Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
Two Senators have introduced a bill in the Senate that will reimburse counties for paper ballots if they are provided along with DRE voting machines in precincts. This bill was begun as an idea from a blogger and shows the power of the blog. / Diebold claims to have solved a design flaw that caused their e-poll book to crash constantly while being used in Maryland's primary. One has to wonder how that fix was made and put on the Maryland machines without ever going through federal certification testing. / Denver Colorado seems to have purchased second-hand Sequoia "card activators" from Chicago. They were used in the failed Chicago primary. The equipment then failed in Denver last month. Good plan and they saved a whole $10,000....
NAtional: Senators Propose Funds for Paper Ballots to Back Up Electronic Ones LINK
NAtional: House Committee To Hold Hearing On Verification, Security, and Paper Trails LINK
NAtional: Senators Boxer and Dodd Introduce Emergency Paper Ballot Legislation In Senate LINK
AZ: Opinion - Resolve issues on hand counts of state ballots LINK
CA: San Mateo County - Delay in vote count forecast LINK
CO: Editorial - Election ruling right on target LINK
CO: Officials urge Coloradans to vote by absentee ballot LINK
CO: Columnist - A surefire election forecast LINK
CO: Editorial - Trust in machines is hard to come by. A judge rules that the secretary of state's office botched the certification of Colorado's new voting machines, but he's right to allow their use LINK
CO: CNN's Lou Dobbs: 'No standards, no testing, relying on the manufacturers. It's just inconceivable.' LINK
CO: Denver - Voting equipment not new LINK
CO: Denver - Glitches take toll. Election commission to mothball part of new voting system LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Paper ballot question for Sarasota appealed LINK
HI: Officials Say Ballots Security Not Breached LINK
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