OpEdNews » 'Daily Voting News' For May 10 and 11, 2008

On Friday, not a day to announce good news in a press release, the EAC announced that Alice Miller, the Executive Director of the Washington DC Bureau of Elections and Ethics (BOEE), has been named to fill the post of Chief Operating Officer for the EAC. On the face of it this looks to be fine; however, Miller's appointment keeps the door between NASED and the EAC revolving. EAC officers and employees; Davidson, Wilkey, Hancock, and consultants; Freeman; were all involved in what can only be described as a failed voting system qualification system. Alice Miller was the head of NASED at the time that many of the failing voting systems were being qualified for use in our elections. ...

NAtional: EAC Selects D.C. Elections Director for Chief Operating Officer Post LINK

NAtional: Confusing ballot designs still plague elections LINK

NAtional: Editorial - Voter ID court ruling a barrier to ballot box LINK

NAtional: Opinion - Acorn's Head Attacks Voter ID Law LINK

NAtional: Following directions counts in vote
Recent recounts show voter errors can change tally LINK

FL: VA's voter registration ban raises questions LINK

IL: Help Us Bring Clean Elections to Illinois LINK

IN: Opinion - Voter ID laws go too far in Indiana LINK

IN: Porter County - County clerk seeks election help LINK

MO: Carnahan warns against Voter I.D. law LINK

OH: 3 counties in a spot over voting machines
Brunner has second thoughts on testing systems LINK

OH: Brunner talks about award, study of electronic voting LINK