New
York City has already decided to purchase one “Ballot
Marking Device” for each polling place in the city. That
puts them one step ahead of the rest of the state.
Meanwhile Pennsylvania has joined other states which have
read the Colorado reports and decided that any testing done
in Colorado does not apply to their state even though they
use the same machines.
West Virginia says that even
though they use machines that were decertified in Colorado
they just don’t know enough to decide wether to get rid
of them.
Editorials and Op-Eds from Ohio papers are
mixed. The opinions of the papers surely echo the opinion of
the county election offices rather than an opinion made
after research and education. ...
Colorado: Opinion
- Boucher: Paper ballots something to believe in LINK
Colorado: Opinion
- Pomerance: Making the voting process transparent LINK
Colorado:
Montrose County - Montrose in bind after vote-machine
decision LINK
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Florida: Opinion
- Will court decide 2008 election, too? LINK
New York: Tools
to Help Disabled Vote Are on Way LINK
New York: NYC:
Disabled-access voting machines for all poll spots by Sept.
LINK
Ohio: EVEREST a
"Light at the End of the Elections Tunnel?" LINK
Ohio: Editorial -
Flaws in Ohio's voting system demand immediate attention LINK
Ohio: Costs keep
adding up for elections Brunner wants to dump touch-screen
machines LINK
Ohio: Butler
County - Report raises concerns for county officials As the
state considers voting system improvements, Butler officials
think it will be difficult to make changes in 2008. LINK
Ohio: Loraine
County – Opinion - Our View: Call for massive change in
Ohio's voting system a waste, lacks real basis LINK
Pennsylvania:
Touch screens keep state's vote Despite Colorado ban,
electronic ballots to stay here LINK
West Virginia:
UPDATE — W.Va. may keep iffy voting machines, the same
kind Colo. booted LINK
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