Daily Voting News For December 5, 2007
Friday, 7 December 2007, 10:46 am
Column: John Gideon
Daily Voting News For December 5,
2007
Guest Blogged by John Gideon
of VotersUnite.orgHAVA
mandated that all punch-card voting systems be replaced? Not
at all. In fact a close reading of the law will prove that
there are protections for punch-card and hand counted paper
ballots. 12 counties in Idaho are still using their
punch-card voting system. Seldom do you see Idaho as a
source for any articles on this page and never have you
seen an article on this page about a problem with voting in
Idaho.
Many of you know our friend Bernie Ellis of “Gathering To Save Our
Democracy”. His is a story much too long for this
space but I wanted to pass on some good news about Bernie
to all of his friends. Yesterday Bernie learned that his
probation had been cut in half and that he is now a totally
free man. One of his first actions today is to re-register
to vote....
NAtional: California's
testing cracks ES&S evoting system wide open LINKNational:
Vote-Count Woes Linger LINKNational: VIDEOS:
Will The 2008 Vote Be Fair? NOW Explores Many Of The Ways
Republicans And The DoJ Are Working To Disenfranchise
Democratic Leaning Voters LINK
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Arizona: Pima
County - Trial begins over Pima County election security LINKArizona: Pima
County Election Integrity Trial: County's Opening Statement
LINKArizona: Pima
County - Trial opens in county election-records suit LINKCalifornia: San
Francisco - S.F. gets 7-day delay on vote tally to
hand-count absentee ballots LINKCalifornia: San
Francisco - SF Board Of Supervisors Considers New Voting
Machines LINKConnecticut:
Audit finds voting method worked well LINKFlorida:
Columnist - Use touchscreen technology and print a receipt
LINKGeorgia: Some
cities still count votes by hand Paper-ballot election may
be last for Winder LINKIdaho: Keeping
the punch In three local counties still using punch card
ballots, no major problems reported LINKIndiana: Voter ID
law gears up for battle at Supreme Court LINKIndiana: Delaware
County - Secretary of state's office might investigate
Muncie election LINKIndiana: Shelby
County - Recount ends in tie LINKMaryland:
Washington County - Election Day blues were few in
Washington County State task force hears about voting
problems LINKNew Jersey: State
report questions N.J. electronic voting machines LINKOhio: Ohio's
definition of "random" LINKOhio: Allen
County - Election down to the wire LINKOhio: Cuyahoga
County leery of touch screens LINKVermont:
Newsletter - Report: Vermont's Voting Machines "Defective
or Unacceptable" 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 Co-Director and Information
Manager VotersUnite.Org http://www.votersunite.org
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