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'Daily Voting News' For February 27, 2008

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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Today Election Assistance Commission commissioners met before the House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee to answer questions about how they have been spending tax-payers money. One Congressman, Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), asked the commissioners about their HAVA mandated duties as a "clearinghouse". The commissioners who responded, again, denied their responsibility to warn anyone of voting machine problems. They claimed that they just don't have the staff or funds to do the job. I need to point out to the commissioners, some of whom read DVN, that I am the compiler, writer, editor and publisher of DVN and it doesn't take a dime of tax payer's money to do what I do. All they need to do is to forward DVN out to election officials across the country and their mandate would be met. If that's too hard, I already send them reports of voting system failures every time they appear and ask them to forward them on to others who may need the information. All they need to do is to pass on the information as I request. Job done and the tax payers don't pay anything for a warnings that voting machines may have failed in one state and that failure may happen on the same machines used elsewhere in the nation. I guess it is easier to ignore problems and hope they just go away. It's easier, anyway, until you have to go before Congress and Congressman Hinchey begins demanding answers....

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  • CA: Los Angeles County to count flawed 'double bubble' ballots LINK


  • CO: Bill outlines paper-ballot election LINK


  • CO: Bill shifts votes to paper ballots
    Clerks criticize the plan, which allows electronic voting as a second choice. LINK


  • CO: Still Waiting LINK


  • CO: Bill would force voters to ask for touch screen LINK


  • CO: Bill would require use of paper ballots LINK


  • CO: Bill would open way for paper ballots LINK


  • CO: State lawmakers move forward paper ballot proposal for 2008 elections
    Bill allocates $3.5M for buying more scanners LINK


  • CO: All-paper voting bill has bipartisan face
    Top legislative leaders in both parties back it; county clerks skeptical LINK


  • CO: Lawmakers move ahead with paper ballots; scanners still in limbo LINK


  • CO: Denver - Dems botch caucus picks
    The huge turnout in the state created confusion, and Greens and Republicans were among those chosen as delegates. LINK


  • CO: La Plata County - Lawmakers present paper-ballot bill
    La Plata County clerk worries state could be 'laughingstock' LINK


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