'Daily Voting News' For January 17, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Mahoning Co. Ohio sits on the Ohio/Pennsylvania border. Like most of that area of the country they are struggling with funds to keep their infrastructure operating. In fact the county is discussing laying off employees. They have ES&S iVotronic DRE voting machines that use batteries that need to be replaced after 5 years. They have had the machines for 5 years so they went to ES&S for new rechargeable batteries and the chargers. ES&S wants $197,500 for the equipment. The county then found a company in California that would provide them with the batteries and chargers for on $50,877. ES&S and their ilk are raping this country in their efforts to squeeze every possible dollar out of the taxpayers....

NAtional: EAC: The "E" doesn't stand for ethics LINK

NAtional: America's Unverifiable Election Results - The Case for A Return to 'Open Voting' LINK

NAtional: It is Not Whether or Not to Audit Elections, But How, as Explained in an analysis from National Election Data Archive LINK

CA: Opinion - Electronic voting continues to put our democracy at risk LINK

CO: AP article published by Chieftain, KMGH omitted fact that judge blamed former Secretary of State Dennis for failing to secure voting machines LINK

FL: Editorial - Wexler still on ballot LINK

FL: FL-13 - Court rejects appeal in District 13 race LINK

GA: Opinion - This is too secret LINK

MD: Hixson introduces bill requiring vote receipt LINK

OH: Brunner questions Blackwell's spending LINK

OH: Mahoning County - Batteries sought for primary LINK

PA: Mercer County - Reporter to be elections director LINK

UT: Orem likely to use paper ballots in the future LINK

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