Daily Voting News For March 17, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Éirinn go Brách! In testimony before the Committee on House Administration last week, EAC Commissioner Caroline Hunter
testified that there were no EAC certified voting systems at this time and that there would be none used in the election
in November. The certification process should not become what it was under NASED where they qualified all of the garbage
that is presently being used. The long process for certifying voting systems will surely become shorter as the labs and
the EAC’s representatives get experience. Unfortunately the long process will surely affect the voters in New Jersey.
The state legislature mandated a vvpat printer be added to the Sequoia Advantage machines used by the state by January
2007. The Attorney General has now moved the deadline for the printers twice with support from the legislature and is
now asking that it be moved again until after November. Perhaps it is time for the courts and the legislature to step in
and take action to get rid of those machines and force the Attorney General to accept paper ballots for November and
beyond....
NAtional: American Statistical Association Calls for Audits to Increase Confidence in Electoral Outcomes LINK
National: U. of Conn. Study Reveals Still More Vulnerabilities in Diebold Optical Scan Voting System LINK
Florida: Lawsuit against Democratic National Commitee goes before appeals court Monday LINK
Iowa: Voting-system reversal too costly for taxpayers Shouldn't officials have just done this right the first time? LINK
Illinois: Election officials dispute report critical of Illinois Disagree with abolishing local boards LINK
Michigan: Clerks divided over absentee ballot mailing LINK
New Jersey: Elections in 32 N.J. towns could shift under plan LINK
New Jersey: Senate considers request to delay voting safeguards LINK
New Jersey: Senate OKs measure to delay voting safeguards LINK
New York: Elections Board cries budget shortfall LINK
Ohio: E-Vote: Ohio Paper Ballots Save the Day Says Secretary of State LINK
Ohio: Ohio's voting machines are now an official crime scene LINK
Ohio: Ohio voting machines declared an official crime scene Secured for forensic examination LINK
Ohio: Warren County, OH's 2004 Election Night Lockdown Finally Investigated by Media LINK
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