Article: 'Daily Voting News' For January 31, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Counties are still making decisions on their voting systems of the future. Wayne Co Pennsylvania has opted for central-count optical scan machines provided by ES&S and AutoMark for accessibility. This decision was forced on the county when Advance Voting Solutions could not get their DRE system through testing and EAC certification. Meanwhile officials in Cuyahoga Co Ohio have decided to lease a central-count optical scan system, including 15 op-scan machines, from ES&S. There is no mention, yet, as to what the county will do for accessibility....

NAtional: Biggest-Ever Primary Day Poses Hurdles LINK

NAtional: Fortify Offers States Analysis of Voting Machines Secretaries of State are offered free source code analyzer to ensure security of state-owned electronic voting systems LINK

NAtional: Six states at "high" risk for voting machine mishaps on Super Tuesday LINK

NAtional: Election Fraud: An Expose and A Solution LINK

CA: Appeals Court Rules 10 Percent Hand-Count if Election Results Close LINK

CA: Mayhem Expected In California On Super Tuesday, According to Media Reports! LINK

CA: Paper ballots return to voting system LINK

CA: Riverside County - Poll volunteers brush up on process LINK

CO: Opinion - A return to paper ballots wrong move LINK

CO: Mesa County - State clears machines for Palisade, Fruita city elections LINK

FL: Voting machines thing of the past in Indian River, Martin County LINK

FL: Observation key to fair elections Officials welcome scrutiny, if done without bad motives. LINK

FL: Delay, glitch creates headache for St. Lucie voters LINK

FL: Broward County - Broward County Voters Give 110% in Florida Primary! LINK

FL: Palm Beach County - Software blamed for late election results in Palm Beach County LINK

FL: Palm Beach County - Upgrade could have prevented Palm Beach County voting glitch LINK

FL: Palm Beach County - Editorial - Despite smooth voting, Arthur Anderson turns in another disappointing performance in posting results LINK

MO: FOX Files: Electronic Voting Machines LINK

NY: GUEST VIEW: N.Y. must get voting reform right LINK

NY: On edge of an election overhaul LINK

NY: Advocates Say City Doesn't Have Enough Disabled Voting Machines LINK

NY: And Then There Was One (Voting Machine), For Now Anyway LINK

NY: City Election Officials Gear Up for Heavy Turnout LINK

NY: Disabled Voters Say Getting To Polling Sites Is Difficult LINK

OH: March 4 primary results face delay as elections board cites paper-ballot directive LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County signs lease for voting equipment LINK

PA: Wayne County selects new voting machines LINK

PA: Wayne County - County Chooses Paper Ballot Alternative LINK

TN: A Vote of No Confidence Can the electoral process be scattered, smothered and hacked? Nashville filmmaker David Earnhardt says yes. LINK

VA: Nelson County - Nelson election fight ends LINK

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