Article: 'Daily Voting News' For December 27, 2007

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org ""We enthusiastically support Secretary Coffman's recommendation that Colorado move to paper ballots," said Myriah Conroy, a plaintiff in the Colorado voters' 2006 lawsuit. "We are pleased that Secretary Coffman has recommended that Colorado join with California, Florida, Michigan, and Ohio in rejecting the widely discredited DRE voting systems. DRE computerized voting systems are easily hacked and compromised, and have a history of operational problems that have disrupted elections across the country. For that reason we believe that the Secretary should support electronic ballot-marking devices, not DRE computerized voting machines, to accommodate voters with disabilities. Nonetheless, the Secretary's decision to support paper ballots represents a major milestone on the path to election integrity in Colorado," said Conroy."...

NAtional: Rep. Rush Holt to Push for Paper Ballots and Vote Count Audits for 2008 LINK

NAtional: Human factors researchers test voting systems for seniors LINK

CA: San Diego County - County sues state official over voting machine rules LINK

CO: Conroy Plaintiffs Applaud Colorado Secretary of State's Decision to Support Optical-Scan Paper Ballots as Best Solution for 2008 Elections LINK

CO: Opinion - CARROLL: Outdated thinking LINK

CO: Colorado Lawmaker Backs Proposal For Paper Ballots In '08 Elections LINK

CO: Colorado Secretary Of State Recommends Paper Ballots Mike Coffman Opposes All Mail-In Ballots LINK

CO: Secretary of state backs paper ballots Coffman announces preference in wake of decertification ruling LINK

CO: Paper trail in sight for November voting LINK

CO: Secretary of state recommends paper ballots, polling places LINK

CO: Paper ballots garner a vote Secretary of State Mike Coffman favors the traditional system over the controversial electronic-voting kiosks. LINK

CO: Opinion - Coffman's voting plan is flawed LINK

CO: Colorado Secretary of State Wants Paper Ballots in Precinct Polling Locations LINK

CO: Arapahoe County - County is confident in election procedures LINK

CO: El Paso County - Colorado secretary of state's push affects counties relying on machines LINK

IN: Indiana is at center of next year's voter ID debate LINK

KS: Democrats accuse GOP of vote 'caging' Republicans deny making list of voters to challenge LINK

MS: Some states pushing voter ID laws But many waiting for Supreme Court to rule LINK

NJ: NJ considers taking elections away from attorney genera LINK

NY: Opinion - Meet deadline for electronic voting machines LINK

NY: Opinion - N.Y. should be ashamed of inaction on HAVA LINK

NY: Warren County - More workers needed at polls Help America Vote Act calls for disabled access across Warren County LINK

OH: Were we misled on high-tech voting machines? LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County - Welcome New Machines LINK

OH: Cuyahoga County predicts next-day election results with new voting system LINK

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