Article: 'Daily Voting News' For February 19, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Yesterday, in a closed meeting of the Fort Bend County Elections Commission commissioners accepted the resignation of the county Election Administrator, J.R. Perez. According to a member of the commission Perez was going to be asked to tender his resignation anyway. Perez is another hero election administrator who has lost his job because he has taken a position against the use of paperless voting machines. In this case Perez has argued that the continued use of the county's Hart Intercivic ESlate Direct Recording Electronic voting machines would cause long lines and disenfranchise voters during the states March 4 primary. Perez, instead, argued for paper ballots. Thank you J.R. Perez....

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CO: New tests clear some voting devices LINK

CO: Mesa County - Report: Voting machines not 100% usable LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota Soda - A Brief Sip LINK

NJ: Trenton must merge various election days LINK

NM: Vote 2008: Party to study caucus woes State chairman aims to determine why voters rolls incomplete LINK

NM: Handwritten Ballots Mark Tight N.M. Vote LINK

NY: New York City - Elections Board Could Face Grilling Over Primary Numbers LINK

NY: New York City - Civic Group Calls for Voting Investigation LINK

OH: Union County - Paper-ballot lawsuit dismissed Judge nixes Union County's challenge to Brunner's order LINK

PA: Editorial - State officials need to ensure that voting machines produce a paper trail LINK

PA: Centre County - Study: Touch screen voting systems may be unreliable LINK

PA: Lackawanna County - Commissioners favor e-vote machines, despite protest LINK

TX: Dallas County - Polling places are ready for Dallas-Fort Worth's early-voting stampede LINK

TX: El Paso County - Voters urged to cast ballot early LINK

TX: Fort Bend County - Texas Election Official Pushed Out of Job After Warning of Concerns With County E-Voting System LINK

VA: 'American Flag Waved, Vote Recorded Accurately!,' Says Charlottesville, VA Election Website LINK

VA: Bottlenecks At The Polls A historic turnout creates long waits for many Arlington voters. LINK

VA: Fairfax County - To Avoid Jams, More Voting Machines Sought LINK

VA: Fairfax County - Officials request new election equipment in Fairfax LINK

WI: DREs Lose Round Two LINK

WI: Senator Kohl Calls for Audit of Polling Places LINK

WI: Polling Place Problems During Wisconsin Primary LINK

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