'Daily Voting News' For January 27, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org The Election Assistance Commission and Commissioner Paul DeGregorio make every attempt to convince the voter that 98% of them had confidence in the last election, even pointing to a fictitious exit poll as evidence. The Fort Worth Star Telegram [see below] correctly reports, "After a year in which voters across the state expressed a lack of confidence in election returns, several lawmakers are pushing measures including a backup system for electronic voting machines, last-minute registration and required proof of citizenship."...

NAtional: EAC Response: The Facts About Voting System Test Labs LINK

NAtional: Response to "The Facts About Voting System Test Labs" LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Deal frees 800 machines for March election LINK

IL: Chicago - Chicago Elections Board sued over data breach It released 1.3M Social Security numbers on 100 computer disks LINK

NY: New York Won't Replace Voting Machines by the Fall LINK

NY: State unlikely to use new voting machines before '09 LINK

NY: Saratoga County - County dusts off old voting machines LINK

OH: Official Proposes 'Drafting' Poll Workers to Ease Problems LINK

OH: Brunner outlines goals; mail-in only for issue-only elections LINK

OH: Make staffing polls like jury duty, secretary of state will propose LINK

TX: Election tuneup is called priority LINK

TX: Washington County - Commissioners to look at standardized charges for voting machine rental LINK

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