Daily Voting News For August 17, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
There were two interesting admissions in yesterday’s New York Times article and today’s “Featured” article. Chris
Nelson, Secretary of State of South Dakota, admitted that the voting machines used in his state for voters with
disabilities do not always mark ballots accurately. Also election officials in Chicago admit their voting machines do
not always accurately count the vote. Both jurisdictions admit inaccurate vote counting by their voting machines yet
neither of them have done anything about it. The Help America Vote Act of 2002 mandates accurate voting systems be used
in our elections. These, and other comments about the NYTimes article, are discussed in the second “Featured”
article....
Featured - National: Officials Say Flaws at Polls Will Remain in November LINK
Featured - National: E-Voting Failures Unmet With Accountability from Officials LINK
National: Voting Machine Doubts Linger
Concerns Over Vulnerability Of Electronic Machines Sending Many States Back To Paper Ballots LINK
National: Should voting systems have AV? LINK
National: "Voter fraud" = "we will suppress the vote" LINK
Florida: 'Arrow' ballots require caution LINK
Florida: Broward County high school students train to be poll workers LINK
New Jersey: NJ lawmakers push for mail-in balloting LINK
Nevada: Clark County - 'Isolated problem' at the polls should serve as lesson LINK
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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org
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