Executive's ballot may have been compromised
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100504/NEWS16/100509864/0/SPORTS09
OH; Controversy erupts over Facebook posting by elections' board employee
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100504/NEWS16/100509864/0/SPORTS09(updated)...Joseph Lorenzo Hall, a researcher at the UC Berkeley School of Information who participated in two studies on voting machine security in 2007, said it is possible for someone to crack open the sealed voter tape, although it would require deliberate tampering. He said the canisters that protects the tapes on the ES&S machines used by Lucas County are quite flimsy.
OH: Kudos to Cuyahoga
http://www.trustthevote.org/kudos-to-cuyahoga
the Cuyahoga BOE disclosed to the public exactly the problems that they encountered, the scope of the problems, and the possible effect on the election that will be conducted with machines that they tested.
OR: Washington County primary election ballot flawed*
http://blog.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/2010/05/
washington_county_primary_elec.html http://bit.ly/a7AKj1
...First, there is one error on the ballot, plus a stuffing problem. The ballot error is minor, and it is one that the county already acknowledges as of Tuesday. That error is that they list Judge Kohl as up for election for position 2, when in fact he holds position 1. No real problem as position 2 is not up for election and Kohl is unopposed.
OR: Oregon senators lead effort to spread vote-by-mail
http://www.clackamasreview.com/news/story.php?story_id=127299588419535000
Proposed legislation would make it easier for states to create mail ballot system
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Senators introducing the new legislation all Democrats were John Kerry of Massachussetts, Thomas Carper of Delaware, Maria Cantwell of Washington and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.
SD: Election to feature sit-down voting(Dawes County)
http://www.thechadronnews.com/articles/2010/05/04/
chadron/brief/doc4be064216e2ba541843559.txt http://bit.ly/bimLl0
TX: Coding error allowed District 5 voter to cast vote in District 1* (Boerne)
http://boernestar.com/articles/2010/05/04/news/doc4be0d8dfdc4c4758831220.txt
After casting a vote on an electronic voting machine at the early voting station in the court house Zartler said the voter mentioned to election officials that the name of the candidate the voter wanted to vote for was not on the ballot. That prompted the officials to check further and discover a coding error, Zartler said.
TX: Local candidate files suit against election officials* (Hill County)
http://www.kxxv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12426427
Westmoreland was first told he won the spot for Justice of Peace in Hill County. Then, the next day, he was told he lost by seven votes to Brad Henley. Westmoreland says something is just not right.
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He is talking about extra ballots that were reportedly not scanned in when they announced Westmoreland as the winner. Also, a miscount of handwritten ballots that were reportedly never turned in.
TX: Claims of voter fraud in Alton* (Hidalgo County)
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=452787
Twenty-four individuals were registered at candidate Jose Picasso's home, who's a candidate for Mayor.
Eight others were registered at candidate Vidal Farias' home
National
Verified Voting Newsletter, Issue 6 May 05, 2010
http://www.verifiedvotingfoundation.org/article.php?id=6760
The latest election integrity news from the team at Verified Voting
Legislation introduced to expand Vote by Mail process(for all of US)
http://www.wgmd.com/?p=3648
How to Trust a Voting Machine
http://www.trustthevote.org/how-to-trust-a-voting-machine
guest post is from election technology expert Doug Jones
Defend Democracy - Make Companies Disclose Political Spending
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-de-blasio/defend-democracy---make-c_b_565209.html
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