Daily Voting News For April 15, 2007
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Today the House GOP members managed to block Congressman Rush Holt’s emergency voting bill with a 239 – 178 vote; 2/3
majority was required for passage. It is unknown at this time what the next move will be. Maybe an all-out ban on DREs?
The bill would get no where but it would bring the Election Integrity Community back together.
Today is “Match Day” for Sequoia. Can they satisfy Smartmatic with a matching offer that will save themselves from Hart Intercivic? And, if they do will they have enough funds left to continue paying
their contracts and employees? ...
NAtional: Surprise: Election Reforms Politicized LINK
National: Avoid Corporate Crime - Hand Count The Paper Ballots LINK
National: GOP Objections Mean Uncertainty for Paper Ballot Bill LINK
National: Holt Blasts Republicans for Blocking Emergency Voting Bill LINK
National: House GOP Leaders and White House Deliver Blow to Verifiable Election LINK
Florida: Sarasota County - Supervisor of elections has vexing blind spot LINK
Indiana: Tippecanoe County - Final voter filings for county up 6,000-plus LINK
Missouri: Paper ballots required under Missouri legislation LINK
New Jersey: The NJ/Sequoia Voting System Mess Unraveled and Reraveled LINK
New York: Albany County - Help at polls for disabled voters County lawmakers expected to OK $1.6 million plan to buy 210
ballot-marking machines LINK
Ohio: Brunner: Counties should be permitted to hold mail-only elections LINK
Ohio: Brunner proposes mail-only elections LINK
Oklahoma: OK voters required to show ID at polls LINK
Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania's Primary: Paperless and Unverifiable LINK
Pennsylvania: Carbon County ready for primary LINK
West Virginia: Cabell voters will see touch screen voting again this primary LINK
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