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Daily Voting News For July 25, 2006

Published: Wed 26 Jul 2006 02:22 PM
Daily Voting News For July 25, 2006
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
In Parke Co. Indiana a candidate canceled his election complaint but only after the county agreed to address some issues including a thorough testing of voting machines and software before the election; an adequate number of voting machines to allow for efficient operation of the polls; and thorough training for all poll workers on the use of electronic voting machines. Also, the parties acknowledged that several votes on one of the machines had not been counted election night because of a “systemic failure”. Why would it take a threatened election challenge for a county to agree to do their jobs? / The Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) has announced that they, for the first time, are reviewing the sale, as regards to national security, of a company to foreign interests – Sequoia Voting Systems....
National: Key Component of Voting System Undergoes No Review LINK
National: The Real Scoop on Security of E-voting LINK
National: Venezuela deal in US stirs Cfius interest (Sequoia) LINK
National: Smartmatic says “absolutely no ownership” by the Venezuelan government (Sequoia) LINK
Alabama: Editorial - State drops ball over voter rolls LINK
Arkansas: Ethics complaint targets Daniels LINK
California: San Diego County - Your Lack of Confidence In E-Voting Is The Problem! LINK
Indiana: Parke County - Candidate dismisses election complaint LINK
New Jersey: Vendor vows a paper trail LINK
New York: Opinion - Vote early for voting machines LINK
Ohio: Editorial - Failed election oversight LINK
**"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or Scoop.**
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John Gideon
Executive Director www.votersunite.org and
Information Manager www.votetrustusa.org

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