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'Daily Voting News' For March 06, 2006

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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org

The big news for the day today is that Georgia; the bastion of paperless voting, one of the last of Diebold's paperless frontiers; may actually have a vvpat very soon. The state senate, today, voted 51-0 to require a voter verified paper audit trail. And, Cathy Cox has left her counterpart Linda Lamone, of Maryland, to fend for herself as she has now come out in support of this bill. Speaking of Maryland, Gov. Ehrlich has again spoken out, more clearly this time, against paperless voting. My! My! Will wonders never cease....


  • NAtional: Commentary - Victor Landa: Voting today isn't what it used to be LINK


  • NAtional: It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp...Diebold Gets Desperate, Sends a Pro to Work the Corner of BRAD Street and Democracy Blvd. LINK


  • NAtional: Open source election systems desirable, unavailable LINK


  • CA: California ought to give all-mail voting a whirl LINK


  • CO: Say NO To Email And Fax Voting LINK


  • CO: Programmer wants voting machines open to hackers LINK


  • GA: Senate approves study of voting paper trail LINK


  • MD: Ehrlich strongly backs bill on paper ballots LINK


  • MD: Touch-Screen Voting Fallible, Gov. Ehrlich Says LINK


  • MD: House Committee Votes 20-3 to Scrap Diebold Touch-Screens in State! LINK


  • NY: Opinion - New York's new motto: 'Dead last and defiant' LINK


  • NY: Opinion - So Sue Us LINK


  • NY: Ulster County - Electronic voting machines on display LINK


  • OH: Voting Machine Support Costly LINK


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