Daily Voting News For February 17, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Another voting system has been proven to be inaccurate and deeply flawed. Colorado’s Secretary of State has posted a report from his “Voting Systems Testing Board” on the Hart Intercivic eScan voting system. The test panel found that stray
marks on a ballot may cause the optical-scan machines to count inaccurately. A stray mark can be read as an overvote by
the machines, ignored by the machines, or read as a vote while the real vote is ignored. This is yet another voting
system that was tested by an Independent Test Laboratory and accepted by members of the National Association of State
Election Directors Technical Panel even though it clearly does not meet the Voting Systems Guidelines for accuracy. Will
NASED take any action? Of course not. No one will warn other states that there is a problem that they should know about.
The EAC? They tend to ignore their mandated duty to act as a “clearinghouse” so they will take no action. If you are in
a jurisdiction that uses Hart eScans, pass on the report to your election officials so they are warned about the
problem. You will be the only one who will do it....
NAtional: February 19 Snapshot: Hawaii and Wisconsin LINK
California: California registrars still tallying up primary Awkward ballots tough to count as Dems await delegate
division LINK
California: Los Angeles County - Losing our marbles over voting LINK
California: Los Angeles County - LA County 'Double Bubble' Disenfranchisement Happened Before, Registrar Conny McCormack
Did Nothing About It LINK
Colorado: Vote scanners still face doubts A state board says the Hart machines are too likely to count stray marks as
votes, the same problem that got them decertified last year. LINK
New Hampshire: Albert Howard files for Appeal on NH Recount LINK
New Mexico: New Twist in New Mexico Caucus LINK
New York: Obama Robbed in NY LINK
New York: NYC's Undercounted Obama Votes on Primary Night LINK
New York: Chautauqua County - Election Board Approves Sequoia Voting Machine LINK
Pennsylvania: Lackawanna County - E-vote system doubts linger LINK
Pennsylvania: Northampton County - Voting machines on tour this month Demonstrations planned throughout county. New
touch-screen machines debuting April 22. LINK
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John Gideon
Executive Director www.votersunite.org