a run-down of the days elections/voting news from across the country and overseas.

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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org "By the 2008 presidential election, voters around the country are likely to see sweeping changes in how they cast their ballots and how those ballots are counted," write Ian Urbina and Christopher Drew in today's NYTimes, "including an end to the use of most electronic voting machines without a paper trail." / The totally partisan EAC Commissioner Donetta Davidson has been named "Chairman" of that commission. "Ms. Davidson, speaking in her role as EAC commissioner, has publicly advocated for paperless electronic voting machines and opposed legislation that would require that electronic voting machines provide an independent means of verifying the accuracy of electronic vote totals. In addressing the recent TGDC meeting, Commissioner Davidson specifically urged the committee not to adopt a resolution that would require a voter verified paper audit trail for direct recording electronic voting machines."...

NAtional: Changes Are Expected in Voting by 2008 Election LINK

NAtional: Donetta Davidson Named Chairman of the Election Assistance Commission LINK

NAtional: Security concerns plague e-voting LINK

NAtional: U.S. election panel OKs testing of e-voting machines LINK

NAtional: The Press Catching Up With Koehler on E-Voting Problems LINK

NAtional: Exclusive: Rep. Holt Say His Election Reform Legislation Will Require 'Voter-Verified Paper Ballots' LINK

CA: Riverside County ? Columnist - Down for the Count LINK

CT: Registrar of voters: phone-in voting too slow LINK

CT: State's New Vote System Earns High Marks LINK

CT: Audit finds new optical scan voting machines accurate, reliable LINK

FL: Opinion - Have a backup plan for close elections Our Opinion: Paper Trail Would Verify Count, Boost Voters' Confidence LINK

FL: FL-13 - Jennings gets Dean's help in bid for revote LINK

FL: Fl-13 - Vote challenge unlikely to be resolved before Congress meets LINK

FL: Sarasota County - Dems top Republicans in no-vote dispute in Dist. 13 LINK

GA: Paper-trail rule is a voting victory LINK

IN: Microvote Sues State LINK

MD: Maryland official reverses stance on e-voting bill Law requiring paper trail now likely to gain legislative OK LINK

MN: Florida election snafu could herald 2008 meltdown LINK

NY: Touch Screen Voting Machines Feel Wrong to Many LINK

OH: OH-15 - After hand recount, Pryce's lead over Kilroy still as it was LINK

PA: Delaware County - Resolution targets new voting machine flaw LINK

RI: Editorial - Ballots need manual review for accuracy LINK

TX: Waller County abolishes elections office LINK

UT: Salt Lake County - Mayor Corroon says upkeep of Electronic Voting Machines Costing "Million and Millions" LINK

VA: Auditing Elections City Council votes to support General Assembly efforts to create a paper trail for voters. LINK

VA: Editorial - Paper trail needed for voting confidence LINK

WY: No barriers to voting 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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John is the Executive Director of VotersUnite.Org