Daily Voting News For July 11, 2006

San Diego Co. is charging between $0.76 and $0.95 per ballot for a possible recount but Orange Co. California charged $0.14 per ballot for a comparable recount last April. The county says the extra cost is to cover making other documents available. / Over 4000 Riverside Co. California ballots were rejected because they were not received prior to election-day. / Unfortunately a judge in Texas found that Travis Co. can continue to use their unverifiable voting machines....

• National: Former Bush Appointed EAC Chair Decries Lack of Standards for Running Elections in the U.S. LINK
• National: Voter registration issues cloud elections LINK
• National: CNN's Lou Dobbs: 'Federal Government is Failing to Protect Democracy from an Imminent Threat' LINK
• National: Opinion - Hacking the vote LINK
• National: COURTTV'S CATHERINE CRIER: Scathing Video Editorial Covers Busby/Bilbray 'Sleepovers', Clint Curtis, Tony Anchundo, DeForest Soaries LINK
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• Alabama: Barbour County - AG's office subpoenas election records LINK
• California: Vote-PAD invites people with disabilities to the CA certification testing July 19, 20 LINK
• California: Riverside County - Absentee votes rejected in large numbers (Over 4000 ballots were rejected because they were not received LINK
• California: San Diego County – Press Release - San Diego County Registrar Quotes Three Different Costs For Hand Count In Disputed Busby-Bilbray Election LINK
• California: San Diego County - 50th recount to cost $120,000 to $150,000 LINK
• California: San Diego County - Hand Count Requester Responds to San Diego County Registrar… LINK
• Florida: Sarasota County - Sarasota Voting Group Submits Petition for Referendum Requiring Voter Verified Paper Ballots LINK
• Kansas: Sedgwick County - Coalition seeks more polling sites. Republicans and Democrats say they share the nonpartisan coalition's concern over the loss of more than 140 voting locations in Sedgwick County. LINK
• Kentucky: Whitley County - Kentucky litigation - 'When computers fear jail, they'll be ready for elections' (Danaher and Hart Intercivic) LINK
• Oregon: Election 2006: Are Oregon’s elections accurate? LINK
• Pennsylvania: Philadelphia - Judge urged to allow Vazquez ballots. The failed legislative candidate's lawyer argued that consistent mistakes show backing for him. An opponent questioned voter intent. LINK
• Tennessee: Hamilton County - Touch screens voting machines in Hamilton do not provide paper trail (Diebold TSx) LINK
• Texas: Travis County - Judge refuses e-voting injunction LINK
• Utah: Salt Lake, Utah Counties to Finalize Primary Election Results. Recount Likely in House District 42 LINK

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