Article: 'Daily Voting News' For April 15, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Today the House GOP members managed to block Congressman Rush Holt's emergency voting bill with a 239 - 178 vote; 2/3 majority was required for passage. It is unknown at this time what the next move will be. Maybe an all-out ban on DREs? The bill would get no where but it would bring the Election Integrity Community back together.

Today is "Match Day" for Sequoia. Can they satisfy Smartmatic with a matching offer that will save themselves from Hart Intercivic? And, if they do will they have enough funds left to continue paying their contracts and employees? ...

NAtional: Surprise: Election Reforms Politicized LINK

NAtional: Avoid Corporate Crime - Hand Count The Paper Ballots LINK

NAtional: GOP Objections Mean Uncertainty for Paper Ballot Bill LINK

NAtional: Holt Blasts Republicans for Blocking Emergency Voting Bill LINK

NAtional: House GOP Leaders and White House Deliver Blow to Verifiable Election LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Supervisor of elections has vexing blind spot LINK

IN: Tippecanoe County - Final voter filings for county up 6,000-plus LINK

MO: Paper ballots required under Missouri legislation LINK

NJ: The NJ/Sequoia Voting System Mess Unraveled and Reraveled LINK

NY: Albany County - Help at polls for disabled voters County lawmakers expected to OK $1.6 million plan to buy 210 ballot-marking machines LINK

OH: Brunner: Counties should be permitted to hold mail-only elections LINK

OH: Brunner proposes mail-only elections LINK

OK: OK voters required to show ID at polls LINK

PA: Pennsylvania's Primary: Paperless and Unverifiable LINK

PA: Carbon County ready for primary LINK

WV: Cabell voters will see touch screen voting again this primary LINK

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