Today's featured article comes from Colorado but it could just as easily come from many states in the nation. The article discusses the changes that are being made in election technology; changes to the good. There will be more paper ballots and less touch-screens used in the coming Nov. election when compared to the last couple national elections. The state Senate Majority Leader is quoted as saying this about the election integrity community, "I believe the group has gotten larger. It's become more mainstream and people are paying more attention to them. They are an entity that's at the table and has a voice that is listened to". Meanwhile the Secretary of State told the newspaper, ""I think they have a fundamental belief that anything electronic, as it relates to voting, is evil and undermines our political system. They live in a world of conspiracy theories and are highly motivated. No matter what I do, so long as it leaves some form of electronic voting intact, it will be wrong by their standards". I'll leave it to the reader to make up their mind who is correct....
Featured Article: Colorado: E-voting opponents leave mark By lawsuits and law, paper ballots regaining ground LINK
NAtional: VVSG Update: Possible Next Steps by the Election Assistance Commission LINK
NAtional: Another Ineffective e-Voting Reform Bill that Solves Nothing LINK
NAtional: Count Every Vote: Sampling v. Full Counts LINK
AL: Perry County - AG criticizes Justice Dept. in voter fraud probe LINK
CO: Grand Lake told to be cautious about voter rights LINK
FL: Optical scanners get a trial run in West Palm Beach today LINK
FL: Today's West Palm commission ballot on new machines LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Optical scanners: Good or bad for elections? LINK
MO: Buchanan County - County stuck with election machine maintenance tab LINK
NC: Opinion - Instant runoff voting poses problems LINK
NJ: Ocean County - Elections chairman questioned Gilmore forced to answer for 2 hours on entire process LINK
NY: Albany County - Move to cut polling places decried Reducing number of voting sites could disenfranchise residents of Albany's poor neighborhoods, critics say LINK
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