Daily Voting News For September 22, 2006

San Mateo Co California planned on using all Hart eSlate machines at polling sites. They are concerned about the voters and poll workers not having enough time to get acclimated to the machines so they will now have just one machine and ask the voters to use paper ballots. Warren Slocum, the county's Chief Elections Office, should be applauded for caring. / Connecticut has now announced plans to do random audits of their LHS (Diebold) optical-scan machines / Today is the last state primary (Hawaii) this season. / A judge in Colorado has found that though the state can still use DREs in Nov. they will only be used with increased security and that they will all be decertified following the election and reports are that the new certification may make it impossible to get DREs certified in the state in the future. This sounds like a resounding success and there will surely be a lot more....

• National: Opinion - GOP fights for the new poll tax LINK
• National: Editorial - Rage against the voting machine LINK
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• National: VotersUnite.Org Announces Support of the Let America Vote Act LINK
• National: Latino Elected Officials Still Confront Significant Discrimination at Election Time LINK
• National: CNN's Lou Dobbs: The Governor Of Maryland Is Concerned About E-Voting Machines LINK
• California: San Mateo County - E-voting plan hits roadblock LINK
• California: San Mateo County - An Election Official With Integrity and Who Cares LINK
• Colorado: Columnist - Legacy of ballot chads hangs on LINK
• Colorado: Rocky election seen regardless of ruling on vote machines LINK
• Colorado: Judge could issue ruling on computerized voting machines LINK
• Colorado: Election Officials: Paper Would Be 'Pretty Risky' LINK
• Colorado: Garfield County - Voting machines are secure, says Garfield County clerk LINK
• Colorado: Judge To Issue Ruling On Computerized Voting Machines LINK
• Colorado: Candidates say voting security a priority LINK
• Colorado: Vote machine tests skipped, expert says. Professor testifies in lawsuit that seeks to bar use in Nov. LINK
• Colorado: Verdict expected in voting machine suit LINK
• Colorado: Judge in voting case signals intent LINK
• Colorado: BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Judge Finds in Favor of Voter Lawsuit Against E-Voting Systems in Colorado! LINK
• Connecticut: Random audits of election results scheduled LINK
• Florida: Hillsborough County - Counting Ballots Comes At A Cost LINK
• Florida: Sarasota County - Paper-trail voting system still long show LINK
• Hawaii: Absentees rock the 2006 vote. Walk-in and mail-in votes hit a record 95,000 LINK
• Hawaii: Hawaiians Head to Polls for Primary LINK
• Indiana: Clark County shoring up before election LINK
• Massachusetts: Error of omission is corrected LINK
• Maryland: At the Center of the Election Maelstrom. State Elections Chief Draws Array of Critics LINK
• Maryland: Editorial - Mr. Ehrlich's Paper Chase. The governor's 'solutions' address the wrong election problem. LINK
• Maryland: Maryland Meltdown: More Washington Post Coverage Today Underscoring the Need for Emergency Paper Ballot Legislation NOW LINK
• Maryland: Whatever Kind Of Computers The Maryland Elections Board Has, We Want Them LINK
• Maryland: Opinion - It's too late to fiddle with Maryland's election system LINK
• Maryland: Ehrlich offers poll fix for Nov. Absentee ballots might restore trust, governor suggests LINK
• Maryland: Opinion - Voting positivity LINK
• Maryland: Columnist - Point is, someone's at fault for vote mess LINK
• Maryland: County, state candidates call for investigations into election snags LINK
• Maryland: Prince George's County - Board of Elections completes exhaustive count LINK
• New York: State could be $50M in hole for voting machines LINK
• New York: Editorial - Setting up watchdogs for the voting system LINK
• New York: Election commissioners face crucial choice. Advocate presses for optical scanners over touch screens LINK
• Oregon: Representative DeFazio Says Voter ID Legislation Threatens Oregonians' Privacy LINK
• Tennessee: Hamblen County - Trial in Hamblen Co. contests election results LINK
• Wisconsin: Sauk County - Voters try, try again LINK
• West Virginia: Voting machines OK, state says. Fewer headaches expected when voters go to the polls LINK
• West Virginia: County Clerks Getting Set For November Election. After the May primary, many County Clerks are concerned about the touch screen voting machines. LINK

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