July 19, 2007
By JGideon
a collection of local, state, national and international articles on electronic voting and election issues
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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org Yesterday the key word was "decision". Today I will continue with that word. Has a 'decision' been made with respect to HR-811? Time will only tell. Information is the grist that is fed into the mill to become a 'decision'. New York now has more information on the vendors so they can make a 'decision' on their voting system selection. Another Pennsylvania county has to decide how they are going to pay for a maintenance contract for the ES&S voting machines. Maybe it's time the counties decide it's time to kick ES&S out of the state. Oklahoma did it years ago and, you know, there is very little news about voting machine failures in Oklahoma reported in DVN....
NAtional: Holt Paper-Trail Election Bill Dead? LINK NAtional: Voting System Companies Fail to Meet New York State's Requirements for "Responsible Contractors" LINK NAtional: The Electric Kool-Aid Voting Test LINK NAtional: Crippling Cost of HR 811 Leaves States Exposed and Defenseless LINK NAtional: Bush Government To Poor Voters: We Don't Want You To Vote LINK NAtional: UMBC grad student's team wins voting-machine design contest LINK NAtional: U.S. Senate Bill S. 1487: Escalating the Federal Control and Privatization of Elections LINK AL: Governor's race remembered for 'funny numbers' LINK AL: Covington County - County voting system gets software, hardware upgrade LINK AR: Clay County - Court gives okay for election coordinator LINK FL: FL-13 - Jennings to challenge Buchanan again LINK FL: FL-13 - Jennings vies another run at Buchanan LINK FL: FL-13 - Florida Democrat Seeks Rematch of Contested 2006 Race LINK HI: Editorial - State cutting it close with new voting system LINK MI: Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Photo ID Law LINK MS: In Mississippi, Ruling Is Seen as Racial Split LINK MS: Jackson County Tests Hundreds Of Voting Machines For Accuracy LINK PA: Mercer Co. asks for help with voting machines 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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Authors Bio:John is the Executive Director of VotersUnite.Org