Daily Voting News For December 21, 2007
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Just in late this afternoon, a typical-bad-news-on-a-late-Friday-after-the-news-week-is-complete, is the news that
Secretary of State Brunner has ignored the statements of every person who spoke before the Cuyahoga County Board of
Elections. She has decided that the county must change voting systems and voting system vendors before the primary
election which is March 4 with early voting beginning in a little over a month. ES will be given the contract.
Two more states have begun to look at the results of testing of voting systems and they are answering questions of the
media. In both cases, Nevada and Louisiana election officials told the same story. Yes, they use the same machines and
the machines have the same problems BUT they have administrative methods that make the findings from Ohio and Colorado
inconsequential. Of course, both states have the same, or nearly the same, administrative methods as both Ohio and
Colorado and the methods described in the media would not have any impact on the insecure, inaccurate and inaccessible
voting systems in use.
Speaking of inaccessibility of voting systems; why has no one yet stood-up and reminded these states that their reports
say the machines do not meet HAVA requirements? Why is this being ignored? ...
NAtional: Electronic Voting Equipment Records a Vote of 'No Confidence' LINK
National: Voting Rights Activists Win Big Cases in Florida and Arizona LINK
National: Diebold under Justice Department scrutiny, too LINK
National: Diebold Now Also Under DoJ Investigation as Stock Price Hits FIVE-YEAR Low! Once-Great, Now-Disgraced American
Company Also Facing SEC Probe, Lawsuits, Upcoming 2008 Election Meltdowns LINK
Alaska: Vote count for 2004 general election will stand SYSTEM CRITICIZED: Division of Elections must pay attorney fees. LINK
California: Kern County - Kern considers lawsuit against state official LINK
California: Marin County - Women urge hand-count double-check of county ballots LINK
California: San Diego County - Chip disappearance prompts sparks LINK
California: Solano County - Kondylis wants probe of mayoral tallies LINK
Colorado: Clerks plead for all-mail vote LINK
Colorado: Party Chair Questions Coffman’s Ability to Lead Elections LINK
Colorado: Political firm boss denies any conflict Phase Line-Coffman link prompts call for resignation LINK
Colorado: Coffman caught in conflict over lobbying firm LINK
Colorado: Arapahoe County - Doty responds to decertification of voting machine LINK
Colorado: Park County voting machines need upgrades Machines will be ready for August primary, says Park County clerk
and recorder LINK
Colorado: Pitkin County voting machines on track Local voting machines immune to statewide security problems LINK
Colorado: Pueblo County – Editorial - Double whammy LINK
Colorado: Pueblo County - Will Pueblo have legal voting machines in time for the next election? LINK
Colorado: Weld County - Weld voting machines remain certified despite state-wide concerns LINK
Indiana: Porter County - Versau likes voting machines, not election results LINK
Louisiana: Colorado voting machine decision being reviewed in La. LINK
Michigan: Feds review Warren elections City is one of five in Michigan undergoing audit of election spending, equipment
security LINK
Minnesota: Instant runoff voting has its first hurdle - a lawsuit A citizens group filed suit to stop instant runoff
voting in Minneapolis. The group says the ranking system is too confusing. LINK
Nevada: I-Team: Voting Machines Used in Nevada Deemed Unreliable in Colorado LINK
New York: Federal Judge Sets Voting Machine Deadline LINK
New York: Judge Orders Voting Machine Deadline LINK
New York: N.Y. ordered to comply on election law Judge gives state deadline for voting machines plan LINK
New York: Judge gives N.Y. 14 days to devise plan to comply with voting law LINK
New York: Oneida County Board of Legislators urge state to comply to voting machine updates LINK
Ohio: WHAT the HE DOUBEL HOCKEY STICKS is going on in OHIO? LINK
Ohio: Opinion - Resolve Voting Issues Quickly LINK
Ohio: Athens County - Voting machine issues to have little effect in county LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Ohio County Split on New Voting System LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Secretary of State Brunner expected to order Cuyahoga County to buy optical scanners LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Conflict in Cuyahoga LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Secretary of state breaks tie, votes to scrap Cuyahoga machines LINK
Ohio: Official To Issue Decision For BOE To Overhaul Voting System LINK
Virginia: Virginia: Election Advocates Urge New Security Measures LINK
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