Article: 'Daily Voting News' For July 30, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org In today's "Featured" article, Voter Action had this to say in opposition to S.3212, "The United States Congress should be investigating, not financing, the private companies that have sold the DRE systems to states and counties throughout the country. With more than 3 billion dollars at stake, the American people have the right to know whether these companies knowingly marketed a defective product, as some evidence now reveals. If, in fact, any of these companies engaged in deceptive practices in accessing public funds, they should be held accountable and states and counties should get their money back. Just as Congress needed to apply scrutiny to Big Tobacco, it is time for Congress to investigate the elections industry." We agree with Voter Action and call on Congress to defeat S.3212 and any other legislation that "funds and encourages the continued use of this faulty voting equipment"....

Featured - National: Voter Action's Statement In Opposition To Senate Bill 3212 Sanctioning Continued Use of Electronic Voting Machines LINK

National: New Novel 'Cassandra Chanting' Penned by an Anonymous Voting-World Insider Shows How Our 2008 U.S. Presidential Election Can be Stolen LINK

National: The season for movies about voting LINK

National: A Chat with Filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman on the eve of the release of "STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote" LINK

National: One size doesn't fit all voters LINK

National: States weigh return to paper ballots LINK

CA: Online voter registration close to reality LINK

CA: Why California Secretary of State Debra Bowen Pulled the Plug on E-Voting LINK

CA: Debra Bowen: A Politician Who Gets 'IT' LINK

CA: Calif. official votes for optical scans, hand tallies LINK

FL: Voting machines to change next month to include paper trail LINK

GA: Documents show Georgia's Secretary of State knew of Diebold patch LINK

NH: Audit: NH Sect State office out of compliance LINK

NV: Dayton's early voting times called unfair for day shift workers LINK

NY: NYC Elections Board Hires Spin Doctors for $6.5 million LINK

OH: Controversial Voting Machine "Sleepovers" Still Legal LINK

OH: Franklin County - Elections board has plan for long lines 250 more machines, new distribution strategy proposed LINK

PA: Centre County - Vote overhaul could cost $1.1 million LINK

PA: Centre County - Centre still unsure of cost of new voting system LINK

VA: Goochland County - Long lines may await voters in November LINK

WA: County works to make voting more accessible LINK

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