Daily Voting News For August 1, 2007
Friday, 3 August 2007, 12:40 pm
Column: John Gideon
Daily Voting News For August 1,
2007
Guest Blogged by John Gideon
of VotersUnite.org
Sen.
Diane Feinstein has announced a hearing in the Senate Rules
Committee to be held in September. In her press release she
says, ““I was very surprised to read how easily these
machines could be hacked into and election results
distorted,” Senator Feinstein said. “This report
demonstrates the precarious risk of relying on electronic
voting machines, especially when a verified paper record is
not provided. These findings are yet another reason that
states and counties should consider a move to optical scan
machines that provide an auditable, individual
voter-verified paper record without having to rely on a
separate printer.” If she really feels states and counties
should consider a move to optical scan then why not say so
in her legislation instead of doing all she can to protect
Direct Recording Electronic machines? It’s time to step
up and match the rhetoric with action, Senator. Today is a
big news day with big stories breaking nationally. King Co.
Washington’s county commission decided to take the voters
advice and not use tax-payers money to purchase an untested,
uncertified high-speed optical scan system from Diebold.
Florida State University has released a new study that
discusses problems with the Diebold optical-scans used in
the state. We are still trying to get that report. Plus the
heat is being turned-up in congress. ...
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NAtional: Senate to Hold Hearing on
Security of Voting Machines LINKNational:
Chairman Feinstein Announces Plans for Rules Committee
Hearing to Examine Security of Electronic Voting Machines LINKNational: EAC
Releases Report on HAVA Spending by States LINKNational:
Editorial - Time Running Out for Voting Reform LINKNational: A
Publicly Owned and Controlled Voting System Ensuring
Transparency and Oversight by the People or Nothing LINKNational: What
the U.S. Is Doing Wrong with E-Voting LINKNational: Some
States Slow to Spend Voting Aid LINKCalifornia:
California's DRE Voting Systems Tested for Accessibility,
Fail Fair Test LINKCalifornia:
Public Comments on Top to Bottom Review of Voting Systems
Used in California LINKCalifornia: Good
Overviews of California's 'Top-to-Bottom Review' of Voting
Systems and the Pathetic Election Official/Vendor Talking
Points in Response LINKCalifornia:
Report from Public Hearing on Debra Bowen's 'Top-To-Bottom
Review' of Voting Systems LINKCalifornia:
Voting Machine Memory Cards Could be Switched in Booth,
Says Reviewer LINKCalifornia:
E-Voting Machine Companies On Defensive LINKCalifornia:
Opinion - Secure Votes, Secure Systems? LINKCalifornia:
Companies say California voting-machine review is
unrealistic LINKCalifornia:
Elections officials blast vote-hacking research The fight
over electronic balloting's security also has activists
clamoring to ban the new technology. LINKCalifornia: Audit
standards review group releases report LINKCalifornia:
E-voting machines fail hacking test LINKCalifornia:
Opinion – Legally Certifiable LINKCalifornia:
E-voting could be breached LINKCalifornia:
E-vote vendors attack critical state review LINKCalifornia:
Officials say state's tests didn't include standard
safeguards LINKCalifornia:
Editorial - How safe is your vote? LINKCalifornia:
Makers of voting machines battle critics over UC study LINKCalifornia:
California Hacks Its E-Voting Machines LINKCalifornia:
Review uncovers E-voting flaws UC Davis researchers assist
in compiling security report LINKCalifornia:
Opinion – Conspiracy Theorists Who Oppose Electronic
Voting Suggest We Return To The Good Old Days Of ‘Hanging
Chads’. LINKCalifornia:
Humboldt County - Bowen Review Lights Up Humboldt Media LINKCalifornia: Will
California Finally Ban Failed DRE Voting Systems? LINKCalifornia:
Debunking the "laboratory" defense LINKConnecticut:
Officials declare end of lever-style voting machines LINKConnecticut:
Bysiewicz pulls lever voting machines LINKFlorida: Study:
Fla. voting machines still flawed LINKFlorida: State:
Fla. voting machines can be hacked LINKFlorida: Fla.
Voting Machines Still Flawed LINKFlorida:
Miami-Dade County - Test weeds out 261 Dade polling clerks
Poll workers who fail a new test on voting procedures will
no longer be allowed to oversee Miami-Dade precincts. LINKNew York: New
York Can't Purchase Voting Machines from any Vendor
Asserting a Proprietary Right to Conceal Information from
Public LINKOhio: Shreds of
evidence LINKOhio: Lucas
County campaigns for fall poll workers 12,000 voters called
by elections board LINKWashington: King
County - Council rejects new vote tabulators All-mail
balloting to use old counters LINKWisconsin:
Federal proposal may force state to buy new voting
machines, again 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.**
************* John Gideon
Executive Director www.votersunite.org and
Member www.votetrustusa.org
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