Article: 'Daily Voting News' For March 21, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org As a result of complaints from voters the Diebold DREs used in Montgomery Co. Ohio have been tested. Voters complained that votes flipped on the screens. Testing of the machines that were used by the complaining voters has proven that 56 of the number tested failed the test and did, in fact, flip votes. The blame has been put on possible mis-handling of the machines by the shipping company that delivered the machines to the poll sites. Diebold claims that no votes were lost and that every vote was counted accurately. Of course, the accurate count claim does not mean that the choices of the people were counted; just that the selection made by the machine was accurately chosen. What is interesting about the media reports of the testing is that the local Dayton Daily News reports that 125 machines were tested resulting in a 45% failure rate while the Associated Press reports that 258 machines were tested which results in a 19% failure rate. Which number was true? I've got calls in but the Montgomery Co. Board of Elections has ignored my query so far....

NAtional: Press Release ? Election Integrity Leaders Say Electronic Ballot Decision Rightfully Belongs to the People, Not Only Congress LINK

NAtional: So 2008 is history -- ALREADY? I don't think so, and here's why LINK

NAtional: Brad Friedman (BRAD BLOG) v. Ralph Neas (PFAW) on Amending the Holt Election Reform Bill to Ban DRE Touch-Screen Voting Systems LINK

AL: Court weighs Ala. cases over election ballot access LINK

CA: Orange County - Election code is at center of O.C. recount dispute Who'll be the new supervisor is just one outcome; the other will be the addressing of state's mixed signals. LINK

CA: OC Recount Goes to Court LINK

CO: New Rules Added To Test Electronic Voting Machines LINK

CO: Coffman issues voting machine standards LINK

FL: Editorial - Stick to the plan Our position: Florida's secretary of state shouldn't back off banning touch-screens. LINK

FL: Organizers seek voting 'paper trail' LINK

FL: FL-13 - Congressional inquiry into election on hold LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Voting groups ask judge to reconsider election dispute LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Jennings claims memo a coverup Vote display delay didn't cause overvotes, scientist says LINK

IA: House OKs same-day registration for voters Republicans say the bill fails to adequately protect against election fraud. LINK

IN: Toll-free line set up to thwart voter fraud LINK

KS: Bill making it harder to register to vote stalls Backers hope to thwart election fraud; critics fear voter turnout would slide LINK

MD: Paper trail voting bill advances in House Plan could cost more than $16 million; similar proposal pending in Senate LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Election board in limbo awaiting board ouster fight LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Ohio's Brunner Right to Demand Cleveland Board of Elections Resignation LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Coaxum resigns from elections board LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - 1 Cuyahoga County elections board member quits, 3 defiant LINK

OH: Montgomery County - Nearly half of voting machines tested fail Montgomery officials tested the 5% of machines that drew complaints; 56 of those 125 machines failed. LINK

OH: Montgomery County - Voting machines flunk tests 56 touch-screen units in Montgomery have calibration problems LINK

PA: Lawrence County - Damage to machines is not extensive LINK

PA: Luzerne County - Cosgrove proposes paper trail for elections LINK

SC: Chester County - Chester seeks machines for city elections LINK

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