Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
Jefferson Co., Kentucky election officials have told the local media that they will be 'testing' their new accessible voting machines in tomorrow's election. This is the same thing we are going to be seeing from jurisdictions all across the country this year. "Testing"! We, the voters, are going to be asked to test these new machines, which will fail more than they should, in real elections. Training for election workers is scarce. Training for the voter is non-existent. I hope I am wrong but I fear not....
FL: Volusia County - County Council's against wall in paper-ballot fight LINK
IA: Clinton County - Placing blame where it belongs LINK
IL: Early voting raises concerns about ballot security LINK
IN: Allen County - County updates voting locations LINK
KY: Jefferson County - Voting machines for disabled to get tested in special elections (Why are they 'testing' voting machines in real elections?) LINK
KY: Jefferson County - Special voting machines ready to go LINK
MD: Maryland Moving Toward Reliable Voting System LINK
MS: Senate approves final version of bill for voting machines LINK
MS: Coahoma County - Coahoma clerk says criticism of secretary of state a misunderstanding LINK
NC: Polk County - Voting machine standoff ends; touchscreen units win LINK
NC: Wake County - Wake rejects touch-screen voting LINK
INternational: Nigeria - Alliance for Democracy Vows to Resist E-Voting LINK
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Jefferson Co., Kentucky election officials have told the local media that they will be 'testing' their new accessible voting machines in tomorrow's election. This is the same thing we are going to be seeing from jurisdictions all across the country this year. "Testing"! We, the voters, are going to be asked to test these new machines, which will fail more than they should, in real elections. Training for election workers is scarce. Training for the voter is non-existent. I hope I am wrong but I fear not....
**"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or OpEdNews.Com**
