Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
"The Florida Voters Coalition (FVC) and the Florida Council of the Blind (FCB) today announced a strategic alliance calling on Florida state and county officials to provide paper ballots for all voters in all elections. "This is an historic day," said FVC Co-Founder, Dan McCrea, "when those demanding the security of paper ballots and those demanding HAVA compliant accessibility for voters with disabilities speak with one unified voice. Listen up, state and county officials. No voter should be left behind, especially in the name of equality. That is simply absurd. It's time to scrap your DREs and replace them with non-tabulating ballot marking devices, providing all voters paper ballots - no exceptions.""...
NAtional: Editorial - The Unkept Promise on Voting LINK
NAtional: The Voter Fraud Fraud LINK
NAtional: Voting on Voting LINK
CA: San Francisco - SF Ballots May Have to be Hand Counted Come November LINK
FL: Florida Voters Coalition and Florida Council of the Blind Announce Strategic Alliance LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota panel chooses scanners, paper ballots LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Citizen panel's advice snubs touch-screen maker LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Worm attacked voter database in notorious Florida district LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota's FL-13 Election 'Slammed' by Viral Worm Attack on First Day of Early Voting LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Opinion - Safe advice on voting
Proposal to rent optical-scan machines makes sense LINK
IN: Editorial - Make voting easier
If the Richmond experiment succeeds, state should allow all counties to adopt it. LINK
KY: Scott County - Board: Tallies won't be late after primary LINK
NY: Troy - Machines simple to use, voters say
School board switched to electronic devices after malfunction last year LINK
PA: Allegheny County - A quiet day at the polls
A few problems are reported with voting machines, campaign workers LINK
PA: Centre County - Few problems reported with touch-screens LINK
PA: Luzerne County - Wrong candidates on ballot in Lake-Lehman school race LINK
PA: Mercer County - For credit, students help out at the polls LINK
PA: Monroe County - Write-in voting causes most election glitches LINK
PA: Northampton County - Voters deserve verifiable electronic votes LINK
PA: Schuylkill County - Voter turnout low; tallying goes quickly LINK
PA: Westmoreland County - Westmoreland election machines function with barely a hitch LINK
TX: Chaos breaks out in Senate over Voter ID bill LINK
**"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or OpEdNews.Com**
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