Article: 'Daily Voting News' For January 09, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org "Voting machines are different from other things bought by a government. In purchasing voting equipment, election officials must rely heavily on the integrity, honesty and reliability of the vendor selling them this equipment."--Gary Greenhalgh, VP ES&S. The same Gary Greenhalgh who was President of the Election Center and worked for convicted felon Ransom Shoup of Shouptronic fame and with MicroVote, another voting machine company with a checkered past. / "The 2006 election was a success: Most of the millions of Americans who cast their ballots did so with confidence. Despite some isolated problems, exit polls showed that in 98 percent of U.S. jurisdictions, the process worked so well that voter confidence rose to levels not seen since before Election 2000." This according to EAC Commissioner and Chief Blower of Smoke, Paul DeGregorio....

NAtional: VP at Election Giant ES&S Threatens To Sue MadCowMorningNews LINK

NAtional: How to hold successful elections LINK

NAtional: E-voting controversy overcasts its success LINK

NAtional: The Ciber Report? The EAC Now Admits It Really Exists LINK

CA: NEW: E-voting critic tapped as deputy secretary of state LINK

CA: New Bowen Deputy Forced Schwarzenegger to Pay Millions LINK

CA: CA-50 - Appeal Heard on CA50 Election Case LINK

CO: Logan County - Goodbye to a public servant 3-term county clerk elects to leave office on her own terms LINK

CO: Montrose County - Election judges' report mixed LINK

FL: Supreme Court refuses to hear paper trail suit LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Florida Voters Challenge Judge's Shutdown of Election Investigation LINK

IA: Iowa General Assembly Urged to Upgrade Election Procedures LINK

IL: Cook County - Part of vote blame on Orr Election report faults county clerk, technology firm LINK

IL: Cook County - Panel: County clerk, voting-machine maker to blame for glitches LINK

NY: Delaware County - Group plans forums on voting machines LINK

UT: Orem to look at using old punch cards for elections LINK

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