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Daily Voting News For August 26, 2008

Published: Wed 27 Aug 2008 01:41 PM
Daily Voting News For August 26, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
College students in Dutchess Co. New York are taking advantage of a grant from the Election Assistance Commission to be trained to operate the counties voting equipment. These students will work as “fellows” earning a stipend as the recruit up to 200 more students to help out as election workers. Students from local colleges; Vassar, Marist and Dutchess Community College are taking part in the training process. This is a great idea that needs to be repeated all over the country. Kudos to the EAC for helping to fund this worthy project....
Featured - NY: Dutchess County - Students learn about balloting LINK
National: Editorial - No One Should Have to Stand in Line for 10 Hours to Vote LINK
National: Candidates Nationwide Called Upon to Challenge Suspicious Elections LINK
National: E-voting outfit confesses vote-dropping software bug
Ten Years Later LINK
National: Officials raise concerns on Election Day glitches LINK
National: 'Uncounted,' A Film That Will Leave Audiences Angry and Empowered LINK
National: Profile: Dan Wallach LINK
National: The Day After
When Electronic Voting Machines Fail LINK
National: Homegrown Film Looks at America’s “Uncounted” Votes LINK
National: E-Voting's Big Test LINK
Alabama: Dallas County to lease some machines to city on Tuesday LINK
Alabama: Tuscaloosa County - Number of Northport voters turned away due to coding glitch LINK
Florida: Paper trail may not matter in case of a vote recount LINK
Florida: Minor voting glitches in Broward; Dade opens on time LINK
Florida: Miami-Dade and Broward Counties - Voter Turnout Light; No Major Problems Reported
New Voting System Used For Elections LINK
Hawaii: Judge denies renewed request to ban electronic voting machines LINK
Michigan: Willing and able
Voting machines gives disabled chance to vote LINK
Missouri: Mo. AG candidate claims ballots wrongly rejected LINK
Ohio: Editorial - Brunner correct to cease ‘sleepover’ practice LINK
Ohio: Franklin County - Elections funding sought
Much of $2.8 million is for extra helpers LINK
Pennsylvania: More emergency ballots requested for Pa. election LINK
South Carolina: S.C. counties sticking with touch-screen voting machines LINK
Tennessee: Nashville - Paper Ballots Possible For Upcoming Election
Supporters Say Computerized Machines Can Be Manipulated LINK
Texas: Travis County Getting More Voting Machines For November LINK
Texas: Travis County - Residents urge county to dump voting machines LINK
Texas: Travis County - Local group against electronic voting machines LINK
Utah: Utah to cast electronic ballots 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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