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'Daily Voting News' For July 8 and 9, 2007

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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Another election official has jumped into the revolving door and joined the vendors. In this case ex-Commissioner and Chairman of the EAC Paul DeGregorio has become COO of internet voting software company, Everyone Counts. Also charging that Congressman Rush Holt's (D-NJ) Election Reform bill (HR 811) "does not address the concerns that Americans have, to do something about electronic voting," Ohio's Rep. Dennis Kucinich reiterated his withdrawal of support for the controversial legislation last Friday. In an interview on the Peter B. Collins show, the Democratic Presidential Candidate confirmed earlier reports that he intended to drop his co-sponsorship of the bill in favor of requiring paper ballots for American elections. HR 811, as currently written, fails to ban dangerous electronic touch-screen (DRE) voting systems....
  • NAtional: Paul DeGregorio, former Chair of the US Election Assistance Commission and COO of IFES, joins Everyone Counts as COO LINK
  • NAtional: Calling for Paper Ballots, Kucinich Reiterates Dropped Support of Holt Election Reform Bill LINK
  • NAtional: Verified Voting Foundation Hires Senior Project Director Warren Stewart https://www.verifiedvotingfoundation.org/article.php?id=6484
  • NAtional: Columnist - Right to vote must not be dismissed LINK
  • NAtional: Why Computerized Voting Machines Cause Long Lines and Disenfranchise Voters LINK
  • NAtional: The $64,000 question: Is democracy worth an hour of your time? LINK
  • NAtional: After Three Months, What Can Tova Wang Tell Congress? LINK
  • CT: Legislation gives registrars town clerks' election duties LINK
  • FL: Collier, Lee elections offices face countdown for new voting system LINK
  • FL: Palm Beach County - High-tech equipment ensures All-Star balloting runs fairly and smoothly. LINK
  • MD: Montgomery County - Sanction of Touch-Screen Voting Machines Under Review LINK
  • OH: Miami County - County unhappy about picking up tab for voting machines LINK
  • WA: King County - Paw Print Caper shows flaws remain in registration system LINK
  • **"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or OpEdNews.Com**
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