Daily Voting News For October 31, 2006
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
"Voice of the Voters" 1360AM OR on the Internet at WNJC or click from our website saveourvote.com; Wed. evenings at 8PM EST. Avi Rubin will be tomorrow evening's guest. /
""They erroneously assumed these machines are like computers," Bear said of the computer scientists and hackers who
claim they've cracked voting-machine codes. "They are only plugged into the wall for power; they are not computers [and]
they're not plugged into the Internet. A lot of these 'security experts' that have passed judgment don't have an
appreciation for the environment we're operating in. They're saying these are how these things would operate in a
computer/Internet world, but we're not in a computer/Internet voting scenario." According to Bear, before elections the
machines are kept behind a locked door with a secure piece of tape covering the slot where the memory card is inserted."
/ And while David Bear is perfecting his stand-up act UConn has done a full study with a Diebold Optical-scan machine
and the results are just as scathing as the Princeton study of the TS DRE."target="_blank">LINK...
National: UConn VoTeR center report: Diebold AV-OS is vulnerable to serious attacks LINK
National: Blog Insights: Internet voting is inevitable LINK
National: E-Mail Voting Comes With Risks
Pentagon Warned on Security Issues for Overseas Ballots LINK
National: Cybersecurity expert [Eugene Spafford] says nationwide use of computerized voting poses risk LINK
National: Smartmatic Corp. denies any ties to Chávez LINK
National: Voting Machine Company Submits to Inquiry LINK
National: How Safe Is Your Vote? 'Make Sure No One Steals Elections,' Kennedy Says LINK
National: Attention, Voters: Have Your ID Ready LINK
National: Diebold's screens need closer look LINK
National: Trust, But No Way to Verify? LINK
National: Avi Rubin - Voting: Low-Tech Is the Answer LINK
National: Possible problems loom for election day LINK
National: Opinion – Sen. Chris Dodd - Before you vote, know your rights LINK
National: Does e-voting need paper trails? LINK
National: E-voting worries again surface before elections LINK
National: Hispanic, Asian, Native Citizens Face Voting Barriers LINK
National: CNN's Lou Dobbs:'It's About Time' LINK
National: Diebold Vs. HBO LINK
National: Diebold Press Release: HBO Documentary Riddled With Errors and Slipshod Reporting LINK
National: Activists Gear Up for Expected Problems at the Polls on Election Day LINK
National: Fact Sheet: Protecting Voting Rights and Prosecuting Voter Fraud LINK
National: No penalty for voting systems lapse LINK
Alabama: Officials change locks to secure voting machines LINK
California: Ventura County - Voters facing new problems in mix-up LINK
Colorado: Boulder County - County GOP sues elections officials LINK
Colorado: Denver - Denver Audit Criticizes Denver Election Commission LINK
Colorado: Denver – Opinion - Staying away from the polls doesn’t mean not voting LINK
Connecticut: Report: Optical scan machines can be compromised LINK
Connecticut: Greenwich - Couple still neither here nor there LINK
Florida: Exactly who is running the new voting machines? LINK
Florida: Florida Diebold machines help you pick the right candidate LINK
Florida: Electronic voting was easy enough … so why do I feel uneasy? LINK
Florida: Miami-Dade and Broward Counties – Opinion - Test run for voting
Our Opinion: Cooperation Required To Reduce Election Mistakes LINK
Georgia: 866-OUR-VOTE Program Gets Ready LINK
Hawaii: Repeat of election problems possible
The state says it has resolved glitches from the primary LINK
Illinois: Tazewell County - New e-mail gives hints about hacking voting systems LINK
Kentucky: Clark County - Ballot delivery questioned in Clark LINK
Maryland: Doubts persist on voting machines LINK
Maryland: Settlement Reached to Protect Maryland Voter Applicants from Record Matching Errors LINK
Maryland: Voting system will be put to test LINK
Maryland: Record Number Seek Absentee Ballots
Delivery Delays Feared; Primary's Machine Problems Still on Voters' Minds LINK
Maryland: Voters Report Absentee Ballot Shortages, Errors LINK
Maryland: As Cox casts her absentee ballot, problems persist LINK
Maryland: Lawyers rev up for post-election court battles LINK
Maryland: New Technology, Human Error Puts Elections Under Microscope LINK
Maryland: Montgomery County - Montgomery elections board has already taken steps to remedy problems that plagued Sept.
12 primary, an auditor’s report says LINK
Maryland: Somerset County - County may wait on absentees LINK
Minnesota: Minnesota officials aren't fretting about new voting technology LINK
Minnesota: Vote yes for instant runoff LINK
Missouri: Concerns on ballot systems intensify LINK
Nebraska: Neb. Precinct Will Vote Through the Mail LINK
New Jersey: Organizations to help with voter problems on Election Day LINK
New Mexico: Changes unlikely in election count LINK
New York: A Call For Votes That Count LINK
New York: More state delay possible on new voting machines LINK
New York: Otsego County - Forum set on voting devices LINK
Ohio: Military ID may pose hurdle at voting booth
Ohio law now requires an ID with address for voters, but military IDs do not contain addresses. LINK
Ohio: The unknown voter
Dueling judges, patchwork of ID requirements around Ohio leave everyone in the dark as time for clarification runs out LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Ohio Election Portends Trouble LINK
Ohio: Tuscarawas County - Election board worried about absentee ballots LINK
Oklahoma: Voter distrust a factor LINK
Tennessee: Early voting totals up 45 percent versus 2002 LINK
Tennessee: New machine makes voting easier LINK
Texas: Bexar County - S.A. incident spotlights electronic voting debate LINK
Texas: Denton County - Snafu briefly halts electronic voting in Denton County LINK
Texas: Jefferson County - MESS WITH TEXAS CON'T: Votes Hopping from Democrat to Republican Now Reported in Jefferson
County, TX! LINK
Texas: Tarrant County - Electronic voting concerns persist LINK
Texas: Tarrant County - Democrats sue over lack of paper trail for ballots LINK
Utah: Touch-screen voting a walk in the park LINK
Virginia: Paper Trail Sought for Voting Machines LINK
Washington: Snail mail at polls: Not the best policy LINK
West Virginia: Editorial - Don’t Believe Critics Of Voting Machines LINK
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John Gideon
Executive Director www.votersunite.org and
Member www.votetrustusa.org