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'Daily Voting News' For May 23, 2008

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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

It was a successful day in Pima Co Arizona where a Superior Court Judge found that the county failed to prove its contention that the release of all electronic election databases to the Pima County Democratic Party would jeopardize the integrity of future elections and that they must release those computer records from past and future elections.

New federal legislation to be introduced by Sens. Feinstein and Bennett would require that voters casting their ballots using direct recording electronic (touch screen) voting systems would be able to simultaneously verify their choices by means of an independent paper, electronic, audio, video, or pictorial record. Such records would be auditable and would also be available for review in the event of a recount. The effective date for implementing this requirement would be January 1, 2012, unless a state requested a waiver until January 1, 2014. ...

NAtional: Recounting the Recount and Counting the Uncounted LINK

NAtional: No Recount on Reality LINK

NAtional: Recount
Night of the Living Bubbies LINK

NAtional: Thrilling! But No Sequel, Please LINK

NAtional: Absentee Voting Campaign Kicks Off LINK

NAtional: Ready, Set, Vote and Other Strategies LINK

NAtional: Senators: No need for paper e-voting trails, 'electronic' ones are OK LINK

NAtional: Massive (And Wholly Predictable) ES&S Touch-screen Failures in Arkansas and West Virginia LINK

NAtional: A Great New Book for Every Voter LINK

AR: Greene County - Officials clarify vote count LINK

AR: White County - Who's fault is it? LINK

AZ: Pima County - Judge orders county to release election databases to Democrats LINK