December 24, 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 Yesterday in this space I told you that yesterday would be the last DVN for the week. Well, that was before today's news. I just couldn't stay away and there are three stories that I feel are important. First in 'National' news are two articles for those interested in Internet voting. Second, as you know I have been discussing Hillsborough Co Florida and the fact that lame-duck election supervisor Buddy Johnson was trying to get $2.3M out of the county to cover cost overruns. Instead of doing as Buddy expected and just giving him the money they began an audit and they are finding more questions than answers. Buddy may have a lot to explain for in the coming months. And from Maryland comes the news that the state has filed an $8.5M claim against Diebold/Premier to cover the state's costs to fix flaws in the voting system the state purchased from the vendor.
Enjoy the day tomorrow....
National: Will High-Tech Save or Sink Future Elections? LINK National: NIST finds security problems with overseas e-voting LINK FL: Hillsborough County - Buddy Johnson hits new high in bizarre on way out LINK FL: Hillsborough County - Hillsborough Elections Office Audit Raises Spending Questions LINK MD: State files $8.5M claim against voting machine maker LINK MD: State files $8.5 million claim against voting system maker LINK MN: Naming '08 Minn. Senate winner will take until '09 LINK MN: State Supreme Court weighs possibility of doubled-counted votes in Franken-Coleman recount LINK MN: The Recount / Come January, Minnesota might be a senator short LINK MN: In Minnesota Senate recount, only one thing is clear LINK MN: Court says alleged duplicate ballots can be counted LINK MS: New way to vote? Panel seeks to bring early ballots to Miss. LINK MS: Hosemann Seeks More Power LINK PA: Allegheny County - County's voting machines pass post-election test LINK PA: Allegheny County - Wilkinsburg voting dispute raises questions about ballot verification LINK TN: Elections revamp spotlights secretary of state post LINK TX: A better way State law allowing creation of nonpartisan county election administrators could benefit Harris County 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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