment.

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090206/METRO/902060351/1410

 

MN: Franken asks high court to order election certificate

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/39144232.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUg:oaEQDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

 

MN: In Senate recount, suddenly geography is crucial

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/39180467.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUg:oaEQDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

 

MS: Lawmakers still mired in ‘toxic’ voter ID debate

http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=177

 

NJ: Assembly suspends mandate for voting-booth paper trails

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/184/story/395101.html

 

NY: Genesee County - Editorial: Certified voting mess

County election commissioners have hands full

http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/articles/2009/02/06/opinion/editorials/5143232.txt

 

TN: State to research cost of paper ballots

http://www.waaytv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9802081

 

WA: King County – Editorial - Voters pick a pro for better elections

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/399111_votinged.html

 

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