Daily Voting News For June 18, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Last Friday election activist and founder of the Florida Fair Elections Coalition, Susan Pynchon, announced her run for
Volusia County Supervisor of Elections. Susan joins Ellen Brodsky, who is running for the same position in Broward
County and who is also a member of Florida Fair Elections Coalition.
The vendor’s lobby group, The Election Technology Council (ETC), recently published a report in which they whine about
not having the power that they had before the EAC took more control over the voting system testing and certification
program. The ETC wants the testing and certification process to be easier for them. They want to be able to engage EAC
commissioners and staff in ex parte conversations. And they want a seat at the table on the Technical Guidelines
Development Committee. In all cases the EAC has said NO! and today EAC Chair Rosemary Rodriguez has reiterated that NO!,
loudly and clearly. We thank the Chair and the rest of the commissioners for taking this stand for the voters. We need
well tested voting systems and not voting systems that have been certified just because the testing would take too
long....
NAtional: Statement by Chair Rodriguez Regarding EAC Voting System Certification Program LINK
National: Could unbiased election opinion polls prove electoral fraud? LINK
National: "Uncounted" Shines Spotlight on Our Corrupt Voting System LINK
National: Voting accessibility for those with disabilities LINK
Florida: New rule restores rights to 115,000 Fla. ex-felons LINK
Florida: Broward County - Mock Vote Prepares Voters, Workers For Nov. Election LINK
Florida: Broward County - Vote for Voting
The Long March LINK
Florida: Collier County - Ballots step backward?
Optical scanner voting machines - they’re new, but are they improved? LINK
Florida: Volusia County - Supervisor of elections candidate wants touch-screen voting machines gone in Volusia LINK
Illinois: Kane County switches to vote centers LINK
Indiana: Replacing voting machines in Johnson Co. expected to be costly LINK
Nevada: Clark County - I-Team: Ballot Printing Running Behind Schedule LINK
New York: NY Advocates to State Board of Elections: Make Election Audits RISK-BASED LINK
New York: Albany County - Albany towns contest bill for election
Albany County suburban residents unfairly charged, elected officials say LINK
Rhode Island: Carcieri backs election reform LINK
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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org
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