March 26, 2007
By JGideon
a run-down of the days elections/voting news from across the country and overseas.
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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Today, Monday, the state of Massachusetts goes to court to defend themselves in a lawsuit brought by Diebold. Diebold claims that the state should have bought their accessible voting machines rather than the AutoMark that was offered by ES&S because the Diebold voting machine was the best of the two. Perhaps Diebold will offer to explain to the judge what makes their voting system accessible. I doubt that will happen because they would have a lot of problem proving the imaginary. ...
NAtional: Explosive new vote fraud developments continue to rock Ohio and Florida LINK CA: The Vote: California Secretary of State Debra Bowen Releases Draft Critera for Voting Machine Review LINK FL: Florida Voting Officials Warned of Glitch Before Election Losing candidate: Slow touch screens may have been culprit in undervote LINK FL: FL-13 - State Audit Team Replies to Questions Surrounding Newly Discovered ES&S 'Source Code Review Agreement' Sent to State Certification Chief LINK IL: Early voting a growing trend Some officials predict up to half the votes cast in 2008 will be before Election Day LINK KS: Kansas counties get new voting machines LINK MA: Firm sues Mass. over contract for voting machines for disabled LINK MA: Machines can be accessible too LINK MA: Voting device pact at issue Firm sues over snub by state LINK MA: Diebold cries 'do over!' after losing Massachusetts contract LINK MA: Governor's Web Site Reveals Voters' Home Addresses LINK MD: Press Release - Urge MD Senate to Pass Real Voter-Verified Paper Trail LINK MD: Md. Senate rejects paper trail proposal Sponsor concedes measure is likely dead for this legislative session LINK NY: Sleepy Hollow Democrats seek new election LINK OH: New Ohio evidence exposes apparently illegal 2004 recount activity by Hocking County's GOP Election Director, and a stinging complaint is filed in Cleveland LINK OH: Editorial - Keep Elections Honest in Ohio LINK OH: Cuyahoga County - Secretary of State Brunner Issues Complaint Against Cuyahoga Board of Elections LINK TX: Seguin County - Electronic ballots discussed at forum LINK VA: Bills could phase out touch screen voting LINK **"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or OpEdNews.Com**
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