Article: 'Daily Voting News' For April 18, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org The Associated Press reports, "Two computer science professors said they found "significant gaps" in the state investigation into allegations electronic voting machines in Sarasota County failed to count about 18,000 votes in a contested congressional race decided by only 369 votes. David Dill, a Stanford University computer science professor and critic of electronic voting, compared the state audit of Florida's 13th Congressional District race to a plane crash in which investigators comb through specific sections of wreckage and ignore other key areas. "I think the investigation is incomplete. The state of Florida was trying, but I think they missed some things," Dill said Wednesday."...

NAtional: Rep. Maloney's Letter to the Department of Defence LINK

NAtional: Brennan Center Calls for Greater Transparency and Accountability of the EAC LINK

NAtional: "We Pretend To Vote; They Pretend To Be Elected" LINK

NAtional: Testimony, U.S. House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives LINK

NAtional: Lawmakers call for e-voting paper trails LINK

NAtional: Rodriguez Elected EAC Vice Chair LINK

CA: AP Interview: Early primary is trouble if voting systems fail LINK

CA: Alameda County - California Court Says Elections Officials Must Produce Electronic Vote-Counting Machine Data for Recounts LINK

CA: Alameda County - Judge Says Registrar Violated Elections Code and Constitution LINK

CA: San Diego County - County chief defends elections hiring LINK

FL: Senate vote ties primary-date move to paper ballots LINK

FL: Paper trail for votes gains pace across both chambers LINK

FL: Voting issues tied together A logjam on the primary date and touch-screens shows signs of progress. LINK

FL: Professors: State audit of electronic voting was inadequate LINK

FL: FL-13 - Sarasota election decision? Not yet Lawmakers are 'nowhere near' ready to say how Congress should investigate. LINK

FL: Sarasota County - iVotronic e-voting software issues to blame in Florida polemic? LINK

IL; Chicago - Problems counting votes in a third Chicago election LINK

MA: Editorial - Voter fraud: No smoke, no fire LINK

MO: House Testimony of Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan LINK

NV: Repairing a successful system LINK

OH: Montgomery County - More high school students could be poll workers LINK

SC: St. George - Election dispute in court Judge asked to toss St. George ruling LINK

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