Article: 'Daily Voting News' For December 20 and 21, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Posted on Thursday is the featured blog by New Jersey computer scientist Andrew Appel. In the blog and linked video Professor Appel shows how easy it is to remove and replace new security seals installed on the machines in New Jersey by Sequoia and the state. The professor also points out that the addition of these security seals is just another smoke-screen from Sequoia. It took him 7 minutes the first time he removed and replaced the seals.

This weekend also finds more from Minnesota including an article by one of the non-partisan observers to the whole recount procedure. Good job by all who have been involved in that process. We also have an article about Buddy Johnson, the soon to be out of work Hillsborough Co Florida election supervisor who has now dropped his request for $2.3M to cover cost overruns in this past election. Could it be he is nervous that the county has threatened to audit his office to find out how they spent their money? ...

Featured - NJ: Security Seals on AVC Advantage Voting Machines are Easily Defeated LINK

National: Check out all these unexpected deaths of people involved with elections LINK

AR: Election Commission seeks state law changes LINK

AR: Pulaski County - Review reveals general election confusion LINK

CA: San Mateo County - The Insider: Imagine there's no Diebold LINK

CO: Secretary of state pick has his plans Bernie Buescher wants a user-friendly website and better ties to county clerks. LINK

CT: Humans are the worry in vote counts LINK

FL: Hillsborough County - Johnson Drops $2.3 Million Request LINK

MN: Opinion - A recount to count on LINK

MN: Franken in front ... for now Canvassing board finishes work on bulk of challenges; Coleman in court over duplicates LINK

MN: What will it take to declare a winner? LINK

NJ: Looking at new and expensive ways to fix NJ's voting system LINK

NJ: Another snag for e-voting in NJ LINK

NY: 2 Elex panelists may have broken rules LINK

OH: Mike Connell, GOP 'IT Guru' Reportedly Killed in Solo Plane Crash! Yes, THAT Mike Connell, key witness in the Ohio election fraud case, King-Lincoln v. Blackwell LINK

OH: One of my sources died in a plane crash last night... LINK

OH: The suspicious, disturbing death of election rigger Michael Connell LINK

PA: Pa. high court allows voting-machine suit to proceed LINK

PA: Mercer County - Was your vote counted this year? Most likely LINK

TX: Dallas County - Report refutes ballots in dead Dallas County voters' names LINK

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