Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Just announced by Voter Action is that they have filed a preliminary injunction to stop Lackawanna, Northampton and Wayne Cos Pennsylvania from purchasing and using unverifiable, paperless DREs. They are citing state law which requires that all voting systems produce a "permanent paper record". The South Carolina Democratic primary is tomorrow. The state promises there will be no repeat of last Saturday's train wreck in the Republican primary. Let's hope the promises are kept and the machines all work the way they are supposed to.
In New Hampshire Secretary of State Gardner has told the media that Kucinich was satisfied with the few ballots that had been recounted and had called a halt to the recount. Gardner seems to have a bit of a problem because he had already received a letter from Kucinich that was critical of the results from some polling places and asked that the state conduct a complete and accurate recount. ...
CO: Election costs climbing skyward LINK
CO: Colorado's 2008 elections still hang in the balance LINK
CO: Clerks see high costs for Ritter vote plan
Counties float big numbers if paper ballots mandated LINK
CO: Editorial - The only choice for fair elections LINK
CO: Editorial - A good accord LINK
CO: Boulder County - Clerk: Latest election proposal would cause little disruption here LINK
CO: Eagle County - Eagle Co. may vote in person, on paper
Governor, state legislature want you to; most elections want you to vote by mail LINK
CO: Pitkin County voting machines up to snuff
Statewide, push is on for use of paper ballots LINK
CO: Pueblo County - Process of voting unlikely to change LINK
CT: Voting machines raise privacy concerns LINK
CT: Hearing on new voting method will be held in Norwalk LINK
CT: Legislature To Hold Public Hearings On Optical Scan Elections LINK
IA: Laying a paper trail LINK
FL: FGCU to provide elections certification program LINK
FL: Lost Votes in Florida's 2006 Election An Investigation into Excessive Undervotes on the iVotronics in the Attorney General's Race LINK
FL: Florida's Vanishing Votes LINK
MA: Voting machine debacle shows folly of federal mandates LINK
MA: ES&S Misleads Their Customers In Massachusetts LINK
NH: NH VIDEO: 'Shame of Custody' - Breakdown in Ballot Storage Procedures in New Hampshire Primary 'Recount'
SoS Refuses to Given Reason for Failing to Secure Ballots in Vault; Counting Room With Ballots Sealed Only by Removable 'Post-It Note' as 'Security Seal'... LINK
NH: NH Secretary of State Calls For Temporary Halt in Republican Hand Count, Candidate Albert Howard Objects LINK
NY: N.Y. picks new voting machines for handicapped
New York is the last state to implement the federal Help America Vote Act. LINK
OH: Bennett v. Brunner: The Sequel LINK
OH: Hate to say we told you so...OH Election Officials Encouraged by GOP To Mutiny v. SoS Brunner LINK
OH: Voting officials oppose quick changes LINK
OH: Local officials cool to Brunner's election plan LINK
OH: Drastic measures may be only option for top elections official LINK
OH: Voting machine fight gets ugly LINK
OH: Fayette County - Voting machine fix opposed by most LINK
OH: Mercer County - Scanners to count absentee ballots in Mercer County LINK
PA: Pennsylvania Voters Seek Injunction to Block Purchase of Electronic/Touchscreen Voting Systems
Cite Machines' Inability to Verify Votes, Secretary's non-compliance with law LINK
PA: Fayette County - Fayette studies different types of voting machines LINK
PA: Wayne County - County Still Looking At Voting Machine Options LINK
SC: South Carolina's Primary Voting Machine Problems
Most voting machines in Horry County didn't work at start of Republican primary LINK
SC: Troubling foul-ups at polls LINK
SC: Democrats Pass on Challenge to Secret Vote Counting in South Carolina LINK
SC: Group Offers Voters Paper Ballots For Saturday's Election LINK
SC: Activist Group, Election Commission Face Off Over Voting Machine Reliability LINK
SC: Voting machine error shouldn't reoccur Saturday, officials say LINK
VA: Senator Introduces Bill for Verified Voting in Virginia LINK
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