Daily Voting News For September 28, 2006
Maryland Gov. Ehrlich feels so negatively about his state's use of e-voting machines that he is actually using an
automated phone message to encourage his supporters to vote absentee in Nov. / Overseas e-mailed ballots from the
military are handled by a Pentagon contractor with partisan ties, according to an article in the San Jose Mercury. /
Mississippi may disenfranchise all voters who use absentee ballots. They cannot get them mailed in time. How can that be
alright? How can the military not be given time to vote? / Today was the House Admin. Committee hearing on voting
technology. The AP reporter who attended must have fallen asleep after ten minutes. He only touched on one small part of
what was discussed in the hearing. / The Tarrant Co. Texas Democrat party is preparing a federal lawsuit against the SoS
for refusing to allow the county to have a vvpat. ...
National: Press Release: Researcher to demonstrate to Congressional committee how electronic voting machines can be
hacked LINK
National: Opinion - Our view on improving elections: Phony urgency on vote fraud LINK
National: Voting a tricky mission for troops waiting for ballots in battlefield LINK
National: Overseas voting a concern again LINK
National: VoteTrustUSA.org Issues 'URGENT ALERT' for Citizens to CALL Congress NOW to Demand Passage of Emergency Paper
Ballot Legislation! LINK
National: U.S. soldiers' overseas votes ripe for fraud LINK
National: Suppressing the Vote LINK
National: CNN's Lou Dobbs: New Emergency Legislation Could Help Avoid An E-Voting Debacle LINK
National: California Sec. of State Candidate Lauds Emergency Paper Ballot Legislation! LINK
National: Lawmaker, witnesses dispute value of paper records in e-voting LINK
National: ACM Security Experts Urge Paper Trails for Electronic Voting; Simons, Felten Stress Security, Reliability,
Backup Procedures to Ensure Public's Trust LINK
National: Computer experts renew call for secure e-voting LINK
National: Officials fear overseas vote complications LINK
National: Electronic Voting Under Scrutiny LINK
National: Are Voting Machines Reliable? Congress Is Questioning The Security Of New Electronic Voting Machines LINK
National: Congress Debates E-Voting Security LINK
California: Opinion - Patt Morrison: Memo to Congress -- Voting Is a Right. The rush to pass voter ID laws proves that
the biggest threats to fair elections are elected officials. LINK
California: San Mateo County - E-voting is scaled back LINK
Colorado: Security added for voting LINK
Georgia: McKinney To Hold Press Conference On Diebold Election Equipment LINK
Georgia: Ballot backup will cost millions LINK
Georgia: Paper trail for electronic voting could cost millions LINK
Georgia: Federal Judge blocks voter registration rules before election LINK
Maryland: Primary election challenges mark road to general election LINK
Maryland: Officials say general election will be better. Plans include increased training for judges, technicians LINK
Maryland: Ehrlich calls in appeal for absentee balloting. Automated message is directed to potential supporters LINK
Maryland: Columnist - 'No' vote for state's electronic balloting LINK
Maryland: Editorial - Paper ballots needed in state precincts LINK
Mississippi: Absentee ballots may not be ready for November LINK
Montana: Paper trails key to Montana elections success LINK
New York: Opinion - New York not ready with new voting machines LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Electronic voting LINK
South Dakota: New machines should be safer LINK
South Dakota: Making voting easier LINK
Texas: Williams leads taxpayer-funded e-vote blitz. Secretary of state boasts of faster, easier, more secure way to
vote. LINK
Texas: Rebeca Chapa: Technology alters needs at the polls LINK
Texas: Tarrant County - Tarrant Democrats threaten to sue Secretary of State LINK
INternational: For All the Marbles: Eclectic Polling Practices. While U.S. Elections Go Increasingly Hi-Tech, Some
Nations Hold on to Ancient Polling Methods LINK
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Daily Voting News For September 29, 2006
It appears that the qualification to become a voting system technician in Maryland has gotten a bit tougher. They now
require a high school diploma. Class work only will not make the grade any longer. / The Nov. 7 ballot in Belmont Co.
Ohio will be 12 pages long. Look for long lines here. / Lou Dobbs of CNN has been doing semi-regular segments on voting
machines for several months now. He is now being joined by CBS Evening News and ABC Radio News to name a few. / Boone
Co. Missouri is withholding $800,000 from ES until the vendor fixes faulty machines it has delivered. / A majority of the House of Representatives has now endorsed
HR-550 ...
National: Boxer Sends Letter To Brad Blog: Urges Readers to Write Congress Immediately to Build 'Grassroots Support' for
Emergency Paper Ballot Legislation! LINK
National: Columnist - Don't trust vunerable [sic] Diebold voting machines, use absentee ballots LINK
National: E-Voting: No Fix Yet LINK
National: Professor shows flaws in touch-screen voting LINK
National: Voter fraud has new face in computer-age elections LINK
National: Electronic Voting Machines: Not Really a Cure to the Hanging Chad LINK
National: The Next Voting Debacle? Database problems may disqualify legitimate voters in upcoming U.S. elections LINK
National: Democrats Call on Republicans to Ensure Fair and Impartial Elections LINK
National: A Majority Of Congress Has Co-sponsored HR 550 LINK
National: CNN's Lou Dobbs: Alarming Congressional Testimony On The Threat Of Electronic Voting Machines LINK
Arkansas: Lawsuit Could Affect Election LINK
California: Oakland - Instant runoff voting will boost democracy LINK
California: Placer County - County now offers touch-screen voting LINK
Colorado: Editorial - Election rulings benefit voters LINK
Colorado: Vote-security goals called unachievable LINK
Florida: Wexler takes fight to U.S. Supreme Court LINK
Georgia: Diebold Added Secret Patch to Georgia E-Voting Systems in 2002, Whistleblowers Say LINK
Indiana: Tippecanoe County - Editorial - Voting centers a good idea but work remains LINK
Maryland: We're No. 1 LINK
Maryland: Another Stolen Election? LINK
Maryland: Montgomery County - Plans under way to fix election glitches LINK
Maryland: Baltimore - Policy center is to train poll workers LINK
Maryland: Prince George's County - Wanted: More election workers LINK
Minnesota: Ensuring fairness in elections. VOTING:A forum with election experts discusses voting rights and access for
all citizens. LINK
Missouri: Boone County - Voting equipment not up to par. So far, Boone County has spent $400,000 on faulty machines. LINK
Missouri: Boone County - County won’t pay for glitchy vote machines LINK
Mississippi: Hinds County - Candidate seeks to stop new filing deadline in legislative races LINK
Ohio: Belmont County - Nov. 7 Issues Plentiful In Ohio LINK
Pennsylvania: Lebanon County - Trust e-voting, says chief clerk LINK
Texas: Tarrant County - Voting machine security at issue LINK
West Virginia: Jefferson County - Delegate seeks election help LINK
Brazil: Brazil's electronic voting has safeguards lacking in United States LINK
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