Article: 'Daily Voting News' For March 20, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org After spending what must be over $1M total in Colorado and many months the state is in nearly exactly the same position they were in when they started. The court told the state they had to recertify their voting systems so all voting systems in use in the state were tested. Based on test results and information from the test labs nearly every voting system used in the state was denied certification. SoS Coffman proudly announced that voting systems were flawed. Then under pressure from the counties who use the systems and the vendors who stood to lose money, Coffman folded and decided that it would be alright for the counties and vendors to retest the machines. Naturally the counties and vendors reported that there were no problems and Coffman went along with that biased opinion and recertified the systems for use. The Governor and some legislative leaders then decided that paper ballots should be used in Nov. But no money could be found to support that change. So, long story short, nothing has changed from the time the court made their decision except a lot of labs and consultants made a lot of money. The same machines will be used with the same safeguards as previously were in place. ...

NAtional: E-voting vendor's Web site hacked The Web site of Sequoia Voting Systems, which is already under scrutiny for voting tally discrepancies in New Jersey, was hacked Thursday morning LINK

CA: Dan Walters: Court ruling offers hope to dysfunctional California politics LINK

CO: Money woes may doom paper-ballot bill LINK

CO: Colorado Backs Off Paper Ballot Plan LINK

CO: Editorial - Paper ballots go up in smoke LINK

CO: Paper-ballot plan folds amid worry on feasibility, cost LINK

CO: Editorial - Restore trust in system - and clerks' role Legislature's yo-yo process is undermining fair election LINK

CO: Paper ballots officially dead LINK

CO: Paper ballot bill flames out LINK

FL: New voting machines pass first hurdle for Plant City elections LINK

FL: Hillsborough County - New Voting Machines Ready For Plant City Election LINK

NJ: Urge New Jersey's Governor to Veto a Paperless 2008 Election LINK

NJ: State AG confronted on voting machines Milgram urged to join demand for analysis LINK

NJ: After threats, NJ clerks call for e-voting investigation County clerks in New Jersey asked the state's attorney general to investigate discrepancies observed in last month's primary. LINK

NJ: E-voting vendor blocks security audit with legal threats LINK

NJ: Sequoia's Explanation, and Why It's Not the Whole Story LINK

NJ: Sequoia attack dogs kill review into e-voting discrepancies LINK

NY: Follow the Count, Super Tuesday Votes Revisited LINK

OH: Portage County - Election workers frustrated by new rules State directives create lines when dropping off ballots; officials want to speed process LINK

PA: Voting system concerns voiced A Penn State researcher presented a report last night to members of the community about the security of voting systems. LINK

PA: Pennsylvania's Online Voter Registration Data Found Vulnerable LINK

PA: Bucks County - Activists blast voting machines Commissioner says equipment complies with federal law. LINK

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