Article: 'Daily Voting News' For August 20, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Tonight's Featured article discusses the report from VotersUnite.Org that we discussed in this space on Monday. The report does not just tell what is wrong; it also tells about what states and local jurisdictions can do that is right. "Researchers then offer solutions by highlighting the story in Luzerne County, Pa., where election director Leonard Piazza in 2006 refused to allow ES&S to service its voting machines. Instead, Piazza and his staff perform most maintenance functions and ballot design programming without letting vendor representatives upgrade the machines or come near county precincts during an election. It's not too late, Theisen said, for more public officials to take election administration into their own hands come November."...

Featured - National: Report: Vendor Control Undermines Elections Nonprofit group claims vote-counting machine vendors are the ones in control during some elections. LINK

National: Corporate Vendors Are Undermining U.S. Elections LINK

National: States seek workarounds for e-voting systems LINK

National: Veterans focus of Dem voting law reform LINK

National: How do you compare security across voting systems? LINK

CO: Coffman has confidence in Morgan County elections LINK

CT: Hand audit to review primary ballots LINK

CT: Recounts to be held at four Danbury polls LINK

CT: Local polling places among 82 due for audit LINK

HI: Hawaii ballots add pick-a-party box LINK

MI: Voting machines still a problem for some local clerks LINK

MO: Christian County - Recount doesn't alter commissioner race LINK

OH: Legislature makes changes to improve Ohio's elections process LINK

OH: State official ends 'sleepover' practice for voting machines LINK

OH: Voting machines can't go home, Brunner says LINK

OH: Editorial - Make Voting Easy, Secure LINK

OH: Fairfield County - County having problems with voting machine logistics LINK

OH: Summit County - Elections board to seek $615,000 for '08 Officials say more is needed to buy ballots, postage, rent scanners LINK

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