Article: 'Daily Voting News' For April 6, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Voters of the United States have certain rights as American citizens. Among those rights is the right to vote for people who represent us in the local, state or federal government and to have our vote counted as we cast it. We also have the right to have our vote cast in secret. Presently our rights are in danger due to HAVA and its promoting the use of Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machines which are not accurate and may not maintain the secrecy of our vote. HR-811 does nothing to safeguard our rights, in fact it helps to remove those rights by allowing the further use of DRE voting machines. Some in the Election Integrity community speak about compromises that would allow the continued use of DREs but with some restrictions. Any compromise of a right is a violation of that right. (With a tip of the hat to Paul Lehto)...

NAtional: ACTION ALERT: Contact Congress to Ban DRE Voting Machines and Amend HR 811 LINK

NAtional: Professor lectures about electronic voting LINK

CA: Opinion - No vote of confidence Now is not the time for the secretary of state to be changing the rules LINK

CO: Easier vote-from-home proposal gains ground Absentee status could be automatic LINK

FL: FL-13 - Election task force has extensive authority LINK

MD: Senate passes voting paper trail bill Legislation is short on specifics compared to House version LINK

OH: Provisional ballots to be all paper LINK

OH: Brunner issues Ohio voter ID rules LINK

OH: No Provisional Voting Allowed on Electronic Voting Machines in Ohio LINK

OH: Seizing the Polls LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Removal hearing for Cuyahoga elections chariman delayed one week LINK

SC: St. George election commission to hear protest on Friday LINK

VA: Phaseout of Touch Screen Voting Devices to Begin LINK

WA: Editorial - Registration deadlines are fine just as they are LINK

WI: Burlington - Election flip-flop: Petrie wins Burlington chairman's race; Ruud to seek recount LINK

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