Article: 'Daily Voting News' For December 07, 2006

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org The folks in Alaska may have a good idea that needs to be discussed (see the first article below). Essentially they are suggesting a separate, national, hand counted, paper ballot for President. Any registered voter can vote anywhere on that single race. The immediately apparent advantage is that it will enfranchise voters who may be away from home as they can walk into any polling place on election day, prove they are registered and vote the presidential ballot and that ballot would be counted, by hand, right along with every other ballot gathered at the polls. Of course, a glaring argument against is that this would require a national voter registration data base and states are having trouble just getting it right for themselves without joining all 50 plus the territories together into one. It may be an idea worth discussion and thought though. ...

NAtional: Editorial - Alaska editorial: Nation needs a single, presidential paper ballot LINK

NAtional: Where's the Voter Fraud? LINK

NAtional: Panel passes electronic voting guidelines, encourages use by states LINK

NAtional: Panel wants paper trail for touch-screen voting A committee voted to create a national standard that could eliminate paperless electronic voting machines. LINK

NAtional: Opinion - Think globally, protect the vote locally LINK

NAtional: EAC Approves Voting System Testing & Certification Program Standards LINK

NAtional: EAC Releases Findings of Voting Fraud and Voter Intimidation Study LINK

NAtional: U.S. board approves testing of e-voting machines EAC votes unanimously to approve a manual for testing and certification of e-voting machines LINK

NAtional: Remember the Pinto or Why Isn't the Performance of Our Voting Machines as Important as the Performance of Our Blenders LINK

NAtional: Agency Toughen Voting Security Program LINK

CA: Opinion - New elections czar promises to focus attention on better form of e-voting LINK

CA: Riverside County - Supervisor Bets 'A Thousand To One' That His Sequoia Voting Machines Can't Be Hacked! LINK

CO: Denver - City elections chief quits LINK

CT: Editorial - A TrueVote Vindication LINK

CT: Audit finds new optical scan voting machines accurate, reliable LINK

FL: Tired Of Being Butt Of Election Jokes, Florida Fights Back LINK

FL: FL-13 - Dean calls for new election in District 13 race LINK

FL: Sarasota County - D-13 audit heads to Tallahassee Experts to verify that Sarasota County's voting software has been state-certified LINK

FL: Sarasota County - SP TIMES: Jennings to Ask House for 'Investigation' in FL-13 Race LINK

IN: Allen County - Criminal campaign charges LINK

KS: Sedgwick County - Landwehr's opponent contests vote Democratic challenger Walt Chappell claims an error or fraud occurred in the election; Rep Brenda Landwehr says there's no validity to the accusations. LINK

OH: Fairfield County - Diebold taking blame for invalid election results LINK

OH: Washington County - State ousts final elections board official LINK

PA: Chester County - Recount will be a test of voting system LINK

NJ: Opinion - Ballots obtained by messengers open door for voting fraud LINK

TX: Waller County - Waller officials vote to abolish elections office LINK

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