VotersUnite.Org
is NOT!
associated with
votersunite.com
Voting news articles are provided here for research and educational purposes only. We do not review each article in its entirety prior to its posting. Content in the articles themselves and on other websites to which they link may express opinions that are not those of VotersUnite!
County holds pay for voting devices Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, September 2, 2004 Wayne County won't pay for $1.6 million in electronic voting equipment from Election Systems & Software until after it is certified by the state of Indiana. The Wayne County Council had put back $400,000 from the 2003 budget to pay ES&S but voted Wednesday to "unencumber" it. The money will be put in the 2005 budget. |
Maryland Court Rejects E-Voting Challenge Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, September 2, 2004 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Maryland judge has dismissed a challenge to the state's electronic voting system and ruled that elections officials have made a reasonable effort to ensure that votes will be counted properly in November. |
Judge Rules in Favor Of Md. Vote Machines Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, September 2, 2004 An Anne Arundel County judge yesterday rejected a challenge to the state's touch-screen voting machines, saying they are more accurate than the paper ballots plaintiffs are seeking to make optional for the November elections. |
Tuesday's election underscores need for paper trail Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, September 2, 2004 A day after Tuesday's primary, someone discovered that optical-screen machines had scanned and recorded 37,839 absentee ballots. But before that tally, workers had counted only 31,095 absentee ballots. |
Thousands of absentee ballots miscounted in Palm Beach County Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, September 2, 2004 In a bizarre twist, the election that cost Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Theresa LePore her job became mired Wednesday in a major vote-counting problem when thousands of absentee ballots were counted twice. |
Wallach: Texas must confront voting systems' flaws Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, September 2, 2004 Our state's election officials support the most fundamental pillars of our democracy. They ensure that our votes are counted with enough transparency and robustness to convince all parties that an election outcome is correct. |
Smooth vote in Fla. a boost for local firms Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, September 2, 2004 Two Colorado companies authorized to test the accuracy of touch- screen voting machines got good news. The ATM-like machines were used Tuesday in 15 counties in Florida's primary elections. And while critics have uncovered flaws in such electronic machines, Tuesday's vote appeared to go smoothly, based on local reports. |
Md. judge rejects paper requirement Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, September 2, 2004 A Maryland county judge has ruled that state officials do not have to add paper trails to the state's electronic voting machines before the November election. |
Electronic voting machines had hitches, but no glitches Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, September 2, 2004 The much-maligned iVotronic voting machines appeared to perform well in Miami-Dade County on Tuesday as voters grew more comfortable with the touch-screen equipment. But some machines did act up, frustrating poll workers. A survey of calls for assistance from poll workers to the elections department's 'war room' on primary day shows three types of complaints: |
Diebold Learns What Edison Knew: Voting Machine Sales Are Tough Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, September 1, 2004 Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) Diebold Inc. got off to a fast start in the voting machine industry. After almost 150 years of making safes, bank vaults, jailhouse doors and, more recently, automated teller machines, Diebold bought Global Election Systems Inc. and its AccuVote line of computerized voting terminals in 2002. |
Fixing the system Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, September 1, 2004 In California, we are painfully aware of the shortcomings of touch-screen voting machines. |
Appeal expected in voting machines suit Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, September 1, 2004 ANNAPOLIS An Anne Arundel County judge is expected to decide this week whether Maryland voters will have the option of voting on paper ballots in November, with an immediate appeal expected regardless of the decision. |
Kane County can't find equipment to meet election law Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, September 1, 2004 Kane County election officials have come up with a list of requirements for new voting equipment needed by 2006, but so far no vendors have products to meet those standards. |
Voters get pitch from Bush to cast their ballot absentee Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, September 1, 2004 Many Ohioans were surprised recently to get a call from President Bush. "I’m asking for your vote, it’s important," Bush said in an automated message piped into hundreds of thousands of homes and recorded on voicemail and answering machines. "Please look for your absenteeballot request form in the mail and return it as soon as possible." |
Hood given no choice on state election recount Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, September 1, 2004 Florida Secretary of State Glenda Hood got a legal rebuke Friday in her effort to single-handedly eliminate manual recounts in counties that may account for more than half of the state's votes for president in November. So now the Division of Elections is soliciting ideas from the public. What took her so long? |
Backlog delays Hillsborough totals Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, September 1, 2004 Touch screens passed the test. Sixteen counties, including Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco, used the electronic voting machines with few problems Tuesday. |
Judge rejects challenge to voting machines Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, September 1, 2004 An Anne Arundel County Circuit judge yesterday rejected a challenge to Maryland's new statewide electronic voting system, saying officials have done enough to "ensure each vote is counted and the security and secrecy of the ballots remain intact." |
Votes made today won't be recounted Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, August 31, 2004 There will be no recount of votes cast on touchscreen machines in Lake or Sumter counties for today’s election, despite a ruling by administrative judge Susan Kirkland. |
Let every vote count Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, August 31, 2004 Florida officials have had three years, eight months, two weeks and five days since the U.S. Supreme Court smacked the state for unfair, untrustworthy elections practices in the 2000 electoral primary. |
Despite smooth election, Broward warned over November vote Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, August 31, 2004 Broward County passed the last test of its voting system before November's presidential balloting with little trouble Tuesday, but the light turnout prompted observers of the primary to say the smooth election proved little. |
2004 to 2009
Previous
Features
Accessibility Issues
Cost Comparisons
Handouts
Copyright © 2004-2010 VotersUnite!