Article: 'Daily Voting News' For April 4, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org As recently as October of 2004, the first voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) printer was qualified for use on Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machines used in this country. These printers came about due to the insistence of the voters that there be a means of auditing elections. However, even in that short time, we have found that the printers often do not work as we expected them to. The printers have proven to be a placebo rather than a reliable tool. In fact the printers fail as often as the DREs they are mounted on and because of those failures they cannot be relied upon to produce ballot printouts to be used for audits. It is clear that VVPAT printers don't serve their purpose. Why were there problems in Cuyahoga Co.? Why didn't the voters notice that their votes were not being recorded on the VVPAT's? That's the problem. Voters tend not to look at the VVPAT tapes for a number of reasons. A new, improved VVPAT printer will be no different and if the voter doesn't verify the paper audit trail the paper audit trail may be worthless. The answer is to use only voter marked paper ballots and ban the use of electronically marked electronic ballots that unverifiable because no one can review internal data inside a computer. Note: There are many handy items that you can use to learn more about the danger of DRE voting machines and why they should be banned here: HERE...

INternational: France Fears American-Style 'Kafkaesque Balloting' on New Electronic Voting Machines LINK

INternational: France - Opposition to Electronic Voting System Grows in France LINK

CA: Time for closer scrutiny on e-voting LINK

CA: Monterey County - Why Nobody Should Ever Have to Trust an Elections Official: Tony Anchundo Reports to Jail LINK

CA: San Mateo County - Elections may prove to be very expensive Additional primary, changes to voting machines could mean more work, increased costs LINK

CO: Lawmakers consider permanent mail-in ballots LINK

CO: Routt County election fix ordered LINK

FL: Opinion - Our view: Truth in voting Paper trail for Florida's election process shouldn't be a partisan issue LINK

IA: Same-day voter registration on the way LINK

IN: Delaware County voting system passes early test LINK

IN: Randolph County prepares for primary election LINK

MN: Report of Minnesota's Post Election Audit Released LINK

OH: Secretary of state blames predecessor for office's shortfall LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Secretary of state pulls plug on Bennett Election board chief violated policy, according to Brunner LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Bob Bennett, Ohio GOP Head and Last Holdout on Cuyahoga County Election Board, Suspended by Brunner LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County election board chairman is suspended LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Judge: Elections board member must face removal hearing LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Secretary of state pulls plug on Bennett Election board chief violated policy, according to Brunner LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Action in Ohio elections battle escalates LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Brunner suspends Cleveland elections official LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County Board Of Elections Battle In Court LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Judge refuses to halt proceedings to remove Cuyahoga election official LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Bennett loses a round; swings back at Brunner LINK

PA: Lackawanna County - E-voting still faces hurdles, glitches LINK

VA: Voting-machine clash looms LINK

WI: Burlington - Town of Burlington chairman results in question LINK

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