Article: 'Daily Voting News' For May 8, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Today HR-811 was marked-up. We can only guess at what the bill looks like now and we should know before tomorrow's DVN. From what I have heard the bill seems not to have suffered from the mark-up process and amendments. In fact, it may now be better than it was when it was filed. The bill was voted out of conference by a party-line vote of 6-3 and will go to the floor for a vote sometime within the next two weeks....

NAtional: Testimony on Voting System Testing and Cerification LINK

NAtional: Voter Action Welcomes John Bonifaz LINK

NAtional: Resurrecting Jim Crow: The Erratic Resume of the Voting Section Chief LINK

NAtional: Voting Rights Hearing Scheduled in Senate LINK

NAtional: Effort to Ban Paperless Voting Machines Advances Out of House Administration Committee LINK

AL: Marshall County - County may look at voting changes LINK

CO: Boulder County - Elections official is moving on Liss will be deputy clerk and recorder in Jefferson County LINK

CO: Denver - New clerk and recorder promises to fix problems LINK

FL: This bill does a lot more than advertised LINK

IN: Veteran voters upset at problems LINK

IN: Marion County - Election headache: Delays at the polls LINK

IN: Marion County - Marion Co. struggles with Election Day problems LINK

LA: Louisiana Elections Burning Over Recent Legislation LINK

MD: In Carroll, some votes look better on paper Most municipalities prefer old ballots for local elections LINK

MS: Adams County - County election costs to get higher LINK

MS: Jackson County - Clerk says parties miss vote deadline LINK

NY: Electronic Voting May Be Ready by Fall '08, Official Says LINK

NY: Editorial - Vote of no confidence Keep old lever voting machines for now, until new technology is perfected LINK

NY: Congressional Hearing Reveals Voting Machine Flaws LINK

NY: Rensselaer County - New machines to be set for Troy voting LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Elections officials asked to improve LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Elections board sets its sights on race for the White House LINK

PA: Erie County - Another ballot, another boo-boo Absentee forms contain error for 2nd time in less than year LINK

UK: Voters won't pay for election chaos LINK

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