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Daily Voting News For July 15, 2008

Published: Wed 16 Jul 2008 02:08 PM
Daily Voting News For July 15, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
In today’s “Featured Article” I relate how the EAC is getting bad advice from their very own Board of Advisors. This board includes officials who are either under the influence of the voting machine vendors or who have taken funds from those vendors. The board has sent the commission a resolution that asks the commission to cut corners in the voting system certification program. They actually want the EAC to make the system more like what was the previous system as administered by NASED. That is the system that tested and qualified all of the trash that is running our elections now. That is the system that has allowed the vendors to beta test their voting systems in real elections. The EAC would do well to ignore this bad advice....
Featured Article - National: The EAC Gets Bad Advice From Their Board of Advisors LINK
Florida: Collier County - Supervisor of Elections office informs Islanders of what to expect at the polls LINK
Georgia: DeKalb County - Elderly Couple Loses ID in Fire, Fear They Can't Vote LINK
Hawaii: Lawsuit seeks to enjoin state from using Hart electronic voting machines LINK
Pennsylvania: Centre County - Voting machine decision nears LINK
Virginia: Charlottesville - City Election Day Problems Already? LINK
**"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or Scoop.**
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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org
"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory
democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008

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