Article: 'Daily Voting News' For October 5, 2006

Another voting system has been hacked and the hackers claim they could even change the software to a chess game. Liberty Systems, which is being marketed in the North East including heavily in New York, was hacked by a team of Dutch IT professionals. / Cook Co, Illinois elections staff admit to the County Board that there will probably be problems in Nov. and testing of their Sequoia equipment certainly reveals there will be problems. One elections manager told the Board that it takes 3 or 4 elections before there are no longer any problems. / Suffolk Co. New York officials are suing to keep their lever machines. / Maryland will use the e-poll books even though it took three software patches and the inclusion of a mouse, none of which have been certified federally.

NAtional: NEDAP (Liberty Systems) Voting Machines Hacked
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1850&Itemid=51

NAtional: FEC Changes Vote Recount Regulation
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/04/ap/politics/mainD8KI0SDO1.shtml

NAtional: More Legal Complaints by Voter Groups Brought Against E-Voting Systems in Wisconsin and California...
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3575

NAtional: Electronic voting increases chance for error in elections
http://www.star.niu.edu/articles/?id=32770

NAtional: Ballots late in some Montana, Wyoming counties
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5043224,00.html

NAtional: DREs -- Designed for Failure
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1851&Itemid=26

NAtional: Action urged to ensure all can vote, Groups mobilize to defend voting rights on Nov. 7
http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/9929/1/342

NAtional: CNN's Lou Dobbs: 'The public outcry over electronic voting machines is intensifying'
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3578

AK: 2004 Electronic Election Data Was Changed in 2006
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1853&Itemid=113

CA: Alameda County - Security of voting equipment in doubt. Independent testing of system not done before it was purchased, voters' lawsuit alleges
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/15683773.htm

CA: Alameda County - Voters File Suit To Ensure Promised Testing Of Sequoia Voting Machines
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1852&Itemid=113

CA: San Diego County - Appeal Filed in Bilbray Election Challenge
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0610/S00083.htm

CO: Mesa County - Bipartisan panel testing county's voting machines
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/10/05/10_5_3b_votemachines.html

FL: Foley ballot notice questioned
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2006/10/05/a17a_tcsigns_1005.html

FL: Volusia County - Supervisor revises training to cut down poll errors
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Local/newWEST03POL100506.htm

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