Article: 'Daily Voting News' For December 06, 2006

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org A county supervisor in Riverside Co. California has opened his mouth and may regret it. He has challenged the local advocacy group, SaveRVote, to bring in a computer expert and hack their Sequoia voting machines. They say it can't be done and are challenging someone to come in and prove them wrong. Any takers? / Recently EAC Commissioner Donnetta Davidson spoke before the "Florida State Association of Supervisor of Elections". Witnesses to that speech have reported that Ms. Davidson expressed concern that Democrats won control of the Senate in the recent election. Her concern? She stated that she had promises from Republicans in the Senate that legislation requiring a voter verified paper audit trail and audits would never come to the floor. Ms. Davidson's statements seem to be neither independent nor bipartisan and show a willingness to play politics rather than work for the good of the voter....

NAtional: Opinion - The Election Is in the Mail LINK

NAtional: Panel Backs Guideline Favoring Voting-Machine Verification LINK

NAtional: Electronic voting panel passes proposal LINK

NAtional: Federal Election Panel Supports NISTs Recommendations LINK

NAtional: Panel changes direction on e-voting audit trail LINK

NAtional: Electronic Treason LINK

CA: Napa County - Shaver asks for recount AmCan City Council results in question LINK

CA: Riverside County - Group presents analysis of county voting problems ELECTION: A supervisor challenges Save R Vote to find a person who can hack the system. LINK

CA: Riverside County - Supervisors give OK on election LINK

CO: Montrose County - County appoints five to election committee LINK

DE: Do you vote? If so, did it count? LINK

FL: ACLU of Florida Calls for Voter-Verified Paper Trail LINK

FL: Sarasota County - State says voting machine test variations due to human error LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Experts say faulty ballot design in Sarasota cost Jennings win LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Human Error Blamed in Vote Test LINK

IL: Kane County looks at how to improve voting LINK

IL: Kane County - Election hotline a success, even if election wasn't LINK

MD: Politicos: MD will switch to paper audit systems in '08 LINK

NY: Security of newer voting machines questioned LINK

TX: Opinion - Get It On Paper: Electronic voting machines need backup LINK

VEnezuela: Smartmatic's Electronic Voting Technology Near Perfect in Venezuelan Presidential Election LINK

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