Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Liberty Election Systems (NEDAP) has already been to court in New York and should have a decision early next week as to whether their argument to be put on the short list of voting systems that can be purchased by the state's counties. Their DRE machine has already been banned in their corporate home in The Netherlands and may soon be banned in parts of Germany. Yesterday Premier Election Systems (Diebold) went to court and have obtained a show-cause order directing members of the state Board of Elections to appear for a hearing in state Supreme Court, on Tuesday, to learn why the Premier version of AutoMark was not on the same short list of approved voting systems. The following message is for the few election officials who are in counties in Colorado and California and a couple other states and who will not be able to use their DRE voting machines. You know who you are. We've mentioned this before but the statements are still flowing so it is worth mentioning again; Stop Whining. Stop whining about not being able to use your DRE voting machines while being required to allow your voters to vote on a paper ballot. Yes, you may have to spend a little more time counting your ballots. However, counties all over the country vote on paper ballots and have a majority of those ballots counted at some point on election night. Of course, you've now told the media that you won't be done counting for a week or two so you now have to do all you can to drag out the process so you can be right and you can then thumb your nose at your Secretary of State. Suck it up and do your job and stop acting like a spoiled brat....
NAtional: The Democratic Party's Dangerous Experiment LINK
NAtional: Super Tuesday Results Could Take a While LINK
NAtional: Is the ease and convenience of electronic voting worth the risk in potential screw-ups? LINK
CA: Riverside County - County: Paper Balloting Expected to be 'Very Smooth' LINK
CA: San Diego County - Limited Use Of Electronic Voting Machines To Slow Ballot Counting LINK
CA: Shasta County - Late voting tally expected
Election official cites return to paper ballots for possible delay LINK
CA: Tehama County - Paper ballots in Tehama County likely to cause delays
Fewer machines expected at some sites due to decertification of Sequoia voting system LINK
FL: Ruling ejects public from tally of votes
Florida legal opinion is drawing protests LINK
FL: Leon County - Some precincts ran out of paper ballots Tuesday LINK
GA: Voter ID Law Leaves Some Votes Uncounted LINK
GA: Ga. sticks with electronic voting, despite concerns elsewhere LINK
IL: Kane County - Warning issued after ballot error in Campton Hills LINK
MS: Hosemann wants Voter ID soon LINK
NH: Recount reveals little change in GOP ballots LINK
NY: Voting machine maker takes Board of Elections to court LINK
NY: Editorial - If an Election Is Close ... LINK
NY: Action Needed Regarding Selection of Ballot Marking Devices! LINK
NY: Otsego County - Otsego GOP to vote on paper LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County Bites Brunner Bullet, Shells Out $1.5 to Lease Optical Scanners for March Primary LINK
OH: Montgomery County - Absentee voting glitch found on county Web site
The problem affects those who applied online for a Democratic ballot. LINK
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