Article: 'Daily Voting News' For December 11, 2006

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org The EAC was established by HAVA to oversee the implementation of HAVA. Their oversight has been minimal and irresponsible. Instead of providing the informed leadership and guidance the states needed as they purchased and deployed new voting systems, the Commissioners have deferred to the wishes of vendors, propagated preconceived notions of election officials, and acceded to popularly-disseminated misinformation. They have failed to accomplish the goals in their mission statement. It would be very unwise to assign them any new important duties until they begin to fulfill those already assigned to them. ...

NAtional: EAC Has Failed To Meet Its Own Mission Statement LINK

NAtional: Editorial - The Road to Reliable Elections LINK

NAtional: Panel Shifts Direction On E-voting Audit Trail Federal board OKs plan requiring that new machines create vote records LINK

NAtional: Voting System Changes Afoot LINK

NAtional: The Road To Reliable Elections LINK

NAtional: Changes in e-voting afoot but who will foot the bill? LINK

NAtional: More on FL-13, and a Role for the EAC? LINK

CA: San Mateo County - E-voting gets preliminary stamp of approval LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Clash of the Election Technologies Saving money on printed sample ballot may be to blame for District 13 snafu. LINK

IL: Chicago/Cook County - Vote does not compute County logs 1,500 gripes on machines LINK

MD: Maryland Official Reverses Stance on E-voting Bill LINK

OH: Recount Confirms Pryce Won Re-Election LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Opinion - Better balloting LINK

PA: Update from the Hellmouth LINK

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