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Daily Voting News For March 16, 2008

Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 1:45 pm
Column: John Gideon

Daily Voting News For March 16, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

It has just been revealed that an investigation is taking place in Franklin Co Ohio stemming from problems noticed by Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner on her DRE voting machine last Nov. 6. Brunner claims that when she got to a municipal court race a gray banner appeared over one candidates name to let her know that he had withdrawn from the race. In fact that candidate had withdrawn the day after the machines were programmed. The problem is that her husband voted on a machine next to hers and he had no warning. Voters in other precincts have now reported the same thing to investigators so it appears that not everyone had the same ballot. Investigators have also found that it appears that ES&S, the county’s vendor, told election workers that it was not necessary to do pre-election testing on every voting machine so only one machine per precinct was tested. They have also found that ES&S instructed the county’s “board programmer” in how to turn off the “audit logs” on the machines while doing any work on them. This act hinders any investigation into what was done with software changes. How will these bad-acts by ES&S affect what seems to be a good relationship between Brunner and the vendor?...

NAtional: 'Voter Fraud' Phantom Returns to Haunt Policy Makers and Voters Themselves LINK

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California: Shasta County - County is still paying for idled voting machines LINK

Colorado: Lawmakers consider paper ballot elections LINK

Colorado: Panel passes on paper ballots LINK

Florida: What can go wrong in the 're-do'? Only everything LINK

Illinois: Kane County - Could Kane precincts be split soon? LINK

Indiana: Rokita Supports Vote Center Legislation LINK

Kansas: Crawford County Clerk's office eyeing election software purchase LINK

Kentucky: House opening door to early voting LINK

North Carolina: Man alerts state to ID-theft risk Elections board changes Web site that gave access to voters' birth dates LINK

New York: Open letter to NY citizens, election workers and election commissioners LINK

Ohio: Opinion - Primary election was result of heroic efforts by many LINK

Ohio: Opinion - Don’t waste money on paper ballots LINK

Ohio: Opinion - Post-election audit would improve voter confidence LINK

Ohio: Foolish law treats voters like suspects Law turns poll workers into pseudo-detectives LINK

Ohio: Franklin County - County's voting machines examined Brunner triggers state probe by reporting that fall ballot apparently masked a name LINK

Ohio: Pickaway County - Absentee ballots not counted yet LINK

Ohio: Warren County - Story behind the 2004 lockdown Even amid terror warnings, secret count was 'wrong move' LINK

Pennsylvania: Opinion - Electronic ballots require a paper backup LINK

Texas: Recount necessary in close Dist. 73 race LINK

Virginia: Remedy in doubt for poll problem No remedy by Nov. 4 for mispronunciations by Richmond machines LINK

Virginia: Lynchburg’s dual voting process a strain on poll workers LINK

Wisconsin: Report shows ID is bad idea LINK

**"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or Scoop.**

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John Gideon Co-Director and Information Manager VotersUnite.Org www.votersunite.org

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