Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
"By the 2008 presidential election, voters around the country are likely to see sweeping changes in how they cast their ballots and how those ballots are counted," write Ian Urbina and Christopher Drew in today's NYTimes, "including an end to the use of most electronic voting machines without a paper trail." / The totally partisan EAC Commissioner Donetta Davidson has been named "Chairman" of that commission. "Ms. Davidson, speaking in her role as EAC commissioner, has publicly advocated for paperless electronic voting machines and opposed legislation that would require that electronic voting machines provide an independent means of verifying the accuracy of electronic vote totals. In addressing the recent TGDC meeting, Commissioner Davidson specifically urged the committee not to adopt a resolution that would require a voter verified paper audit trail for direct recording electronic voting machines."...
NAtional: Changes Are Expected in Voting by 2008 Election LINK
NAtional: Donetta Davidson Named Chairman of the Election Assistance Commission LINK
NAtional: Security concerns plague e-voting LINK
NAtional: U.S. election panel OKs testing of e-voting machines LINK
NAtional: The Press Catching Up With Koehler on E-Voting Problems LINK
NAtional: Exclusive: Rep. Holt Say His Election Reform Legislation Will Require 'Voter-Verified Paper Ballots' LINK
CA: Riverside County ? Columnist - Down for the Count LINK
CT: Registrar of voters: phone-in voting too slow LINK
CT: State's New Vote System Earns High Marks LINK
CT: Audit finds new optical scan voting machines accurate, reliable LINK
FL: Opinion - Have a backup plan for close elections
Our Opinion: Paper Trail Would Verify Count, Boost Voters' Confidence LINK
FL: FL-13 - Jennings gets Dean's help in bid for revote LINK
FL: Fl-13 - Vote challenge unlikely to be resolved before Congress meets LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Dems top Republicans in no-vote dispute in Dist. 13 LINK
GA: Paper-trail rule is a voting victory LINK
IN: Microvote Sues State LINK
MD: Maryland official reverses stance on e-voting bill
Law requiring paper trail now likely to gain legislative OK LINK
MN: Florida election snafu could herald 2008 meltdown LINK
NY: Touch Screen Voting Machines Feel Wrong to Many LINK
OH: OH-15 - After hand recount, Pryce's lead over Kilroy still as it was LINK
PA: Delaware County - Resolution targets new voting machine flaw LINK
RI: Editorial - Ballots need manual review for accuracy LINK
TX: Waller County abolishes elections office LINK
UT: Salt Lake County - Mayor Corroon says upkeep of Electronic Voting Machines Costing "Million and Millions" LINK
VA: Auditing Elections
City Council votes to support General Assembly efforts to create a paper trail for voters. LINK
VA: Editorial - Paper trail needed for voting confidence LINK
WY: No barriers to voting LINK
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