Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
It is apparent that even though the vendors had three years to prepare for the large number of machines they are selling, they were not ready. Now counties across the country are going into elections without enough machines or the machines they have were hastily built and are failing. There have been two, large, state primaries so far and two disasters. Though the vendors have done a good job of deflecting blame from the machine failures toward the human factor, they have not been totally successful. Local governments are threatening lawsuits or threatening to withhold money that is owed. Something must be done on a national basis, and very soon, or we are in for a disaster in November....
NAtional: Citizens Lobby Congress for Reliable Electronic Voting LINK
NAtional: Why I am for HCPB (hand counted paper ballots) LINK
CA: Amador County - Five of 80 new vote machines found faulty (4 AutoMark and 1 ES&S Op-scan) LINK
FL: Leon County - Sancho to meet with Diebold LINK
IL: Joliet - Tables turn LINK
IN: INDIANA TV NEWS: ES&S Breaks State Law -- Again! No Early Voting Ballots Provided, Just Electronic Touch-Screen Voting Machines that Don't Work LINK
IN: Marion County - County Experiences Problems on Day Three of Mock Election LINK
MD: Take Action for Voter Verified Paper Ballots in Maryland LINK
MI: Voting machines worry county's clerks (ES&S) LINK
MN: Bill expands list of acceptable voter ID LINK
MO: St Louis - St. Louisans go for touch-screens, officials say LINK
NY: Experts Release New Report Underscoring Continuing Need for Voting Rights Enforcement in New York LINK
NY: Erie County - Will Erie County Be Able to Comply with Federal Elections Reforms? LINK
NY: Nassau - New Nassau vote mandated LINK
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