Daily Voting News For December 29, 2006
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
"It is a matter of fundamental fairness, of good government, and of accountability that we get to the bottom of this
election," said Rep. Rush Holt. "It is imperative that every election reflect the will of voters accurately. In the case
of Florida-13, there is no way to know whether the result presented by the Florida Secretary of State is valid - in
fact, there is significant evidence that it is not. 18,000 missing votes in a race certified on the basis of a 369 vote
margin is an overwhelming indication that something went wrong." / Meanwhile the Judge who heard the Jennings
evidentiary hearing has ruled against Democracy and for ES Even though the state and ES have allowed computer scientists to look at the source code (presently an ongoing process) the judge refused to allow
Jennings' experts the same courtesy. ...
National: Holt to Support Jennings Contest on House Floor LINK
Florida: Alachua County - Did voting machines with levers leave trail? LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Using Technology to Undermine the Ballot Box LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Jennings OKs Buchanan in House seat temporarily LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Disputed Florida election to spill onto House floor LINK
Florida: Florida Republican Faces House Challenge Next Week LINK
Florida: Sarasota County - House candidate can't inspect secret voting software LINK
Florida: Sarasota County - Panel set to review voting system LINK
Florida: Sarasota County - D-13 awaits judge's ruling LINK
Florida: Sarasota County - Judge rules against Jennings, Democrats to seat Buchanan in Congress LINK
Florida: Sarasota County – Judge Denies Plaintiff Motion To Review Source Code LINK
Kentucky: Panel to look into paper trail for ballots LINK
Rhode Island: Editorial - Ballot counting methods needs a revamp LINK
Virginia: Delegate's bill would limit automated political phone calls 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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Daily Voting News For December 30, 2006
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
"As 2007 rolls in, millions of Americans will have to make what looks like a momentous technical decision: Should they
upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft Windows? At the same time, legislators and election boards will be pondering
a far more important decision: Do we want Microsoft Windows - or any operating system - running elections?" asks Mike
Hemowitz of the Baltimore Sun. A very good question that can be answered easily. No! No software for casting ballots. No
'1's' and '0's'. No DRE's in our elections. No! / On Jan. 4 and 5 Democracy will again be under attack as the vendor
sponsored Election Center goes to Washington DC in hopes of influencing your congress people and Senators to vote
against new legislation that we have been working for over the past couple years. Call your Senator and
Congressman/woman and ask them not to be fooled by this group. They do not speak for the voters and they do not speak
for Democracy....
National: Opinion - Today's Voting Machines Story - Who Are Our Elections FOR? LINK
National: Technology: It's time to ditch touch-screen voting for paper ballots LINK
Alabama: HAVA reimbursement in pipeline LINK
Arkansas: Lawmakers Talk Of Shortening Early Voting LINK
Florida: FL-13 - House Democrats to Object to Florida Election Outcome LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Holt supports Jennings, calls for revote LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Jennings takes her fight forward LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Jennings gets dealt 2 setbacks LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Fla. judge rules against election challenger LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Judge's ruling a major blow to Democrat's bid for House seat LINK
Florida: FL-13 - Judge: Case built on 'speculation and conjecture' LINK
Michigan: Oakland County - Voting machines flawed, clerks in Oakland Co. say LINK
Michigan: Oakland County - Recall voting machines, clerks say LINK
New Hampshire: Patriot's Day: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised LINK
New York: New York City - It’s paper ballots vs. touch screen voting at the City Council LINK
Pennsylvania: Westmoreland County - Westmoreland appoints elections director LINK
Virginia: Bill Would Limit Automated Political Phone Calls 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
Member www.votetrustusa.org