Daily Voting News For July 6, 2006
Compiled by John Gideon
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
Three Utah counties face the possibility of having to do recounts from the state's recent primary-election. However, the
state has no procedure on how to do recounts, when to use the vvpat and when not to use it. The Lt. Gov seems to want
the vvpat only used in 'extreme' cases but others point out that state law suggests the paper ballot is the official
ballot. / Linda Lamone, Maryland's State Elections Director, in a statement on NPR's Diana Rehm program and speaking
about the Brennan Center Report said that the job of election administrators is to promote confidence in the electoral
process. What happened to running elections where the voter's choices are actually counted with no doubt as to the
accuracy of that count? What happened to promoting confidence by ensuring the system to be used by the voters is secure?
Burying your head in the sand and ignoring security vulnerabilities does not promote confidence....
National: Avi Rubin - Don't Blame the Messenger (A response to Linda Lamone) LINK
Colorado: Boulder County - Secret ballots. Disabled users like privacy of county’s voting machines (Hart eSlate) LINK
Iowa: Polk County - Recorder Recount LINK
Iowa: Polk County - Recorder Challenges Primary Election Results LINK
New York: Ontario County - New voting machine for disabled will be in Canandaigua LINK
South Carolina: Anderson County - Holden protests election. Hearing to be held today at Civic Center LINK
Texas: HAVA, Vote Texas making an impact LINK
Texas: Travis County - E-voting lawsuit goes before court LINK
Utah: Vote's in: New machines are a hit (Diebold TSx) LINK
Utah: State Likely to Eventually Issue Guidelines on Recounts LINK
Utah: Confusion clouds Utah vote recount LINK
Utah: Salt Lake Tribune article on "vote counts and recounts" and commentary LINK
IReland: Irish Voting Group Welcomes Report, Calls for Complete Review of E-Voting Project LINK
NEtherlands: Experts Say Dutch Voting Machines Unreliable (NEDAP/Liberty) LINK
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John Gideon
Executive Director www.votersunite.org and
Information Manager www.votetrustusa.org