Hillsborough
Co Florida outgoing election chief, Buddy Johnson, wanted
$2.3M from the county to cover election cost overruns from
the Nov. election. Stupidly Johnson did not bother showing
up to appear before the county supervisors so they could ask
him questions. The supervisors took his no-show as an insult
and they have deferred any decision until they can review
the election office’s records.
Meanwhile the Maryland
Board of Public Works has approved a contract between the
state and Premier/Diebold for $974,000 for six months to
cover municipal elections within the state. That contract
could add up to $1.4M if two three month options are
exercised. All of this even though the state is scrapping
their paperless DREs at the end of next year in place of a
paper based system.
And, after the reports of Diebold
accuracy failures in Humboldt Co, California the county has
decided to scrap their present system and replace it with
machines provided by Hart Intercivic. The selection of Hart
is a bit strange in light of the fact that Hart has removed
themselves from all EAC certification testing. They will
not, in the future, have a voting system that has been
tested to the voting system standards and certified by the
EAC....
CA: Humboldt County -
Humboldt's False Alternative to Diebold LINK
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Colorado: New
election panel looking to end uncertainty LINK
Florida: Case
for ex-candidate faulting Broward County elections office
still open LINK
Florida: Broward
County - Formal Charges Still Unfiled in Arrest of FL
Election Integrity Advocate, Candidate LINK
Florida:
Hillsborough County - Hillsborough voting chief asks county
for $2.3M LINK
Florida:
Hillsborough County - Elections Chief To Ask County For $2.3
Million LINK
Florida:
Hillsborough County - County Delays Decision On Giving
Elections Office $2.3 Million LINK
Illinois: DuPage
County - DuPage election panel's director holds patent to
voting-aid technology purchased by county LINK
Maryland: Md.
approves voting machine contract for 2009 LINK
Maryland:
Frederick County - State board to decide who will run '09
city elections LINK
Maryland:
Frederick County - County elections board to reconsider
dropping '09 city elections LINK
Minnesota:
Canvassing board encounters some 'very odd' challenged
ballots LINK
Minnesota: In a
recount, count only the ballots LINK
Ohio: Montgomery
County - Audit shows issues with area voting machines A
glitch brings up questions of reliability with electronic
voting booths; problems didn't effect race outcomes. LINK
Texas: Dallas
County - Democrat Bob Romano won't contest House race lost
by 19 votes LINK
Virginia:
Attorney General Offers Proposals To Make Voting Easier,
Laws Clearer LINK
Virginia: New
Report: Virginia Has Eight-Fold Increase in Voter
Registration at Public Assistance Agencies after Reforming
Procedures LINK
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