Daily Voting News For May 24, 2008

Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 1:34 pm
Column: John Gideon

Daily Voting News For May 24, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Faulkner Co, Arkansas media is reporting that there was a tabulating error on machines in at least one precinct. In the East Cadron B precinct the iVotronic moved votes for Cadron Township Constable candidate John Edwards to Linda Tyler who was a candidate for House District 45. This seems to be “vote flipping plus”.

Two US Senators have now joined together to sponsor bipartisan legislation that will ensure the continued use of DREs. In this case they require the voter has a means of verification but that verification can be paper, video, audio, or even electronic. Does that mean that the review screen on the present DREs is good enough? It may be.

I will be publishing DVN tomorrow and then we will be going on a week hiatus while the editor, publisher, writer, and chief cook and bottle washer takes his annual trip to chase the wily Alaska Salmon. Unfortunately the lodge now has wireless so I may be able to keep up with some of the most important news as it happens....

NAtional: Disarming Our Demons
The self-fulfilling prophecy of election-stealing. LINK

National: Senators: No need for paper e-voting trails, 'electronic' ones are OK LINK

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Arkansas: Murray requests recount in race for circuit judge LINK

Arkansas: Faulkner County - Recount reverses results in District 45 race LINK

Arkansas: Faulkner County - Another Election Outcome Changed in Arkansas After Another ES&S Voting Machine Failure... LINK

Arizona: Pima County - Victory for the Voters in Pima County, AZ! Judge Allows All Diebold Voting Databases Released to Citizens! LINK

Florida: Supervisors expecting smooth election process LINK

Ohio: Editorial - Legislature makes Cuyahoga County a pawn in fight with Brunner - editorial LINK

Ohio: Opinion - Voting by mail doesn't do a lick of good as far as unifying Americans LINK

Ohio: Columbiana County - Vote board to review ballot printing options LINK

Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga elections officials survey possible voting machines
Three firms compete to supply Cuyahoga LINK

Utah: Bill would require trail, audit rules for 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 Scoop.**

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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org

"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory
democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008

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Binoy Kampmark: The Australian Defence Formula, Spend! Spend! Spend!

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