Article: 'Daily Voting News' For July 11, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org The use of the county's new DRE voting machines means that this year's municipal elections will cost Salt Lake Co Utah three times more than past elections. New technology has increased the amount of training and wages for election workers. Palm Beach and Sarasota Co's have both made a decision to fund for new voting machines....

NAtional: Rush Holt, HR 811 and Avante International LINK

NAtional: People for the American Way (PFAW) Continues Dishonest Lobbying Campaign for Holt Election Bill LINK

CA: ES&S Voting Machines Refusing to Comply with California SOS? LINK

FL: Palm Beach County - PBC approves funding for optical-scan voting LINK

FL: Sarasota County - New voting machines cost Sarasota $2.9M LINK

FL: Sarasota County - County approves $3 million for voting machines LINK

OH: Stark County - Election device to get test in Aug. 7 election LINK

PA: Bucks County - Mercer Museum Acquires Older Bucks County Voting Machine LINK

TX: Fort Bend County - Battle Lines Are Drawn Over Precinct Consolidation Plan LINK

UT: Salt Lake County - Election Costs Give SLC Council Sticker Shock LINK

WA: Initiative 25 Has the County's Democrats Lining Up to Oppose . . . More Democracy LINK

WV: Betty Ireland will not seek office in 2008 LINK

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