July 24, 2008 at 18:39:32 'Daily Voting News' For July 24, 2008 by JGideon     Page 1 of 2 page(s) www.opednews.com

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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

In today's featured article Bo Lipari of New Yorkers For Verified Voting opens, "It's become obvious that New York State's new voting systems will not be able to complete New York State certification testing in time for the scheduled 2009 rollout. The state sets the highest bar in the nation for approval of voting machines, one that vendors have never been required to meet before. Their performance in New York demonstrates that they are a long, long way from understanding that the public will not stand for poorly designed, badly tested and outrageously overpriced equipment, and a business philosophy of let the customer be damned."...

Featured – NY: Schedule Slips and Slippery Slopes
Voting Machines Can't Meet NY Standards in Time for 2009 LINK

National: Editorial - A Lesson Not Learned LINK

National: Columnist - They Fight but Can't Vote LINK

National: Lots of Bullets, Not Enough Ballots LINK

National: EAC Chair Urges Recruitment of Two Million Poll Workers for Presidential Election LINK

National: VA of two minds when it comes to voting help for veterans LINK

AL: Selma - Time to move forward LINK

AL: Selma - Visually impaired voters count, too. LINK

AL: Selma - ES&S: There's nothing to hack in optical voting machine LINK

CO: State no longer overseeing elections in Routt, Montrose counties LINK

GA: Early numbers show low voter turnout for primaries LINK

MA: Same-day registration push on hold LINK

MD: Predicting long delays at polls, group urges paper ballots in Nov. LINK

MS: Jones forms committee to craft new voter ID bill LINK

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