Daily Voting News For April 24, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
What happened in Pennsylvania and what can be done about it? All indications, outside of the main stream media, are that
there were problems all over the state with voting systems. There were many anecdotal reports of vote flipping and other
machines failures that never made it into the media. State election officials from the Secretary of State on down seem
to have misrepresented the facts as they talked about the “scattered” problems and the media reported that propaganda.
The state needs to do an honest appraisal of their voting systems and decide whether the status quo is more important
than the voter’s voices. The state must also realize that if they are only going to put two DREs per polling place they
must make paper ballots available to anyone who wants one and certainly for use when a machine fails in any way. Not a
provisional ballot that may, or may not, be counted but a paper ballot that will be counted on election night. Unless
something is done Pennsylvania will be the site of an election disaster in November and our democracy does not need
three national elections in a row that are train wrecks....
NAtional: Shamos on paper trails LINK
National: Groundbreaking New Book Documents Widespread Election Fraud LINK
National: We Can't Afford Even One E-Voting Morris Worm LINK
National: Election Systems Upgrade: Money's Gone To Iraq LINK
Arizona: Brewer says history-making candidates stoke 2008 election LINK
Colorado: Routt County - Fear of litigation influences voting machine decision LINK
Maryland: Montgomery County – Guest Columnist: Poll workers important to election process LINK
Missouri: Lawsuit Filed to Compel Missouri Public Assistance Agencies to Offer Voter Registration Services
Leading National Advocacy Organizations File Suit to Enforce Federal National Voter Registration Act LINK
New Mexico: County clerks unhappy with voting machine vendor LINK
New York: It's Official! Paper BALLOTS for the State of New York!
Last of the DRE (Touch-Screen) Voting Machine Vendors Withdraws Attempt for Certification in the Empire State LINK
Pennsylvania: Fayette County - Voting machine pleases Fayette residents LINK
Pennsylvania: Lackawanna County - Primary night gratifying as system passes 1st test LINK
Tennessee: Guest column: Instant Runoff Voting could simplify things LINK
Tennessee: Davidson County - Indicted poll official will keep her voting privileges LINK
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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
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democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008