Daily Voting News For March 6, 2007

As reported by VoteTrustUSA, “The Financial Services Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on "Ensuring the Integrity of Elections" on Wednesday March 7 at 2:00 PM in the Rayburn House Office Building. Witnesses for this hearing will be EAC chair Donnetta Davidson, former EAC commissioner Ray Martinez, Randolph Hite, Director, Information Technology Architecture and Systems, United States Government Accountability Office and Avi Rubin, Director of ACCURATE and professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins University.” // David Allen of BlackBoxVoting.Com has stated about the possible sale of Diebold’s election arm, "It would be easier to sell Titanic brand cruise ships, or Hindenburg brand zeppelins than a Diebold voting machine company.”...

• NAtional: H.R.811: Fact & Friction -- Part I LINK
• National: Claims of “Voter Fraud” Often Manufactured, Exaggerated for Political Purposes, Says New Report LINK
• National: E-voting vendor Diebold wrestles with rumours LINK
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• National: Diebold elections unit may be on the block, analysts say CEO promises word of its fate early this year LINK
• National: Momentum is Growing for Election Reform on Capitol Hill LINK
• National: Financial Services Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Elections LINK
• Florida: Duval County - Jenkins mostly mum on voting inquiry The elections office is "proactive" on improving, panel says. LINK
• Nevada: Lawmakers told Nevada election preparations in good shape LINK
• Ohio: After Ohio’s recount rigging convictions in Cuyahoga, is Coshocton County next? LINK
• New York: Dutchess County - County works on voting upgrades Dutchess focus is education, aiding disabled LINK
• Ohio: Electronic voting systems a small part of Diebold, but much scrutinized LINK
• Pennsylvania: Allegheny County - Local leaders cast votes for paper trail LINK
• Pennsylvania: Bucks County - Dems take aim at vote flaws Bucks candidates say county has failed to assure valid tallies. LINK
• Pennsylvania: Northampton County officials say they won't cover registrar's representation. LINK

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John Gideon
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Member www.votetrustusa.org

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