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Voting officials challenged to provide paper backup (New Jersey) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, August 2, 2005 In early July, acting Gov. Codey signed a law mandating that all electronic voting machines in New Jersey provide paper receipts by 2008. |
San Francisco - Mock election to help test, choose voting technology for disabled Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, August 2, 2005 The Department of Elections is inviting San Francisco residents to stop by City Hall for a mock election through Aug. 12 to help the city test and choose between two voting systems that will be more accessible for people with disabilities. |
New voting machines will aid handicapped (Forrest Co., MS) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, August 2, 2005 University of Southern Mississippi student Walter Hamner is partially blind, and although he enjoys exercising his right to vote, he is wary of having an assistant help him. |
Vote-machine idea runs into corporate problem (Volusia Co., FL) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, August 2, 2005 DELAND For months, a ballot-marking device called AutoMark has been touted as a possible solution to Volusia's voting-equipment debate. |
Voting officials challenged to provide paper backup (New Jersey) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, August 2, 2005 In early July, acting Gov. Codey signed a law mandating that all electronic voting machines in New Jersey provide paper receipts by 2008. |
Utah stands by vote machines Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, August 1, 2005 While California officials have rejected Diebold's electronic voting machines as too unreliable, Utah officials say they will stand by their $27 million decision to use the machines. |
Counties hold cards on voting machines Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, August 1, 2005 County supervisors have three weeks to decide if they will accept or refuse touch-screen voting machines. |
Bill would require paper ballot with electronic vote (Wisconsin) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, August 1, 2005 Legislators from both political parties have authored a bill that would require that electronic voting machines in Wisconsin produce a paper ballot that could be reviewed by the voter and that would be kept in case a recount is needed. |
No vote on new voting machines. (Lancaster Co., PA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Sunday, July 31, 2005 LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - When you pull the big red lever on the voting machine this November, you might want to give that behemoth a fond pat on the way out of the booth. |
N.C. bill requires trail of voting Story Here Archive |
| Published:Saturday, July 30, 2005 State lawmakers are pushing through a bill that would require all N.C. voting machines to produce a paper ballot or record that can be used in disputed elections. |
Carteret officially severs tie to Unilect (Carteret Co., NC) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Saturday, July 30, 2005 BEAUFORT - The sides squared off Friday over Carteret County's voting-machine mess, and in the end elections officials reaffirmed their decision to abandon equipment blamed for losing nearly 4,500 votes last November. |
Are new voting devices flawed? (Utah) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Saturday, July 30, 2005 California has rejected Diebold's electronic voting booths, claiming the computer freezes and the printer jams too often. |
E-voting doesn't beat paper ballots, state officials decide (Alameda Co., CA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Saturday, July 30, 2005 SACRAMENTO - California election officials have rejected an electronic voting machine by Diebold after tests revealed unacceptable levels of screen freezes and paper jams. |
Electronic vote system slated here is rejected (San Diego Co., CA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Saturday, July 30, 2005 The electronic voting system that San Diego County planned to start rolling out in November has been rejected by the Secretary of State's Office. |
City expects easy switch to optical scan voting (Southfield, MI) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Friday, July 29, 2005 When Southfield voters go to the polls for the Sept. 13 primary election, they'll get their first working experience with the optical scan voting machines replacing the punch-card system. |
E-voting machines rejected (California) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Friday, July 29, 2005 After possibly the most extensive testing ever on a voting system, California has rejected Diebold's flagship electronic voting machine because of printer jams and screen freezes, sending local elections officials scrambling for other means of voting. |
Hernando: Other counties not sold on Diebold (DeSoto Co., MS) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Friday, July 29, 2005 HERNANDO ? At least two other Mississippi counties who opted to not purchase Diebold voting machines say they are happy with their decision, even though that decision may cost them. And at least one group says their is reason for concerns about the accuracy of the machines which are being touted by Secretary of State Eric Clark. |
Paper ballots among options facing Carteret (Carteret Co., NC) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Friday, July 29, 2005 BEAUFORT - Candidates for Carteret County's town elections in November may have to wait a few extra hours to learn if they've won or lost if the county's Board of Elections and Board of Commissioners can't reach an agreement over leasing voting equipment. |
E-voting machines rejected after state tests (California) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Friday, July 29, 2005 SACRAMENTO (AP) - California election officials have rejected an electronic voting machine by Diebold after tests revealed unacceptable levels of screen freezes and paper jams. |
Moore: What's wrong with voting machines? Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, July 28, 2005 Under a heading, "What's At Stake - Ensure all votes are counted," an activist group urged me to call my federal representative to support the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act (HR. 550), a bill designed to restore confidence in the outcomes of elections. |
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