Daily Voting News For October 16, 2006
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Testing of Liberty Voting machines in Ireland; in July this year, the commission issued a second report revealing flaws
in the software central to the system. It found the software could be manipulated to change the outcome of a vote and
said tests had eliminated the wrong candidate in some cases. / Meanwhile Netherlands is doing what the US has failed to
do. They are forcing NEDAP (Liberty) to make modifications to ensure their machines are secure. / The California SoS has
sent a memo to each county reminding them that voters should have the right to use paper ballots and that each county
needs to determine the number of ballots that must be delivered to each polling place....
National: NAACP to monitor elections following primary problems LINK
National: [Dan] Wallach interview transcription LINK
National: E-Voting LINK
National: Computerized Voter Registration Databases Need a Major Overhaul
Political scientist Thad Hall says federal standards are required to prevent state electronic registration databases
from disenfranchising people. LINK
National: Printing receipts at e-voting kiosks ensure voters' rights LINK
Arizona: Two propositions could change way Arizonans vote LINK
California: Vote-PAD Inc. Files Legal Claim Against California Secretary of State LINK
California: California SoS Declares All State Voters May Opt To Vote On A Paper Ballot In Mid-Term Election LINK
California: Secretary of State Sets Stage for a Repeat of June's Election Disaster in Kern County LINK
Colorado: Denver – Editorial - Absent-minded election effort LINK
Florida: Voter ID systems erecting new barriers nationwide LINK
Georgia: Lawyers ask judge for new letters on photo ID to 200,000 voters LINK
Iowa: Hamilton County - County Auditor Kim Schaa gets the vote out to Hamilton County LINK
Illinois: Early Voting Begins In Illinois LINK
Missouri: Supreme Court: Voter ID law is unconstitutional LINK
Missouri: Missouri Supreme Court Declares State Photo ID Laws Unconsitutional (Again!) LINK
New Jersey: Race on to update voting machines LINK
New Mexico: Voter ID, paper ballots are new this election LINK
New Mexico: Election reform: Providing the best system, theoretically LINK
New York: Al's [Al Pirro husband of Att. Gen. candidate Jeanine Pirro]Lobby Firm Tied To El Loco[Lobby for Sequoia which
is owned by Smartmatic and claims are that Smartmatic has a relationship with Chavez] LINK
Ohio: Ohio Meltdown '06: A Poll Worker Shares News of What's to Come… LINK
Ohio: Counting more absentee votes could take some Ohio counties awhile LINK
Ohio: Another election challenge:large number of absentees LINK
Pennsylvania: A Good Show, But Questions Remain: Sequoia Advantage/WinEDS Pennsylvania Certification Re-exam LINK
Pennsylvania: Lackawanna County - Most do not trust new electronic voting machines LINK
Vermont: Running the state election is no picnic. Staff of six does the job LINK
IReland: E-voting machines to be used in 2009 despite warnings LINK
NEtherlands: Dutch government orders reforms in response to hacked voting machines LINK
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John Gideon
Executive Director www.votersunite.org and
Information Manager www.votetrustusa.org