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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Now that Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman has followed state law and found that nearly every voting system used in the state has problems resulting in decertification or conditional certification of those systems, he wants the laws changed to make voting system certification easier. He claims he doesn't want to change requirements for security or accuracy but, on the other hand, he thinks a change to state law to allow the vendors to install software patches following an abbreviated certification process, with no federal testing or certification, would be good. He also doesn't want to be bothered with state certification testing looking instead to other states for their test results. Of course this would allow him to pick and chose between states. California decertified Premier voting systems and recertified them with conditions. Colorado did not decertify their Premier machines. Perhaps Coffman would rather look at testing done by Washington state where there is next to no testing other than an acceptability test done on vendor provided equipment with vendor provided test ballots? He clearly doesn't like the results of their testing so he is searching for a test that will give him what he considers to be acceptable results....
NAtional: A Step in the Right Direction LINK
NAtional: (France) French e-voting study highlights hidden costs
Electoral districts have difficulty evaluating all the costs associated with using electronic voting machines LINK
NAtional: (France) French e-voting study highlights hidden costs
Districts didn't budget realistically for deployment issues LINK
NAtional: Tougher voter ID laws fuel debate LINK
AZ: Arizona: Judge Orders Election Database Release LINK
CA: Election Software Lost in Transit LINK
CA: Lost In Transit LINK
CA: San Diego County - County suing state over voting-machine use conditions LINK
CA: San Diego County sues secretary of state LINK
CA: San Diego County - County sues official over voting machine rules LINK
CA: San Diego sues Bowen over voting machine restrictions LINK
CA: San Mateo County - Voting machines to be tested for presidential primaries LINK
CA: Tulare County - Mixup on voter form deadline LINK
CO: Secretary Of State Wants To Fas-Track Election System Fixes
Coffman Asks Legislators To Change Law To Affirm His Decisions LINK
CO: Most Electronic Voting Machines Banned in Colo. LINK
CO: Quick fix possible? LINK
CO: Colorado Decertifies Machines for Voting LINK
CO: Looser rules sought for voting fix
Mike Coffman says the current "inflexible bureaucratic process" won't allow machines to be fixed for 2008 elections. LINK
CO: Editorial - Talbot: Your vote counts ...
... except in 1 percent of test cases LINK
CO: Editorial - A vote for flexibility
Secretary of state should be able to streamline certification LINK
CO: Editorial - Patchwork plan to tally votes LINK
CO: Solution may not be simple
Coffman appeals for calm, but new lawsuit possible LINK
CO: El Paso, Teller counties pass muster in state tests LINK
CO: Douglas County - Cities, including a rookie, deal with ballot curveball
Castle Pines North among those with elections at hand LINK
CO: Eagle County - Eagle Co. escapes voting machine crisis
Local equipment not included in those deemed unreliable and unsecured, officials say LINK
CO: Garfield County - Secretary of state nixes GarCo voting machines LINK
CO: Garfield County can't count on voting machines
County clerk not sure what will happen in upcoming election LINK
CO: Jefferson County - Jeffco to appeal voting machine decision LINK
CO: Ouray County - State decertifies e-voting systems LINK
CO: Routt County - Coffman, legislators seek election solutions
County clerks fear voter confidence is shaken LINK
FL: Court Enjoins Florida Voter Registration Requirement LINK
FL: State Will Fight Judge's Ruling On Voter ID LINK
FL: Judge blocks Florida voter-ID law LINK
IL: Kane County - County clerk works to fight election confusion
Official says Web site and early voting could help with double election LINK
MI: Some Michigan voting machines same as Colorado's LINK
NM: New Mexico has no plans to toss voting machines LINK
NY: New Voting Machines May Not Meet State Standards LINK
NY: N.Y. lags in voting-machine overhaul
Justice Department suing; court case resumes today LINK
NY: NYS Faces Court Order For New HAVA Voting Machines LINK
OH: Editorial - Look to Minnesota for vote-counting solution LINK
OH: Editorial - Ohio votes LINK
OH: Ohio governor backs 2008 election overhaul LINK
OH: Concerns About Ohio Voting Machine Vulnerability LINK
OH: Ohio Will Likely Face Big Vote-Counting Problems in 2008 LINK
OH: NE Ohio elections boards back vote counters pulled in Colorado LINK
OH: Ohio's return to paper ballots will be studied, speaker says LINK
OH: Governor, speaker urge action on voting reform LINK
OH: Voting changes a costly concept
Brunner gives her plan a $31 million price tag LINK
OH: Strickland backs voting overhaul LINK
OH: Columnist - Ann Fisher commentary: Can Ohio deal with another ballot box? LINK
OH: Harvey Wasserman on New Ohio Voting Report: "The 2004 Election Was Stolen... Finally We Have Irrefutable Confirmation" LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County - Colorado rejects vote scanner that Ohio official wants LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga elections board to meet Thursday on voting equipment LINK
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