'Daily Voting News' For February 08, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Some things stay the same and some things change. It keeps things interesting. The Associated Press is reporting the following from Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; "Vote totals couldn't be pulled from memory cards of some electronic voting machines used in a special election, forcing poll workers to transport the machines to Cuyahoga County's election headquarters for results to be counted." This happened the day that the county's election director, Michael Vu, was resigning under duress. The failed memory cards have failed before. No one has yet got a clue that they need to change the way they are holding elections and the first step should be to get rid of the Diebold TSx machines. // Meanwhile in Sarasota Co, Florida the county Supervisor of Elections and constant proponent of paper-less voting, Kathy Dent, is pushing to get rid of her failed ES&S iVotronic DREs so she can get the optical-scan system that the voters demanded. My how people suddenly change their tunes when the voters speak loudly in an election. ...

NAtional: Opinion - Rebeca Chapa: Still too many blips in electronic voting LINK

NAtional: Touch-screen voting machines face ban Democrats push for paper trails LINK

NAtional: Paper trail needed for electronic ballots, Nelson says LINK

NAtional: Statement of the Chairman LINK

NAtional: Feinstein will pursue paper record at polls Bill would also require routine audits of voting systems LINK

NAtional: Feds defend oversight of lab that tests e-voting machines LINK

CA: Early Primary Bill On The Fast Track LINK

CA: Contra Costa County - Election official to pursue mail-only voting LINK

CO: Douglas County - Douglas poll line debacle: Never again LINK

DE: Calio: Paper voting backup is likely Machines probably will need to be set up to record votes on paper as a backup for electronic data tabulations LINK

FL: Good on paper. But will vote-tracking system cost taxpayers more? LINK

FL: DeFede: Let's Not Rush Into A New Voting System LINK

FL: The Real Choice In Election Reforms LINK

FL: Opinion - Our view: Counting every vote Gov. Crist's plan to dump touch-screen voting machines deserves strong backing LINK

FL: Opinion - Restore vote integrity: Crist's call for paper trail welcomed LINK

FL: Good on paper. But will vote-tracking system cost taxpayers more in Lee, Collier? LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Key senator calls for probe of voting machines in Fla. contest LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Feinstein orders federal investigation of Florida vote LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Feinsten calls for review of machines in Sarasota race LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Paper ballots on fast track LINK

IN: Tippecanoe County - County aims to avoid vote center mistakes LINK

OH: Opinion - It was time to go LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Some voting machine memory cards unreadable in special election LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Vote cards fail, delaying results 'Everything has been accounted for' as backup system works LINK

NY: Ulster County mulls vote-by-mail option LINK

PA: Northampton County - Voting machines questioned Panel wants to know if machines same ones that were certified. LINK

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