Daily Voting News For September 21, 2006
In Maryland Diebold TS voting machines, the same machine recently hacked by Princeton University, were left in polling
places on election night and, in some cases, for days after the election with all memory cards and paper tapes still
inside the machines. / A selected handcount of precincts and races in Pima Co. Arizona found one discrepancy that was
explained away and took about 3 hours yesterday afternoon. They do not have to be cumbersome, huge tasks. / 29 disabled
voters used accessible voting machines in New York City last week. That's $52,000 per voter. / Write-in votes from 8
Boston precincts were not counted after last week's primary. The court has told the city to unseal and count all votes
not counted. / Why did Sequoia Voting Systems put out a press release that misrepresents conclusions of the Brennan
Center Report? / Why are Diebold voting machines sold in Connecticut as LHS AccuVote OS? Why is no mention of Diebold
ever made in the media. Is someone trying to keep secrets?...
National: Will The Next Election Be Hacked? Fresh disasters at the polls -- and new evidence from an industry insider --
prove that electronic voting machines can't be trusted LINK
National: New RFK Jr. article will explore if 2006 election can be hacked LINK
National: Rep. Hoyer Urges Full Consideration Of HR 550 LINK
National: CNN's Lou Dobbs: E-Voting Machines Are Putting A Huge Burden On Taxpayers LINK
National: The 'Harder To Vote' Act LINK
National: National Voting Rights Group Condemns Anti-voter Legislation Passed by House of Representatives LINK
National: Tampering is too easy, experts say. Could one person with basic coding skills change results? LINK
National: If you can't fight them, join them: Hacking the vote for the Dems.... LINK
National: Diebold says e-voting hardware secure, critics off base. The comments follow concerns raised by Johns Hopkins
professor Avi Rubin LINK
National: Sequoia Voting Systems' AVC Edge Receives Best Rating in New Brennan Center Report on Usability
(Misinformation) LINK
National: Voting system overhaul raises anxieties LINK
National: My Statement On The Floor On HR 4844 LINK
National: Voter ID in the House: Arguments and Attitude LINK
Arizona: Pima County - Hand recount dismisses concerns about primary LINK
Arizona: Pima County - Opinion - Transparent election process is a must LINK
Colorado: Court hears challenge to new voting machines LINK
Colorado: Judge Refuses To Put Dennis On Stand In Voter Suit LINK
Colorado: Editorial - Vote machines come under late scrutiny LINK
Colorado: State goes to bat for vote machines LINK
Colorado: Expert: Voting machines not accessible LINK
Connecticut: Voting In The Future Wilton chosen to test new voting machines LINK
Georgia: Voting machines' upgrade would be pricey, Cox says LINK
Georgia: Cox: Millions needed to add paper ballot at polls LINK
Indiana: Lake County will focus on voting machine training for Nov. 7 LINK
Massachusetts: Boston - 8 precincts uncounted in Boston Senate race LINK
Massachusetts: Sommerville - Disability commish: Not everyone can vote LINK
Maryland: Ehrlich Urges Voters to Cast Absentee Ballots LINK
Maryland: Maryland Meltdown: Republican Governor Calls for Paper Ballots in November! LINK
Maryland: Columnist - If Paper Ballots Restore Trust In Elections, Let's Switch LINK
Maryland: Ehrlich would end electronic voting LINK
Maryland: Governor Proposes Scrapping Electronic Poll Books LINK
Maryland: Ehrlich eyes junking electronic voter rolls LINK
Maryland: Ehrlich Wants Paper Ballots For Nov. Vote. State Election Chief Says Staff Toiling to Fix Electronic Glitches LINK
Maryland: Opinion - The voting fix LINK
Maryland: Election Chief's Responsibility for Election Failures LINK
Maryland: Baltimore - City elections chief quits in frustration LINK
Maryland: Prince George's County - Ballots still being counted. Election officials reveal problems with Sept. 12 primary
were broader than first thought LINK
Maryland: Prince George's County - Election Officials Seek Out Data Cards. Pr. George's Looks For Missing Votes 1
Machine at a Time LINK
North Dakota: Candidate questions voting machine handling LINK
New York: Disabled vote tab: 52G each LINK
Ohio: Mercer County - State to county: Count absentee ballots by hand LINK
Texas: Carlos Guerra: Easily hacked electronic voting systems another fiasco in waiting LINK
Texas: Jefferson County - Ballot switch lacking vote of confidence LINK
Virginia: Board votes to decertify use of old voting machines in state. It's the official end for mechanical-lever and
punch-card machines LINK
Washington: A strong vote for ballot access LINK
Washington: King County says taking it slow will mean more accurate count LINK
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