Article: 'Daily Voting News' For May 16, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org "The Florida Voters Coalition (FVC) and the Florida Council of the Blind (FCB) today announced a strategic alliance calling on Florida state and county officials to provide paper ballots for all voters in all elections. "This is an historic day," said FVC Co-Founder, Dan McCrea, "when those demanding the security of paper ballots and those demanding HAVA compliant accessibility for voters with disabilities speak with one unified voice. Listen up, state and county officials. No voter should be left behind, especially in the name of equality. That is simply absurd. It's time to scrap your DREs and replace them with non-tabulating ballot marking devices, providing all voters paper ballots no exceptions.""...

NAtional: Editorial - The Unkept Promise on Voting LINK

NAtional: The Voter Fraud Fraud LINK

NAtional: Voting on Voting LINK

CA: San Francisco - SF Ballots May Have to be Hand Counted Come November LINK

FL: Florida Voters Coalition and Florida Council of the Blind Announce Strategic Alliance LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota panel chooses scanners, paper ballots LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Citizen panel's advice snubs touch-screen maker LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Worm attacked voter database in notorious Florida district LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota's FL-13 Election 'Slammed' by Viral Worm Attack on First Day of Early Voting LINK

FL: Sarasota County Opinion - Safe advice on voting Proposal to rent optical-scan machines makes sense LINK

IN: Editorial - Make voting easier If the Richmond experiment succeeds, state should allow all counties to adopt it. LINK

KY: Scott County - Board: Tallies won't be late after primary LINK

NY: Troy - Machines simple to use, voters say School board switched to electronic devices after malfunction last year LINK

PA: Allegheny County - A quiet day at the polls A few problems are reported with voting machines, campaign workers LINK

PA: Centre County - Few problems reported with touch-screens LINK

PA: Luzerne County - Wrong candidates on ballot in Lake-Lehman school race LINK

PA: Mercer County - For credit, students help out at the polls LINK

PA: Monroe County - Write-in voting causes most election glitches LINK

PA: Northampton County - Voters deserve verifiable electronic votes LINK

PA: Schuylkill County - Voter turnout low; tallying goes quickly LINK

PA: Westmoreland County - Westmoreland election machines function with barely a hitch LINK

TX: Chaos breaks out in Senate over Voter ID bill LINK

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