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Daily Voting News For September 26, 2006

Published: Thu 28 Sep 2006 11:12 AM
Daily Voting News For September 26, 2006
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
Two Senators have introduced a bill in the Senate that will reimburse counties for paper ballots if they are provided along with DRE voting machines in precincts. This bill was begun as an idea from a blogger and shows the power of the blog. / Diebold claims to have solved a design flaw that caused their e-poll book to crash constantly while being used in Maryland's primary. One has to wonder how that fix was made and put on the Maryland machines without ever going through federal certification testing. / Denver Colorado seems to have purchased second-hand Sequoia "card activators" from Chicago. They were used in the failed Chicago primary. The equipment then failed in Denver last month. Good plan and they saved a whole $10,000....
National: Senators Propose Funds for Paper Ballots to Back Up Electronic Ones LINK
National: House Committee To Hold Hearing On Verification, Security, and Paper Trails LINK
National: Senators Boxer and Dodd Introduce Emergency Paper Ballot Legislation In Senate LINK
Arizona: Opinion - Resolve issues on hand counts of state ballots LINK
California: San Mateo County - Delay in vote count forecast LINK
Colorado: Editorial - Election ruling right on target LINK
Colorado: Officials urge Coloradans to vote by absentee ballot LINK
Colorado: Columnist - A surefire election forecast LINK
Colorado: Editorial - Trust in machines is hard to come by. A judge rules that the secretary of state's office botched the certification of Colorado's new voting machines, but he's right to allow their use LINK
Colorado: CNN's Lou Dobbs: 'No standards, no testing, relying on the manufacturers. It's just inconceivable.' LINK
Colorado: Denver - Voting equipment not new LINK
Colorado: Denver - Glitches take toll. Election commission to mothball part of new voting system LINK
Florida: Sarasota County - Paper ballot question for Sarasota appealed LINK
Hawaii: Officials Say Ballots Security Not Breached LINK
Hawaii: Election miscues targeted by state LINK
Indiana: Editorial - Best Voting Method: High-tech machines have been plagued with problems LINK
Indiana: Delaware County - Voting machines to be repaired LINK
Indiana: Fayette County - Glitch means Fayette Co. voting machines need upgrade LINK
Indiana: Tippecanoe County first to use vote centers LINK
Maryland: Vote check-in glitch is declared fixed. Maker of 'e-poll books' tells state they will stop crashing LINK
Maryland: Tech Firm Shows Off Glitch-Free Software LINK
Maryland: District 4 County Council candidate protests election results LINK
Michigan: Oakland County - Improper seal on ballot box prevents election recount LINK
Missouri: Absentee balloting begins today in Missouri (Includes e-mail voting for military voters) LINK
Ohio: Early ballot requests rising. Partisans pushing voters to use expanded absentee procedure LINK
Pennsylvania: Centre County - Electronic voting has some worried LINK
Pennsylvania: Fayette County - Voter outreach handled differently in neighboring counties LINK
Pennsylvania: Montgomery County - Examiner’s schedule delays voting machine testing LINK
Texas: Nacogdoches County - Evoting? Get ready to type in those write-ins 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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