Today, Monday, the state of Massachusetts goes to court to defend themselves in a lawsuit brought by Diebold. Diebold claims that the state should have bought their accessible voting machines rather than the AutoMark that was offered by ES&S because the Diebold voting machine was the best of the two. Perhaps Diebold will offer to explain to the judge what makes their voting system accessible. I doubt that will happen because they would have a lot of problem proving the imaginary. ...

• NAtional: Explosive new vote fraud developments continue to rock Ohio and Florida LINK
• California: The Vote: California Secretary of State Debra Bowen Releases Draft Critera for Voting Machine Review LINK
• Florida: Florida Voting Officials Warned of Glitch Before Election Losing candidate: Slow touch screens may have been culprit in undervote LINK
• Florida: FL-13 - State Audit Team Replies to Questions Surrounding Newly Discovered ES&S 'Source Code Review Agreement' Sent to State Certification Chief LINK
• Illinois: Early voting a growing trend Some officials predict up to half the votes cast in 2008 will be before Election Day LINK
• Kansas: Kansas counties get new voting machines LINK
• Massachusetts: Firm sues Mass. over contract for voting machines for disabled LINK
• Massachusetts: Machines can be accessible too LINK
• Massachusetts: Voting device pact at issue Firm sues over snub by state LINK
• Massachusetts: Diebold cries 'do over!' after losing Massachusetts contract LINK
• Massachusetts: Governor's Web Site Reveals Voters' Home Addresses LINK
• Maryland: Press Release - Urge MD Senate to Pass Real Voter-Verified Paper Trail LINK
• Maryland: Md. Senate rejects paper trail proposal Sponsor concedes measure is likely dead for this legislative session LINK
• New York: Sleepy Hollow Democrats seek new election LINK
• Ohio: New Ohio evidence exposes apparently illegal 2004 recount activity by Hocking County's GOP Election Director, and a stinging complaint is filed in Cleveland LINK
• Ohio: Editorial - Keep Elections Honest in Ohio LINK
• Ohio: Cuyahoga County - Secretary of State Brunner Issues Complaint Against Cuyahoga Board of Elections LINK
• Texas: Seguin County - Electronic ballots discussed at forum LINK
• Virginia: Bills could phase out touch screen voting 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 Member www.votetrustusa.org