Daily Voting News For December 12, 2007
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
It looks like counties in Southern California like to hire election officials who have failed in their jobs elsewhere.
Michael Vu, the Cuyahoga Co Ohio election director who was run out of the state ended up as the number two in the San
Diego Co election office. Now Los Angeles Co has named Dean Logan, who failed miserably while the elections director in
King Co Washington (Seattle) as their interim elections director to replace Connie McCormack who was run out of Texas
years ago.
California counties who have the AutoMark A200 machines have been told by the state that they can now use those
machines. The lawsuit against ES will continue.
More bad news for ES as San Francisco is changing vendors to Sequoia Voting Systems. ...
NAtional: National Election Survey Reveals Interesting Stats LINK
National: Editorial - Will the Supreme Court Decide the 2008 Election? LINK
National: The Ghost Of Gonzales: Justice Dept Still Backs Controversial Voter ID Law LINK
California: Los Angeles County - Acting registrar-recorder appointed amid concerns LINK
California: San Francisco - SF Supervisors approve new voting system LINK
California: San Francisco - Voting machines approved in time for next election LINK
California: San Joaquin County - S.J. will shell out $800K for voting gear County reverting to paper ballots for 2008
elections LINK
California: Solano County - County voting machines OK'd for use LINK
California: Solano County - Official OKs use of controversial voting machines LINK
Florida: Request for new voting system gets approval in Indian River County LINK
Florida: State: Voter fraud must be fought LINK
Georgia: The ballot is still out on Ga. voter IDs The state's effort to assure that everyone can vote hasn't been
without some snags. LINK
Illinois: Kane County - Cost estimates rising for special election LINK
Mississippi: Harrison County - County OKs cost-saving election buys LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Rise Of The Machines Ohio Takes The "Better Late Than Never' Approach To E-voting System Review LINK
Oklahoma: Cleveland County - Voting in the dark: Election continued despite lack of power LINK
Virginia: Nelson County - Recount over, but not debate LINK
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