Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
If there was ever any reluctance to point a finger at Sequoia Voting for the disenfranchisement of thousands of voters in Denver Colorado last month then the time to admit the failure is now. A recently released by city-officials 32-page report found enough blame for county and state officials but pointed the finger squarely at Sequoia. The report blasted Sequoia for "decidedly subprofessional architecture and construction" work on the ePollBook software. "The ePollBook is a poorly designed and fundamentally flawed application that demonstrates little familiarity with basic tenets of Web development," consultants Fred Hessler and Matt Smith wrote. Is there any reason at all to believe that their voting machine software is any better?...
NAtional: Opinion - Coalition Paper Ballot Call Spares Vote Villains LINK
CO: Denver County - Software Blamed for Voting Woes
Report says design flaws, lack of tests on new app led to delays in Denver LINK
FL: Opinion - If touch screens work, open 'brain' and prove it LINK
FL: Miami-Dade County - Miami Dade Election Reform Coalition Issues Position Paper on Florida Voting Systems LINK
FL: Miami-Dade County - 2007 Position Paper on Florida Voting Systems LINK
FL: Sarasota County - 1,000 Rally for Revote in Sarasota County FL-13 Race LINK
GA: The Cox legacy: Who "owns" our votes? LINK
MO: Boone County - Unauthorized spending miffs commissioner LINK
UT: High-tech voting comes with big price tag LINK
VT: Recount in auditor's race complete, Democrat now in lead LINK
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