Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
From Alabama comes a report that ES&S had an internal communications problem and they provide the optical scan machines used in Belforest in their elections. "The company delivered "data packs" -- the electronic devices in which the voters' selections are stored -- programmed for absentee voting, causing the two machines to reject the ballots, Johns said. The situation did not affect the voting, as voters filled out their ballots and slipped them in an emergency bin used for occasions such as this one, he said." Imagine if that had been DREs instead of optical-scan. Just why is there an IrDA port on those Diebold machines? Just a reminder, that this will be the last Daily Voting News until next Tuesday evening. I will be off line until then. Have a great weekend....
NAtional: Why do Diebold's Touch-Screen Voting Machines Have Built-In Wireless Infrared Data Transfer Ports? LINK
NAtional: The Politics of Honest Voting LINK
NAtional: Election Reforms May Be Missing in 2006 Midterm LINK
AL: Baldwin County - Belforest area votes for zoning LINK
CA: Voter Action Expresses Dissatisfaction with California's Conditional Certification of Diebold LINK
CA: Man Pleads Not Guilty in Voting Device Case LINK
CA: Butte County - Funding To Be Sought For Touch-Screen Voting Devices LINK
CA: San Joaquin County - Diebold voting devices OK to use in SJ County LINK
CO: Larimer County - No new voting system in Larimer LINK
CO: Larimer County - State law could kill vote centers LINK
FL: Orange plans touch-screens for early voting. Volusia, Osceola and Seminole elections chiefs say they are still unsure what machines to use. LINK
FL: Volusia County - Paper ballots up for council vote LINK
FL: Volusia County - Editorial - Elections integrity at risk LINK
IL: Rock Island County - Potential for confusion exists in Illinois primary LINK Next Page 1 | 2 | 3
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