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CO: Opinion - CARROLL: Outdated thinking LINK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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