'Daily Voting News' For December 25 and 26, 2008
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Today we have more from Maryland where the state’s Attorney General has filed a claim against Premier/Diebold to force
the vendor to pay for the problems the state’s voting machines have encountered. If every state would do the same thing
the vendors might actually realize it is their responsibility to put out a product that they test and warrant against
defect. Maybe it is time for the EAC to actually do their job and ensure federal laws with regards to voting systems are
met. ...
National: "Murder, Spies & Voting Lies: The Clint Curtis Story" LINK
Connecticut: CT: More Errors In Reported Results? LINK
Florida: Hillsborough County – Columnist - Buddy's blunders too many to count LINK
Georgia: Fulton County - Fulton’s FedEx bill for absentee ballots: $327,025
County faced backlog of applications before election; some individual deliveries cost $355 LINK
Georgia: Fulton County - Fulton’s ballot rush costly
$327,025 bill to mail absentee ballots came after backlog led to push for fast delivery; county checking if they were
counted. LINK
Maryland: State Files Claim Against Texas Firm
Company Should Repay Money Spent to Fix Machines, Md. Says LINK
Maryland: Md. files claim to recover voting machine expenses LINK
Maryland: Watchdogs Want Warranty for New Md. Voting Equipment LINK
Maryland: Anne Arundel voters may need ID before voting LINK
Minnesota: Coleman suffers setback in court
State Supreme Court decision keeps disputed ballots in the vote count for now, but Coleman's lawyers are vowing to press
on. LINK
Minnesota: Senate recount: Franken leads but margin narrows
The Senate recount shows no sign of being settled soon. LINK
Minnesota: Coleman campaign loses fight over 'duplicate' ballots - for now LINK
New Jersey: Editorial - Paper trail leads to more honest elections LINK
New Jersey: Editorial - Don't tamper with balloting LINK
Ohio: Franklin County - 'Rejected' ballots get sorted out LINK
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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org
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