Daily Voting News For March 20, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
After spending what must be over $1M total in Colorado and many months the state is in nearly exactly the same position
they were in when they started. The court told the state they had to recertify their voting systems so all voting
systems in use in the state were tested. Based on test results and information from the test labs nearly every voting
system used in the state was denied certification. SoS Coffman proudly announced that voting systems were flawed. Then
under pressure from the counties who use the systems and the vendors who stood to lose money, Coffman folded and decided
that it would be alright for the counties and vendors to retest the machines. Naturally the counties and vendors
reported that there were no problems and Coffman went along with that biased opinion and recertified the systems for
use. The Governor and some legislative leaders then decided that paper ballots should be used in Nov. But no money could
be found to support that change. So, long story short, nothing has changed from the time the court made their decision
except a lot of labs and consultants made a lot of money. The same machines will be used with the same safeguards as
previously were in place. ...
NAtional: E-voting vendor's Web site hacked The Web site of Sequoia Voting Systems, which is already under scrutiny for
voting tally discrepancies in New Jersey, was hacked Thursday morning LINK
California: Dan Walters: Court ruling offers hope to dysfunctional California politics LINK
Colorado: Money woes may doom paper-ballot bill LINK
Colorado: Colorado Backs Off Paper Ballot Plan LINK
Colorado: Editorial - Paper ballots go up in smoke LINK
Colorado: Paper-ballot plan folds amid worry on feasibility, cost LINK
Colorado: Editorial - Restore trust in system - and clerks' role Legislature's yo-yo process is undermining fair
election LINK
Colorado: Paper ballots officially dead LINK
Colorado: Paper ballot bill flames out LINK
Florida: New voting machines pass first hurdle for Plant City elections LINK
Florida: Hillsborough County - New Voting Machines Ready For Plant City Election LINK
New Jersey: Urge New Jersey's Governor to Veto a Paperless 2008 Election LINK
New Jersey: State AG confronted on voting machines Milgram urged to join demand for analysis LINK
New Jersey: After threats, NJ clerks call for e-voting investigation County clerks in New Jersey asked the state's
attorney general to investigate discrepancies observed in last month's primary. LINK
New Jersey: E-voting vendor blocks security audit with legal threats LINK
New Jersey: Sequoia’s Explanation, and Why It’s Not the Whole Story LINK
New Jersey: Sequoia attack dogs kill review into e-voting discrepancies LINK
New York: Follow the Count, Super Tuesday Votes Revisited LINK
Ohio: Portage County - Election workers frustrated by new rules State directives create lines when dropping off ballots;
officials want to speed process LINK
Pennsylvania: Voting system concerns voiced A Penn State researcher presented a report last night to members of the
community about the security of voting systems. LINK
Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania's Online Voter Registration Data Found Vulnerable LINK
Pennsylvania: Bucks County - Activists blast voting machines Commissioner says equipment complies with federal law. LINK
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