Daily Voting News For June 23, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Today’s featured article comes from Colorado but it could just as easily come from many states in the nation. The
article discusses the changes that are being made in election technology; changes to the good. There will be more paper
ballots and less touch-screens used in the coming Nov. election when compared to the last couple national elections. The
state Senate Majority Leader is quoted as saying this about the election integrity community, “I believe the group has
gotten larger. It's become more mainstream and people are paying more attention to them. They are an entity that's at
the table and has a voice that is listened to”. Meanwhile the Secretary of State told the newspaper, “"I think they have
a fundamental belief that anything electronic, as it relates to voting, is evil and undermines our political system.
They live in a world of conspiracy theories and are highly motivated. No matter what I do, so long as it leaves some
form of electronic voting intact, it will be wrong by their standards”. I’ll leave it to the reader to make up their
mind who is correct....
Featured Article: Colorado: E-voting opponents leave mark
By lawsuits and law, paper ballots regaining ground LINK
National: VVSG Update: Possible Next Steps by the Election Assistance Commission LINK
National: Another Ineffective e-Voting Reform Bill that Solves Nothing LINK
National: Count Every Vote: Sampling v. Full Counts LINK
Alabama: Perry County - AG criticizes Justice Dept. in voter fraud probe LINK
Colorado: Grand Lake told to be cautious about voter rights LINK
Florida: Optical scanners get a trial run in West Palm Beach today LINK
Florida: Today's West Palm commission ballot on new machines LINK
Florida: Palm Beach County - Optical scanners: Good or bad for elections? LINK
Missouri: Buchanan County - County stuck with election machine maintenance tab LINK
North Carolina: Opinion - Instant runoff voting poses problems LINK
New Jersey: Editorial - Prepare a voting plan now LINK
New Jersey: Ocean County - Elections chairman questioned
Gilmore forced to answer for 2 hours on entire process LINK
New York: Albany County - Move to cut polling places decried
Reducing number of voting sites could disenfranchise residents of Albany's poor neighborhoods, critics say LINK
New York: Jefferson County - Polling places provide privacy
New Machines: Disabled voters can now cast ballots without assistance LINK
Ohio: Brunner promises 'foolproof' statewide system for election
Secretary of state prepares counties for crush of Nov. voters LINK
Ohio: Record turnout predicted in Ohio LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga County - New wrinkle in fall Cuyahoga voting LINK
Tennessee: Sullivan County to pilot optical voting equipment LINK
Utah: Salt Lake County - Early Voting Turnout Poor LINK
West Virginia: Fayette County - Mount Hope mayoral candidate files lawsuit LINK
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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org
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