Article: 'Daily Voting News' For March 06, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org A request from the election integrity community to New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram was sent on March 4. We have asked her to allow an independent investigation of the recent problems with the state's Sequoia Advantage voting machines. Clearly Sequoia's response to the problem, it is the poll workers who are at fault, is false and colored by Sequoia's greed as they stand to pocket over $20M in vvpat printer sales in the state. These are the same machines used by two counties in Pennsylvania. So far the EAC has ignored this problem just as they have ignored all other problems with NASED qualified voting systems even though members of the EAC in management positions were directly involved in the NASED process. Press Release ...

NAtional: United Technologies Won't Let Bid For Diebold Die LINK

CO: Bill advances; County may halve early-voting sites LINK

CO: Committee backs paper balloting Despite approval of electronic ballots, paper still on top LINK

CO: Voting bill advances Paper-ballot plan clears committee despite opposition LINK

CO: Paper ballot election bill advances LINK

CO: San Miguel County - County's Electronic Vote Counters Recertified by State LINK

FL: Better audits are sought for voting State elections officials are wary of a hasty overhaul as they switch to optical scanners. LINK

KS: Sedgwick County - Are there enough polling places? LINK

MA: Aging voting machines present a challenge LINK

MS: Hosemannn says Recent Voter Purge Violated Federal Law LINK

NM: Can New Mexico Run a Successful Election? LINK

OH: Ohio's Primary and Election Reform - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly LINK

OH: Turnout, Technology and Nature Marred Balloting in Ohio LINK

OH: Brunner: Election system healthy Despite isolated quirks, secretary of state says Ohio is moving beyond problems of the past. LINK

OH: Opinion - Paper balloting worked, but so did touch-screens, so forget wasteful switch LINK

OH: Brunner, GOP at odds on election technology's success LINK

OH: Opinion - Ohio must get its voting act together LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County voters complain ballot secrecy was compromised LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Paper Gets Nod in Cleveland, Maybe Elsewhere LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Obama campaign's ballot complaint has Board of Elections officials upset LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Brunner applauds Cuyahoga's handling of election LINK

OH: Franklin County - Tax Money Paid For Surplus Of Paper Ballots LINK

OH: Lake County - Most Lake voters use electronic equipment LINK

OH: Lucas County - Timely election results not in the cards for Lucas County LINK

NJ: Citizens' Groups and Computer Experts Join NJ Election Administrator's and Congressman's Call To Investigate Troubled Voting Machines Citing Vendor's Pending Sales Contracts as a Conflict of Interest, Groups Call for an Independent Investigation LINK

PA: Advice to county: Practice before primary LINK

PA: Lackawanna County - Pa. county switches from touch-screen to optical scan e-voting machines LINK

PA: Montgomery County - Voter interest surges in Pennsylvania suburbs LINK

TX: Texas Two Step Turns Into Political Misstep LINK

TX: Unexpected turnout seen as big factor in Texas Democratic caucus complaints LINK

TX: Angelina County - Long night: Late-night vote-tally snafus 'probably set some records' LINK

TX: Nacogdoches County - Best laid plans work for elections office LINK

TX: Tarrant County - 'Clearly surprised by the turnout' LINK

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