Article: 'Daily Voting News' For February 02, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org According to an article in Hometown Annapolis; "Addressing the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee yesterday, state Elections Administrator Linda Lamone conceded that a paper voting record will be a part of future Maryland elections, although she still believes in the integrity of the state's current system. "After meeting with you and other policy-makers over the past several days, it is clear that there is a consensus to take the next step towards a voter verifiable voting system," Ms. Lamone said. "As we move forward, I want to work with you to ensure that we do not lose the advantages that we have gained - a secure, accurate and reliable system - or make mistakes that will undermine the rights of voters with disabilities or diminish usability.-- Lamone will continue to 'jibber-jabber' about her paperless Diebold machines until they pry them from her control....

NAtional: Sarasota Selling Defective Voting Machines Plus - All the dirt on ES&S VP Gary Greenhalgh LINK

AZ: Live video of ballot counting, early-vote notification pushed LINK

CA: Nevada County - Committee inspects voting machines LINK

FL: Crist and Wexler Announce Plan to Deliver a Paper Trail for Florida LINK

FL: Election watchdogs like Crist's plan LINK

FL: Goodbye to most touch screens? LINK

FL: Crist casts a ballot for trouble LINK

FL: Crist's paper trail plan draws raves LINK

FL: Watchdog groups open to Crist's voting-machine plan LINK

FL: Election chiefs wary of vote-machine plan LINK

FL: Why Voting Needs a Paper Trail LINK

FL: Florida Voters Coalition 2007 Position Paper on Voting Systems LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota Officials Freeze Election Data, as Jennings Battle Wages On LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Dent promises new voting machines for fall elections LINK

ID: Vote-by-mail plans advance LINK

IL: Collinsville to test new voting devices LINK

MD: Voting reform seen unlikely until 2010 LINK

MD: Proposals push for early voting, option of using paper ballots LINK

MD: Voting paper trail option offered LINK

OH: Editorial - Find a better way to get poll workers LINK

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