Article: 'Daily Voting News' For May 9, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Brian Chess, chief scientist of Fortify Software [United Kingdom] has gone on record as saying, "As with any computerised system, e-voting machines can be subject to programming errors and malicious tampering. With evidence in the States clearly showing that the voting machine certification process is flawed, how can any citizen be expected to trust this new system?" California SOS Debra Bowen asks and answers: "Are our voting systems secure, accurate, reliable and accessible?" "There's good reason for asking the question. In December 2005, California discovered voting system programming code that escaped the review of federal testers. On May 2, 2007, a congressional task force voted to investigate anomalies in 2006 election results in Florida's 13th Congressional District. These are just two examples that have fueled the debate about whether the systems voters are asked to cast their ballots on are trustworthy and whether the testing processes used to certify voting systems are adequate." ...

NAtional: House Admin Committee Unanimously Votes to Dismiss 4 of 5 Federally Contested 2006 House Elections LINK

NAtional: Enough Is Enough: Federalize Elections LINK

NAtional: Voter-Verified Paper Ballots One Step Closer LINK

NAtional: House panel approves e-voting paper trails LINK

CA: Secretary of State Debra Bowen Unveils Details On Top-to-Bottom Review of California's Voting Systems Scheduled To Begin Next Week LINK

CA: Top-To-Bottom Review Summary LINK

CA: Frequently Asked Questions About Secretary of State Debra Bowen's Top-To-Bottom Review of California's Voting Systems LINK

CA: CA to Conduct Unprecedented $1.8 Million Review of Voting Systems with UC LINK

CA: Bowen wants hack-free voting systems LINK

CT: Lawmaker questions voters' privacy LINK

CT: Old Lever Voting Machines Free for Taking LINK

FL: Sworn Affidavits Signed By Voters Aren't Evidence??? LINK

FL: Editorial - Landslide of problems from new elections law LINK

FL: FL-13 - Candidate asks courts to let Congress decide election dispute LINK

FL: Charlotte County - Horton: Paper ballots will cost millions LINK

IN: Marion County - Voters shut out in Marion County In a chaotic day, 5 precinets fail to open; 45 others open late LINK

IN: Marion County - Polling problems plague Marion County primary LINK

IN: Marion County - White ran on promise to improve elections Clerk said she would deal with trouble at ballot box by training poll workers better LINK

IN: Marion County - Election follow-up delayed LINK

IN: Marion County - Democrats and Republicans Finger Pointing Over Election Flaws LINK

IN: Randolph County - Randolph machines actually tally votes this time LINK

NY: Rensselaer County - Liberty voting machines programmed under watchful eyes LINK

NY: Rensselaer County - Officials Hope New Voting Machines Fix the Problem LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County board has calm start LINK

OH: Voting smooth for Cuyahoga County LINK

PA: Allegheny County - County Voters Can Expect More Privacy At The Polls LINK

UK: Why e-voting won't save democracy LINK

UK: Spoilt votes tally could be 140,000 LINK

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