Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org

Three Utah counties face the possibility of having to do recounts from the state's recent primary-election. However, the state has no procedure on how to do recounts, when to use the vvpat and when not to use it. The Lt. Gov seems to want the vvpat only used in 'extreme' cases but others point out that state law suggests the paper ballot is the official ballot. / Linda Lamone, Maryland's State Elections Director, in a statement on NPR's Diana Rehm program and speaking about the Brennan Center Report said that the job of election administrators is to promote confidence in the electoral process. What happened to running elections where the voter's choices are actually counted with no doubt as to the accuracy of that count? What happened to promoting confidence by ensuring the system to be used by the voters is secure? Burying your head in the sand and ignoring security vulnerabilities does not promote confidence....

• National: Avi Rubin - Don't Blame the Messenger (A response to Linda Lamone) LINK
• Colorado: Boulder County - Secret ballots. Disabled users like privacy of county’s voting machines (Hart eSlate) LINK
• Iowa: Polk County - Recorder Recount LINK
• Iowa: Polk County - Recorder Challenges Primary Election Results LINK
• New York: Ontario County - New voting machine for disabled will be in Canandaigua LINK
• South Carolina: Anderson County - Holden protests election. Hearing to be held today at Civic Center LINK
• Texas: HAVA, Vote Texas making an impact LINK
• Texas: Travis County - E-voting lawsuit goes before court LINK
• Utah: Vote's in: New machines are a hit (Diebold TSx) LINK
• Utah: State Likely to Eventually Issue Guidelines on Recounts LINK
• Utah: Confusion clouds Utah vote recount LINK
• Utah: Salt Lake Tribune article on "vote counts and recounts" and commentary LINK
• IReland: Irish Voting Group Welcomes Report, Calls for Complete Review of E-Voting Project LINK
• NEtherlands: Experts Say Dutch Voting Machines Unreliable (NEDAP/Liberty) 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.**

John Gideon
Executive Director www.votersunite.org and
Information Manager www.votetrustusa.org