Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
As we were expecting today's news is dominated with news from Ohio and the results of Secretary of State Brunner's review of voting systems used in that state. There are also reports from Cuyahoga Co. regarding the push by Brunner for that county to immediately change over to ES&S central-count optical scan machines and voting centers to replace the county's polling places. In light of the fact that the state's primary election is March 4 and state law requires early voting to begin 35 days prior to March 4 Brunner is asking the county to completely change voting systems and vendors and to train voters and poll workers in less than three months and to have ballots printed by ES&S five weeks from now. This is very unwise. As bad as elections have been in Cuyahoga Co this push from the Secretary will only make things worse. We urge the county to conduct the primary on what they have now then change during the 7 months between the primary and the general election....
NAtional: Voting Rights Chief to Leave Post LINK
CA: Fresno County will run Clovis city elections LINK
FL: Hillsborough County - Voting transition draws fire
Hillsborough slow to replace touch screens. LINK
IA: Editorial - Iowa's Student Vote LINK
IN: Delaware County - It might be McShurley
Faulty ballot cards could swing mayor's election LINK
NY: N.Y. balks at federal voting demands
Attorney general says timeline is 'unrealistic.' LINK
OH: Brunner's EVEREST Report Finds Vulnerabilities in Ohio Voting System LINK
OH: Report: Ohio Needs New Voting Machines LINK
OH: Brunner urges changes in vote system
Secretary of State lays out proposal aimed at avoiding irregularities. LINK
OH: Ohio Elections Official Calls Machines Flawed LINK
OH: More election changes in store? LINK
OH: Voting machines vulnerable in 2008 LINK
OH: Voting security questioned LINK
OH: Brunner seeks election overhaul
Proposal calls for optical-scan machines and 15-day voting period LINK
OH: Brunner calls for switch to optical scan voting machines LINK
OH: Election integrity in doubt
Secretary of state assails new voting systems LINK
OH: Vote of no confidence
A long-awaited review of Ohio's election systems finds 'critical security failures.' The secretary of state wants to start over with new systems, a pricey option. LINK
OH: Diebold/Premier Responds to Ohio's Study Finding 'Critical Security Failures' in Their Shitty Voting Machines LINK
OH: Clinton County - 57 ballots found, uncounted LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County - Brunner wants return to simpler voting times LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County - Prospective timeline for voting system changes LINK
OH: Cost, time issues for Portage election board LINK
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