Daily Voting News For August 25, 2006
Diebold machines failed in the state of Alaska requiring hand counts of ballots in some locations. / Arizona is supposed
to have a hand-recount law for this year's primary, however, the SoS has not managed to do her duties that will lead up
to implementation of that law. She is not sure that the state will be ready to implement the mandated audits for the
primary. / It seems that questions about the validity of any pronouncements in favor of ES are flying around the state / In Maryland the state Court of Appeals found that early voting was against the state
constitution and told the state they had to cancel it for this year....
National: CNN's Lou Dobbs: E-Voting In Maryland Compared To California LINK
National: Bruce O'Dell: An Exit Strategy for Electronic Voting LINK
Alaska: Diebold voting machine failures strike again in Alaska LINK
Arkansas: Election Stupidity and Snafus LINK
Arkansas: St. Francis County - SFC County Clerk Smith agrees to turn early voting over to election commission LINK
Arizona: Hand-count law in doubt for primary election LINK
California: Alameda County – County Needs 4000 Poll Workers For Nov. 7 LINK
California: San Diego County - Speaker of the House Nullified San Diego Congressional Race LINK
Florida: Palm Beach County - Elections supervisor has confidence in machines LINK
Florida: Palm Beach County - County officials confident about voting system, backups ready LINK
Florida: Sarasota County - Voting machine proposal referred to court LINK
Florida: Sarasota County - Commissioners question legality of ballot petition LINK
Iowa: New program allows soldiers overseas to vote via e-mail LINK
Louisiana: Ascension Parish - Voting machines’ size raises doubts (Sequoia Advantage) LINK
Maryland: E-poll book will cut voter fraud LINK
Maryland: State's early voting law rejected LINK
Missouri: Jackson asks for recount in Missouri auditor's race LINK
New York: Albany County - Seeking a voice on voting machines.19 county legislators sign letter asking that their views
on new devices be heard by elections commissioners LINK
Pennsylvania: Fayette County - Group offers free voting system training LINK
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Daily Voting News For August 26, 2006
A Maryland court has found the state's 'early voting' provision to be illegal and one candidate has been removed from
the ballot. This will probably require new ballots to be printed and reprogramming and re-testing of the state's DREs in
order to be ready for the Sept. 12 primary. It also means that overseas and military voters will again have problems. /
Why is Sequoia being asked for an estimate to do a state-wide recount in Nevada? They quoted $175,000 for their part in
doing that recount. What work do they have to do? The state is supposed to have a VVPAT. This large charge is, in part,
forcing the candidate to challenge the election in court rather than ask for a recount. Just who is conducting elections
in Nevada?...
National: Web Site to Outline Voting Options for Troops Overseas LINK
California: San Diego County - CA-50 Contest Judge Actually Plans to Think! Takes Constitutional and Jurisdictional
Matters Under Advisement LINK
California: San Diego County - San Diego suit’s second hearing: Judge to rule next Tuesday on constitutional and
jurisdictional questions LINK
California: San Diego County - Courts' role in suit is debated LINK
Florida: Interest lacking in casting ballots early LINK
Maryland: Early voting canceled. High court also removes Perez's name from ballot LINK
New Mexico: Bernalillo County - Price tag for damaged voting equipment nears $1 million LINK
Nevada: Defeated Nevada congressional candidate wants special election LINK
Nevada: Angle will go to court over primary election loss LINK
New York: Dutchess County - Early ruling could end voting standoff LINK
New York: Steuben County - Steuben to take look at new voting machines (Sequoia DREs and Op-scans) LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Election officials cast for young poll workers LINK
Ohio: Washington County - More young people sought to work polls LINK
Ohio: Washington County - Elections board will get hearing LINK
Pennsylvania: Comment on the PA State HAVA Plan LINK
Washington: Disabled, blind voters in Washington get better access in primary LINK
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