Daily Voting News For December 6, 2007
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
For election watchers there will be a special congressional election next week in northwest Ohio. There will also be
another congressional election in Virginia at the same time. In the Virginia election voters are being given their
choice between DRE or paper ballots.
Goshen New York held an election on a $70M school bond issue and brought out two lever machines to count the votes. As
the counters on both machines hit 999, they each rolled back to 000 like an overused car odometer. The question that
will never be answered is, for which side were those 1,998 votes cast? ...
NAtional: U.S. Voter Confidence Is Linked To Positive Voter Experience, According To New Colorado State Study LINK
National: Voter confidence linked to positive voter experience LINK
Arizona: Pima County - Election Integrity on Trial in Pima County: Day Two Summary A Courtroom Report as Pima County
Democrats Seek Public Records Access to Diebold Election Databases LINK
California: San Francisco - S.F. supervisors' panel backs Sequoia voting machines LINK
California: San Francisco – SF still counting votes from November election LINK
California: San Francisco’s Final Election Results Delayed Again LINK
California: San Francisco - Supes near voting machine contract LINK
Connecticut: Advantages of new voting machines uncertain LINK
Missouri: Indiana Voter ID case gets close attention in Missouri LINK
New Jersey: Paper record deadline extended to June 2008: Audit bill to count random election results approved LINK
New Jersey: Integrity of voting machines questioned SCI criticizes no-bid purchasing by counties LINK
New Jersey: Report: Voting machines 'vulnerable to abuse' LINK
New Jersey: Voting Machines Vulnerable? LINK
New Jersey: Poll turnout in state one of the lowest LINK
New York: Elections Official Wants to Help Troops at War Vote LINK
New York: Goshen - Results of Goshen school vote on $70M bond are lost forever LINK
Ohio: State hopes vote counting fixed for special Congressional race LINK
Ohio: Knox County - Board recounts votes from election LINK
Texas: Milam County - Viewpoint: Electronic voting machines should be banned LINK
Virginia: Paper ballots an option for Dec. election LINK
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