Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
In California, SoS Bruce McPherson reached down and deep and certified Diebold for use in the state with some conditions. Note that there has still been no report from the federal ITA that was asked to reinspect the Diebold memory card. At the same time, in Maryland, Diebold and Linda Lamone have taken to ignoring the truth, or misrepresenting it as they ignore proof of lost votes in elections and try to assure voters that there are no problems. And good news from New Mexico where the state legislature has passed a voter verified paper ballot bill....
NAtional: Voter databases must be secured, report says LINK
CA: Secretary of State Bruce McPherson Grants Certification to Diebold with Conditions LINK
CA: California Secretary of State Certifies, With Conditions, Diebold Touch Screen and Optical Scan Voting Systems for 2006 Elections LINK
CA: Elections chief questions use of electronic voting LINK
CA: Hearing probes 'scary' voting machines LINK
CA: Santa Cruz County - Opinion - As We See It: Mail-in voting a sign of the times. LINK
CO: Larimer County - Unfunded mandate would cost the county LINK
FL: Leon County - Sancho sets own deadline LINK
IN: Bartholomew County - Officials eye new, old voting machine mix LINK
MD: Voting System Defended As Nation's Best (By Diebold and Linda Lamone) LINK
MD: Md. officials worry about voting system LINK
MD: Md. Official Resists Call to Change Voting System (Linda Lamone) LINK
MD: Ehrlich voting proposal decried LINK
NM: Paper Ballot Victory In New Mexico LINK Next Page 1 | 2
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