Daily Voting News 11 July, 2007

The use of the county’s new DRE voting machines means that this year’s municipal elections will cost Salt Lake Co Utah three times more than past elections. New technology has increased the amount of training and wages for election workers. Palm Beach and Sarasota Co’s have both made a decision to fund for new voting machines....

NAtional: Rush Holt, HR 811 and Avante International LINK

National: People for the American Way (PFAW) Continues Dishonest Lobbying Campaign for Holt Election Bill LINK

California: ES&S Voting Machines Refusing to Comply with California SOS? LINK

Florida: Palm Beach County - PBC approves funding for optical-scan voting LINK

Florida: Sarasota County - New voting machines cost Sarasota $2.9M LINK

Florida: Sarasota County - County approves $3 million for voting machines LINK

Ohio: Stark County - Election device to get test in Aug. 7 election LINK

Pennsylvania: Bucks County - Mercer Museum Acquires Older Bucks County Voting Machine LINK

Texas: Fort Bend County - Battle Lines Are Drawn Over Precinct Consolidation Plan LINK

Utah: Salt Lake County - Election Costs Give SLC Council Sticker Shock LINK

Washington: Initiative 25 Has the County’s Democrats Lining Up to Oppose . . . More Democracy LINK

West Virginia: Betty Ireland will not seek office in 2008 LINK

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