May 23, 2008
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 It was a successful day in Pima Co Arizona where a Superior Court Judge found that the county failed to prove its contention that the release of all electronic election databases to the Pima County Democratic Party would jeopardize the integrity of future elections and that they must release those computer records from past and future elections.
New federal legislation to be introduced by Sens. Feinstein and Bennett would require that voters casting their ballots using direct recording electronic (touch screen) voting systems would be able to simultaneously verify their choices by means of an independent paper, electronic, audio, video, or pictorial record. Such records would be auditable and would also be available for review in the event of a recount. The effective date for implementing this requirement would be January 1, 2012, unless a state requested a waiver until January 1, 2014. ...
NAtional: Recounting the Recount and Counting the Uncounted LINK NAtional: No Recount on Reality LINK NAtional: Recount Night of the Living Bubbies LINK NAtional: Thrilling! But No Sequel, Please LINK NAtional: Absentee Voting Campaign Kicks Off LINK NAtional: Ready, Set, Vote and Other Strategies LINK NAtional: Senators: No need for paper e-voting trails, 'electronic' ones are OK LINK NAtional: Massive (And Wholly Predictable) ES&S Touch-screen Failures in Arkansas and West Virginia LINK NAtional: A Great New Book for Every Voter LINK AR: Greene County - Officials clarify vote count LINK AR: White County - Who's fault is it? LINK AZ: Pima County - Judge orders county to release election databases to Democrats LINK AZ: Pima County Judge orders election databases released LINK CA: Kern County to expand use of electronic voting machines LINK CA: Los Angeles County - A new ballot slip-up surfaces 'Crossover' voters get incorrect ballot LINK CO: Montrose County - State testing Montrose voting equipment LINK CT: Revised November Audit Report - Suffers From Legendary Computing Problem LINK FL: Strengthen weakest link in Florida so votes really do count LINK FL: Will changes cause more nightmares this Election Day? With new machines and strong turnout, vote supervisors say it could get ugly. LINK FL: Sorry, Florida, but Even Bobbleheads Found Voting Easy LINK FL: Miami-Dade County - Dade Prepares For Paper Ballot Voting Machines The Move Is From Touch Screen To Optical Scan LINK NJ: N.J. Voting Machines May Be Tested for Accuracy LINK NM: Secretary of state says provisional ballots could slow count LINK OH: Senate bill would allow all-mail voting LINK OH: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga vote board mulls new equipment LINK OH: Van Wert County - Election machines still in question for November LINK PA: Carbon County - Carbon voters may have shorter wait times at the polls LINK TX: Editorial - Still looking for massive vote fraud LINK TX: Editorial - Texas AG's wild goose chase LINK WV: Wayne County - Complaint filed on Wayne 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