Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
"...he didn't see anything wrong with asking to work for Premier Elections Solutions, despite still managing a public office that owed the company $2.2 million." So claimed Buddy Johnson the former Supervisor of Elections of Hillsborough Co. Florida and often mentioned in this space. Also being reported, "Johnson spent about $2.5 million in federal grants on "voter education," including TV spots, radio ads, mass mailings and print pieces that featured his name and image prominently in the heat of a tight campaign." As I recall Johnson ended-up spending just a fraction of his campaign funds as compared to the newly elected SOE Phyllis Busansky....
National: More on Access to Alcohol Breath Tester Source Code LINK
National: EAC Certifies MicroVote EMS 4.0 Voting System LINK
FL: Hillsborough County - Buddy Johnson asked vendor for job while he was Hillsborough elections supervisor LINK
FL: Hillsborough County - Buddy Johnson under fire, says he is being treated unfairly LINK
FL: Hillsborough County - Johnson Asked Voting Machine Company For Job LINK
FL: Hillsborough County - Openness arrives at Hillsborough County elections office LINK
IL: Chicago - Politics ain't beanbag, and ballot bumping proves it LINK
MI: Detroit - Council questions Kilpatrick donor's contracts
Attorney William A. Phillips owns a company that works on Detroit's electronic voting equipment. LINK
MN: Franken asks high court to order election certificate LINK
MN: In Senate recount, suddenly geography is crucial LINK
MS: Lawmakers still mired in 'toxic' voter ID debate LINK
NJ: Assembly suspends mandate for voting-booth paper trails LINK
NY: Genesee County - Editorial: Certified voting mess
County election commissioners have hands full LINK
TN: State to research cost of paper ballots LINK
WA: King County - Editorial - Voters pick a pro for better elections LINK
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