Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
In a letter to the editor of the New York Times, Sen. Diane Feinstein tries to defend her "Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act" against the editorial accusation that her bill is just "A Bad Electronic Voting Bill". The Senator tries to make the point that no other voting systems legislation will pass in this Congress. She forgets, "First, do no harm". Her bill allows software verification schemes which will allow the proliferation of DRE voting systems. This bill is a huge step back and she knows it. As a friend pointed out, Feinstein essentially is saying that the best they could do was to make matters worse, and they are still demanding praise for taking action. Before going on summer break the Senator's Committee on Administration and Rules held a hearing on the bill. No one from the Election Integrity Community was invited to give testimony; only supporters of the vendors and a few chosen by their known position pro-DREs. No matter how the Senator colors this bill it is still BAD LEGISLATION....
Featured - National: Letter - Electronic Voting Bill LINK
National: Voter Registration Is the New Battleground LINK
National: "Stealing America: Vote By Vote" and What People are Saying LINK
National: Election Integrity Doc 'Uncounted' to Premiere on National Cable Network! LINK
AL: Selma council lays election plans LINK
AZ: Denogean: State relents, and 97-year-old gets to vote LINK
FL: Broward County - Paper ballots get rave reviews LINK
FL: Miami-Dade County - No hitches, no glitches on first day of voting LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Computer problems frustrate some on first day of early voting LINK
MN: Audible voting machines assist disabled citizens LINK
NY: Opinion - Voting Matters
Elections commissioners clear up the path to voting LINK
NY: Ballot Stuffing Holes, Illegal USB Ports Add to Sequoia/Dominion Voting System Flaws LINK
OH: Headline, November 5, 2008: Obama Loses Race by Small Margin LINK
OH: Opinion - Legislature makes changes to improve Ohio's elections process LINK
OK: Editorial - Election officials leaning toward scanning ballots over electronic voting LINK
PA: Centre Co. Voting Machine Cost Revealed LINK
WI: Pierce County - Voting machine company folds; towns, villages must pay price LINK
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