Article: 'Daily Voting News' For March 27, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org The House Administration (full committee) is planning to markup Rep. Holt's Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 (HR. 811) on Thursday, March 29th at 10am. Any letters in opposition to this bill's lack of a ban of DREs should be addressed to House Administration and faxed to them today or tomorrow so they can be inserted in the Record. Meanwhile a judge in Orange Co. California ruled in a contested election that the vvpat did not have to be counted. And one more Cuyahoga Co. Ohio board of elections member has resigned leaving just one member to be removed from his position by the Secretary of State....

NAtional: Time for Congress to Move on the Holt Bill LINK

NAtional: Press Release - HBO's "Hacking Democracy" released on DVD -- a must see film LINK

NAtional: International observers find fault with 2006 United States election and call for Congressional reform LINK

CA: CACEO Goes Coo-Coo Over New 'Top-to-Bottom Review' Criteria for Voting Systems in California LINK

CA: Elections Officials Worry About Bowen Plan LINK

CA: State elections review prompts concern, optimism LINK

CA: Orange County - Janet Nguyen wins O.C. supervisor's seat A judge proclaims her the winner over Trung Nguyen by three votes. She will take office today, but an appeal is likely. LINK

CA: Orange County - Election Contest Decided by 3 Votes, Judge Refuses to Order Hand Count of Touch-Screen 'Paper Records' LINK

CA: San Diego County - Votes of little confidence LINK

CA: Santa Cruz County - County registrar scrambles to hold early presidential primary LINK

FL: Changes Possible For Voting Machines LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Terms of vote review disputed The state says the machine maker sent terms for a review of the Sarasota race but it ignored them LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Company's memo involving District 13 draws criticism LINK

IA: Bill allows voters to register on election day LINK

IL: Cook County - Orr says election will be smoother LINK

MA: Judge denies Diebold request to block ES&S pact with Massachusetts LINK

MD: Vote trail hits dead end in Senate Bill to require paper records has likely failed LINK

MD: Md. Senate deals blow to voting paper trail idea LINK

NY: Judge plans to view machines in Sleepy Hollow election today LINK

NY: Judge orders Sleepy Hollow voting machines opened LINK

NY: Judge orders Sleepy Hollow mayor's re-election confirmed LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Resignation leaves 1 person on Cuyahoga County elections board LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - 3rd member quits Cuyahoga elections board under pressure LINK

TX: Lamar County - Commissioners seek reprieve from machines LINK

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