Tax payers in four California counties need to question their counties decision to file a wasteful lawsuit against the Secretary of State. How much San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Kern money was wasted in this attempt to not follow the rules? Kern stupidly announced they were joining the suit on Wed. and heard the tentative ruling against them on Thurs. That's great planning....
- NAtional: Paper jam may curb Latino vote
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/74472.php - NAtional: The Legacy of Hanging Chads
As the Florida recount implodes, the high court decides Bush v. Gore
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2008/01/17/the-legacy-of-hanging-chads.html - NAtional: Can America Run a Fairer Election?
Why it's so hard to make sure that voting day goes as it should
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2007/11/01/can-america-run-a-fairer-election.html - NAtional: Rep. pushes bill offering cash for paper ballots
http://www.bradenton.com/local/story/337321.html - NAtional: New Jersey Congressman Rush Holts Grand Notion...
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_james_st_080117_new_jersey_congressm.htm - CA: Growth in absentee voters threatens to delay California tally
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_8000601 - CA: Tentative decision in San Diego case favors Secretary of State
http://calvoter.org/news/blog/index.html - CA: State's tallying may be delayed
http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_8008293 - CA: San Diego County - Judge Rules Against San Diego's Recount Dispute
http://www.kpbs.org/news/local;id=10699 - CA: San Diego County - Hand count of ballots for primary may grow
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080118-0642-1bo18handcount.html - CA: Solano County - Absentee voters told not to err
http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_8008261 - CA: Tulare County - One size does not fit all ballots
Absentee votes can be folded to send back to the county
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080118/NEWS/801180337 - CO: County clerks want all-mail ballot after machine, database problems
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20080117/NEWS/215990441 - CO: Coffman bows to clerks on mail vote
Secretary of state attempts to mend election fences
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/18/coffman-bows-to-clerks-on-mail-vote/ - CO: All-mail ballot wins ally
Secretary of State Coffman says he may support it, but not all clerks on board
http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_8003346 - CO: Voting system fix may need a 'time out'
Lawmakers should approve all-mail-in election this year
http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080118/OPINION01/801180371 - CO: Secretary of state closer to voting machine retest
http://www.gazette.com/articles/voting_32112___article.html/machines_coffman.html - CO: Voting machine measure clears House committee
http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1200646971/6 - FL: Touch-screen voting popular with many but on the way out
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-equipment1808jan18,0,1055249.story - IL: Elections officials defend safety of technology, watchdogs say it invites fraud
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=74867 - MA: New voting machines help sight-challenged voters
http://www.wickedlocal.com/orleans/news/x1295938680 - MD: Funding set for vote with 'paper trail'
Md. budget has $6.8 million for new optical-scan system
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.voting18jan18,0,4975106.story?coll=bal_tab01_layout - MD: Board gets grant to study 2008 election
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.election18jan18,0,5641950.story - NH: 'No Problems' in NH Hand Count Says Local Media (Who Apparently Didn't Bother to Check First with Anybody but the SoS)
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5572 - NH: New Hampshire law spells out how AccuVote technology must be used
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080118/NEWS08/756085301/-1/news - NH: Election officials shrug off criticisms of voting machines
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080118/NEWS08/421841469/-1/news - NJ: Bill prods states to drop paperless voting machines
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08018/850251-176.stm - NJ: Opinion - Electronic voting machines should have backup system
http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080118/OPINION/801180331/1046 - NY: Opinion - Judicial action gets New York moving on voting machines
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080118/OPINION04/801180347/1041/OPINION - OH: Brunner backs off centralized vote-counting demand
http://www.timesreporter.com/index.php?ID=78219&r=0 - OH: Ohio leaders, minus speaker, huddle to prepare for election
Husted cites scheduling conflict in missing presidential vote meeting on counting ballots
http://www.ohio.com/news/13887562.html - OH: Brunner backs off proposals for voting
Touch-screens still out; other changes can wait
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/01/18/brunner_backs_off.ART_ART_01-18-08_A1_AG93F1T.html?sid=101 - OH: Brunner backs off centralized vote-counting demand
http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/13899392.html - OH: Cuyahoga County - Ohio ACLU Sues SOS Brunner on Claims Voting System Changes Unlawful and Will Result in More Uncounted Ballots
http://discuss.epluribusmedia.net/node/531 - OH: Cuyahoga County - ACLU files suit to block paper ballots
New paper ballots called unconstitutional
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1200648648154251.xml&coll=2 - PA: Northampton County - County picks new electronic voting machines
Sequoia voting machines resemble lever machine ballots.
http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1200632747185131.xml&coll=2 - PA: Northampton County - County: It's Sequoia by a landslide
With lone holdout, council picks new voting machine vendor.
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1-3vote.6232153jan18,0,5272650.story - SC: Absentee vote gaining popularity
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/story/318700.html
