Daily Voting News For June 6, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
The Arizona Secretary of State, Jan Brewer, has sent a letter to the Pima County officials complaining about the steps
they are proposing to tighten security surrounding elections and vote counting procedures. One proposal from the county
is that they no longer send election results via modem to a central location. They want to do as many other security
conscious counties across the nation do; have the memory cards physically transported to the county tabulation location.
Brewer likes the insecure modems. In truth, Brewer seems to be telling the county that they can’t do things differently
because she did not think of the changes herself. ...
NAtional: Then, of course, there's still THIS problem LINK
Alabama: Russell County - Absentee ballots at center of inquiry LINK
Arizona: Pima County - County's election security moves slammed LINK
Arizona: Pima County - E-Vote: Arizona Secretary of State Raises Concerns About Pima County Election Proposals LINK
California: Machine Designed for Blind Voters Flips Journalist's Votes LINK
California: San Bernardino County - Some notice errors at polls LINK
Ohio: Hancock County may add more voting machines LINK
Pennsylvania: Bucks County - Changing voting machines pays off LINK
West Virginia: Wayne County declares primary election results LINK
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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
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