Daily Voting News For August 12, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
In a letter to the editor of the New York Times, Sen. Diane Feinstein tries to defend her “Bipartisan Electronic Voting
Reform Act” against the editorial accusation that her bill is just “A Bad Electronic Voting Bill”. The Senator tries to
make the point that no other voting systems legislation will pass in this Congress. She forgets, “First, do no harm”.
Her bill allows software verification schemes which will allow the proliferation of DRE voting systems. This bill is a
huge step back and she knows it. As a friend pointed out, Feinstein essentially is saying that the best they could do
was to make matters worse, and they are still demanding praise for taking action. Before going on summer break the
Senator’s Committee on Administration and Rules held a hearing on the bill. No one from the Election Integrity Community
was invited to give testimony; only supporters of the vendors and a few chosen by their known position pro-DREs. No
matter how the Senator colors this bill it is still BAD LEGISLATION....
Featured - National: Letter - Electronic Voting Bill LINK
National: Voter Registration Is the New Battleground LINK
National: "Stealing America: Vote By Vote" and What People are Saying LINK
National: Election Integrity Doc 'Uncounted' to Premiere on National Cable Network! LINK
Alabama: Selma council lays election plans LINK
Arizona: Denogean: State relents, and 97-year-old gets to vote LINK
Florida: Broward County - Paper ballots get rave reviews LINK
Florida: Miami-Dade County - No hitches, no glitches on first day of voting LINK
Florida: Palm Beach County - Computer problems frustrate some on first day of early voting LINK
Minnesota: Audible voting machines assist disabled citizens LINK
New York: Opinion - Voting Matters
Elections commissioners clear up the path to voting LINK
New York: Ballot Stuffing Holes, Illegal USB Ports Add to Sequoia/Dominion Voting System Flaws LINK
Ohio: Headline, November 5, 2008: Obama Loses Race by Small Margin LINK
Ohio: Opinion - Legislature makes changes to improve Ohio's elections process LINK
Oklahoma: Editorial - Election officials leaning toward scanning ballots over electronic voting LINK
Pennsylvania: Centre Co. Voting Machine Cost Revealed LINK
Wisconsin: Pierce County - Voting machine company folds; towns, villages must pay price LINK
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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org
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