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

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org The arrogance of some election officials is stunning. Voters in Alameda Co California disputed election results from a 2004 initiative. A group of voters asked for all records from the machines. The county denied that request. The group went to court and a Superior Court Judge found in favor of the voters and instructed the county to turn over all information from the election, including information from the voting machines. The county has continued to refuse to turn anything over, to the extent of sending the machines back to Diebold. The county now faces sanctions and fines. Why would they refuse a court order? What does the county have to hide?...

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NAtional: The Fraudulent Fraud Squad LINK

NAtional: The Guvs Must Be Crazy LINK

CA: Editorial - County ignoring court order warrants sanction LINK

CA: San Francisco - S.F. may have to count November ballots by hand Elections chief says voting machines do not meet requirements LINK

CA: San Francisco - S.F. may have to wait for e-voting LINK

CA: San Francisco - Vote machines subpar, official warns Ink scanners faulty -- ballot tally may have to be by hand LINK

FL: Crist to sign election bill, speak at lunch during visit LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Committee recommends new voting machine maker LINK

IN: Editorial - Making voting easier LINK

MD: O'Malley OKs buying new voting system LINK

NJ: State asks NJIT to test voting machines. LINK

NJ: NJIT to test paper record systems on electronic voting machines LINK

OH: Giving the voters "poisoned food" to "nourish" democracy LINK

OR: Opinion - The (ugly) secret of Oregon's elections LINK

PA: Bedford County - Bedford commissioner hopeful elects to challenge ballot count LINK

PA: Fayette County - Poll problems challenged election officials LINK

PA: Luzerne County - State police handling case of the two missing voting machines LINK

PA: Luzerne County - Officials investigate report of missing voting machines LINK

TX: Discredited Voter Suppression Tactic Still Kicking in Texas LINK

TX: Galveston officials fume over new voting system LINK

TX: Harris County - Editorial - The real problem LINK

TX: Wise County - City may have to hold new election LINK

TX: Wise County - In tiny Aurora, misfortune strikes twice in matter of days LINK

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