Article: 'Daily Voting News' For August 12, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org In a letter to the editor of the New York Times, Sen. Diane Feinstein tries to defend her "Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act" against the editorial accusation that her bill is just "A Bad Electronic Voting Bill". The Senator tries to make the point that no other voting systems legislation will pass in this Congress. She forgets, "First, do no harm". Her bill allows software verification schemes which will allow the proliferation of DRE voting systems. This bill is a huge step back and she knows it. As a friend pointed out, Feinstein essentially is saying that the best they could do was to make matters worse, and they are still demanding praise for taking action. Before going on summer break the Senator's Committee on Administration and Rules held a hearing on the bill. No one from the Election Integrity Community was invited to give testimony; only supporters of the vendors and a few chosen by their known position pro-DREs. No matter how the Senator colors this bill it is still BAD LEGISLATION....

Featured - National: Letter - Electronic Voting Bill LINK

National: Voter Registration Is the New Battleground LINK

National: "Stealing America: Vote By Vote" and What People are Saying LINK

National: Election Integrity Doc 'Uncounted' to Premiere on National Cable Network! LINK

AL: Selma council lays election plans LINK

AZ: Denogean: State relents, and 97-year-old gets to vote LINK

FL: Broward County - Paper ballots get rave reviews LINK

FL: Miami-Dade County - No hitches, no glitches on first day of voting LINK

FL: Palm Beach County - Computer problems frustrate some on first day of early voting LINK

MN: Audible voting machines assist disabled citizens LINK

NY: Opinion - Voting Matters Elections commissioners clear up the path to voting LINK

NY: Ballot Stuffing Holes, Illegal USB Ports Add to Sequoia/Dominion Voting System Flaws LINK

OH: Headline, November 5, 2008: Obama Loses Race by Small Margin LINK

OH: Opinion - Legislature makes changes to improve Ohio's elections process LINK

OK: Editorial - Election officials leaning toward scanning ballots over electronic voting LINK

PA: Centre Co. Voting Machine Cost Revealed LINK

WI: Pierce County - Voting machine company folds; towns, villages must pay price LINK

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