Daily Voting News For December 11, 2006

The EAC was established by HAVA to oversee the implementation of HAVA. Their oversight has been minimal and irresponsible. Instead of providing the informed leadership and guidance the states needed as they purchased and deployed new voting systems, the Commissioners have deferred to the wishes of vendors, propagated preconceived notions of election officials, and acceded to popularly-disseminated misinformation. They have failed to accomplish the goals in their mission statement. It would be very unwise to assign them any new important duties until they begin to fulfill those already assigned to them. ...

• National: EAC Has Failed To Meet Its Own Mission Statement LINK
• National: Editorial - The Road to Reliable Elections LINK
• National: Panel Shifts Direction On E-voting Audit Trail
  Federal board OKs plan requiring that new machines create vote records LINK
• National: Voting System Changes Afoot LINK
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• National: The Road To Reliable Elections LINK
• National: Changes in e-voting afoot but who will foot the bill? LINK
• National: More on FL-13, and a Role for the EAC? LINK
• California: San Mateo County - E-voting gets preliminary stamp of approval LINK
• Florida: Sarasota County - Clash of the Election Technologies
  Saving money on printed sample ballot may be to blame for District 13 snafu. LINK
• Illinois: Chicago/Cook County - Vote does not compute
  County logs 1,500 gripes on machines LINK
• Maryland: Maryland Official Reverses Stance on E-voting Bill LINK
• Ohio: Recount Confirms Pryce Won Re-Election LINK
• Ohio: Cuyahoga County – Opinion - Better balloting LINK
• Pennsylvania: Update from the Hellmouth LINK

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John Gideon
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