Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
The Help America Vote Act of 2002 gives specific qualifications for Election Assistance Commission commissioners. They "shall have experience with or expertise in election administration or the study of elections." Yesterday the Senate Rules and Administration Committee passed, with no hearings, the nomination of Caroline Hunter to replace Paul DeGregorio as a commissioner. Hunter has voted in the passed. That is most of her experience in elections. Most recently Ms. Hunter served as Deputy Director of Public Liaison for the White House. She's also been a Deputy Counsel to the RNC. Clearly Hunter was not selected for this position based on HAVA mandated experience....
NAtional: Unqualified, Inexperienced GOP Operative, White House Liaison, Approved By Senate for EAC Post Without Public Hearing, Recorded Vote LINK
NAtional: New EAC Commissioners Appointed Without Confirmation Hearings LINK
NAtional: The Senate Did What? LINK
NAtional: $82 Buys E-Voting Secrets LINK
NAtional: Princeton Professor Finds No Hardware Security In E-Voting Machine LINK
CA: Dan Walters: Democracy defended and defied LINK
CT: New Electronic Voting Machines Arrive in Westport LINK
FL: Feinstein initiates touch-screen review LINK
NJ: Securing the vote moves beyond curtains and levers LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County - League of Women Voters pushing provisional voters to register LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County - Letters warn 1,200 about rejected votes LINK
WA: King County - Test run next spring for all-mail vote
Special election will precede countywide rollout in fall '08 LINK
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