Daily Voting News For December 15, 2007 Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
As we were expecting today’s news is dominated with news from Ohio and the results of Secretary of State Brunner’s
review of voting systems used in that state. There are also reports from Cuyahoga Co. regarding the push by Brunner for
that county to immediately change over to ES central-count optical scan machines and voting centers to replace the county’s polling places. In light of the fact
that the state’s primary election is March 4 and state law requires early voting to begin 35 days prior to March 4
Brunner is asking the county to completely change voting systems and vendors and to train voters and poll workers in
less than three months and to have ballots printed by ES five weeks from now. This is very unwise. As bad as elections have been in Cuyahoga Co this push from the Secretary
will only make things worse. We urge the county to conduct the primary on what they have now then change during the 7
months between the primary and the general election....
NAtional: Voting Rights Chief to Leave Post LINK
California: Fresno County will run Clovis city elections LINK
Florida: Hillsborough County - Voting transition draws fire Hillsborough slow to replace touch screens. LINK
Iowa: Editorial - Iowa’s Student Vote LINK
Indiana: Delaware County - It might be McShurley Faulty ballot cards could swing mayor's election LINK
New York: N.Y. balks at federal voting demands Attorney general says timeline is 'unrealistic.' LINK
Ohio: Brunner’s EVEREST Report Finds Vulnerabilities in Ohio Voting System LINK
Ohio: Report: Ohio Needs New Voting Machines LINK
Ohio: Brunner urges changes in vote system Secretary of State lays out proposal aimed at avoiding irregularities. LINK
Ohio: Ohio Elections Official Calls Machines Flawed LINK
Ohio: More election changes in store? LINK
Ohio: Voting machines vulnerable in 2008 LINK
Ohio: Voting security questioned LINK
Ohio: Brunner seeks election overhaul Proposal calls for optical-scan machines and 15-day voting period LINK
Ohio: Brunner calls for switch to optical scan voting machines LINK
Ohio: Election integrity in doubt Secretary of state assails new voting systems LINK
Ohio: Vote of no confidence A long-awaited review of Ohio's election systems finds 'critical security failures.' The
secretary of state wants to start over with new systems, a pricey option. LINK
Ohio: Diebold/Premier Responds to Ohio's Study Finding 'Critical Security Failures' in Their Shitty Voting Machines LINK
Ohio: Clinton County - 57 ballots found, uncounted LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Brunner wants return to simpler voting times LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Prospective timeline for voting system changes LINK
Ohio: Cost, time issues for Portage election board LINK
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