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

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<i>Guest Blogged by John Gideon of <a href="http://www.VotersUnite.org">VotersUnite.org</a></i>

Miller Co. Arkansas Election Administrator Robby Selph resigned from his job saying this about Election Systems and Software, “The reason I am leaving is the provider of the Ivotronics and related software lacks competency to make their equipment work timely and effectively. They ... make a difficult job impossible to do. They can’t spell, meet deadlines, send documents to the right address or code elections correctly. They leave races off the ballot for us to correct, they can’t program their software to work and you have to hand add the results. And they don’t return phone calls. The ES&S people in Arkansas are capable but the people I have dealt with in the home office in Omaha prevent them from being effective. They are also mean-spirited when you try to get them to correct the numerous and recurring errors.”...

<div class="list"><li>NAtional: Take Action: Contact Congress to Ban Electronic Ballots! <a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_jgideon_070303_take_action_3a_contact.htm" target="_blank"><i>LINK</i></a></li>

<li>NAtional: Exclusive: John Edwards Says ‘Yes’ To Ban On Touch-Screen (DRE) Voting Machines! <a href="http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4217" target="_blank"><i>LINK</i></a></li>

<li>AL: Vendor set to install database for voters <a href="click here target="_blank"><i>LINK</i></a></li>

<li>AR: Miller County - Commission is looking for new election administrator <a href="http://www.texarkanagazette.com/articles/2007/03/03/local_news/news/news12.txt" target="_blank"><i>LINK</i></a></li>

<li>AR: St Francis County - Some polling locations will be consolidated in special election <a href="http://www.thnews.com/article.php?id=1787" target="_blank"><i>LINK</i></a></li>

<li>CA: San Luis Obispo County - Grand jury praises clerk-recorder's 2006 election work <a href="http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/news/local/16825331.htm" target="_blank"><i>LINK</i></a></li>

<li>CO: Denver - Fmr. Election Chief Talks About Election Fiasco <a href="http://cbs4denver.com/politics/local_story_062125520.html" target="_blank"><i>LINK</i></a></li>

<li>FL: Sarasota County - Makers pitch voting machines with paper trail

Sarasota citizens committee hears from firm that created controversial iVotronic <a href="http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16823682.htm" target="_blank"><i>LINK</i></a></li>

<li>FL: Sarasota County considers switch to voting by mail <a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070303/NEWS/703030344" target="_blank"><i>LINK</i></a></li>

<li>FL: Sarasota County – Columnist - Analysis of undervote provides little comfort <a href="click here target="_blank"><i>LINK</i></a></li>

<li>MD: Letters - Touch-screen voting still an act of faith <a href="click here target="_blank"><i>LINK</i></a></li>

<li>NY: Lifton seeks to preserve committee on voting machines <a href="click here target="_blank"><i>LINK</i></a></li></div>

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Authors Bio:
John is the Executive Director of VotersUnite.Org