Daily Voting News For September 24, 2006
From an article on the Colorado lawsuit; "Whenever you hear an assertion from an election official of why you should
trust their machines," [Expert witness Dan] Wallach said, "inevitably it boils down to 'because they are federally
certified."' The reliance on federal testing for computer vulnerabilities was called into question during the case. "The
evidence is that there were pretty significant areas at the federal level where such testing simply wasn't done,"Judge
Manzanares said in his ruling. / Why has Sequoia misled in a recent press release concerning their products and the
Brennan Center Report? ...
National: Sequoia Misleads New York LINK
National: Over 1,400 Sign Up For New "Pollworkers For Democracy" Project In First Week LINK
National: Focus on election law stirs up legal frenzy LINK
National: Rolling Stone interviews a Diebold whistleblower LINK
National: Experts predict voting glitches LINK
National: The Big Gamble On Electronic Voting LINK
Colorado: Vote ruling dims mood. A judge's "nuanced"decision allows electronic ballots Nov. 7 but then requires
recertification. Officials say everything's secure. LINK
Georgia: Electronic voting faces new scrutiny LINK
Georgia: Nation needs comprehensive voting reform LINK
Maryland: Opinion - Has Florida come to Maryland? LINK
Maryland: Opinion - Absentee leadership LINK
Maryland: Our Say: Election foul-ups won't be fixed by grandstanding LINK
Maryland: Harford County - Primary tally done; outcome stays the same. Glitch forced some to cast provisional ballots LINK
Maryland: Pr. George's Voting Glitches Highlight Training Problems LINK
Ohio: Opinion - Election Day too special to become just a matter of personal convenience LINK
Oregon: Editorial - Chasing phantom fraud LINK
Tennessee: Group supports vote-count lawsuits LINK
Tennessee: Memphis - Protestors Want Election Results Thrown Out LINK
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