Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Liberty voting systems is not able to take NO! for an answer. Liberty is the company that sold hundreds of thousands of Euros worth of voting machines to Ireland only so those machines could be found to be insecure and to have them stored since delivery in warehouses across the country; and the company whose voting machines have been banned in its home country of Holland. Last week the New York State Board of Elections chose not to allow the use of any DRE voting machines for persons with disabilities thus leaving Liberty with no where to sell their machines. Yesterday Liberty decided they would ignore the decision and turn to the courts so they filed a temporary restraining order in an attempt to get the courts to change the decision made by the state. Last night the court found against the company and refused to issue an immediate restraining order. A further proceeding will now take place on Thursday. The utter gall of this company that sells voting machines that can't be used in its home country and that are gathering dust in Ireland is amazing. NAtional: In Too Many Elections, Voters Remain 'Uncounted,' Miscounted or Denied the Right to Vote, As Filmmaker David Earnhardt Shows Us LINK
NAtional: Voting with (Little) Confidence
Experts say that when it comes to voting machines, usability issues should be as much of a concern as security. LINK
NAtional: Are states ready for the 2008 election? LINK
NAtional: BuzzFlash Interview with 'Uncounted' Filmmaker, David Earnhardt
PLUS: Why Machine-Printed Ballots and So-Called 'Paper Trails' are ALWAYS a No-Go if You Wish to Have Verifiable Elections... LINK
NAtional: Q&A: "There Is Such a Thing as Technology Overkill"
Interview with Dr. Avi Rubin, expert on e-voting LINK
AZ: Pima County - Ballots online: Can do but may be forbidden LINK
CA: Instant Runoff Voting Delayed LINK
CA: Sonoma County - Problems with mail-in ballots LINK
CA: Sutter County - It will be voters' choice LINK
CO: Johnson urges letter to Ritter
Lawmaker criticizes paper ballot proposal LINK
CT: Connecticut: Bysiewicz Prepared To Eliminate Manual Recoun LINK
FL: Editorial - Change primary system LINK
FL: Touch-screen mysteries LINK
FL: Some problems crop up in Florida vote LINK
FL: Election chiefs warned about voting 'glitch' LINK
FL: Voting glitches reported in Florida LINK
FL: Broward County - Federal monitors will watch over polling sites LINK
FL: Broward County - Florida Voting Problems LINK
FL: Hillsborough County - Hillsborough Hires PR Firm To Explain New Voting Machines LINK
FL: Martin County - Voting going smoothly as election day begins LINK
FL: Miami-Dade County - Glitches blemish S. Fla. voting LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Notable glitches mar otherwise smooth voting in Palm Beach County LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Voting underway; with a disruption in Kings Pointe LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Rush Limbaugh has trouble voting LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Problems with new voting machines reported in two precincts LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Problems with voting machines; reaction mixed on tax amendment LINK
FL: Volusia County - Canvassing board orders another count of early ballots LINK
FL: Volusia County - Voters Report Problems In Florida LINK
IA: Area voting machines fine with state LINK
IN: Marion County - Special election ballots to be tallied at central site
Clerk defends plan to eliminate scanners at polls after GOP expresses concern LINK
MN: Columnist - Nick Coleman: Every vote counts - unless, of course, it doesn't LINK
NY: They're Baaaack...
DRE Vendor Demands Court Restraining Order LINK
NY: Next challenge for New York: Run better elections than New Hampshire LINK
NY: Editorial: New York closer to better voting machines LINK
NY: Monroe County Has to Move Fast on Voting Machines LINK
NY: Tompkins County - Elections board picks optical scan machine LINK
OH: If It's Broke; Don't Fix It LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County - ACLU asks federal court to block paper ballots in Ohio county LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County - ACLU wants to keep Cuyahoga from using new voting system for primary LINK
OH: Lucas County - Ohio will review complaints about elections board LINK
PA: Lackawanna County - Voters association says paper ballots best for primary LINK
PA: Northampton County - No worries over voting machine challenge LINK
VA: Lawmakers wonder if state election laws are tough enough LINK
Germany: Security of Voting Machine in German State Election Questioned LINK
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There will be a report, in this space, on the Florida primary tomorrow....
