Daily Voting News For August 10, 2007

In an interview by Mary Ann Gould on “Voice of the Voters” last night Congressman Dennis Kucinich said, “There is a question of validity of an election. People have to know their vote counts and is counted. People cannot be guaranteed that with the present DRE system.” Meanwhile another overall election failure has been reported by the Mississippi media. The Kentucky Attorney General has told the Secretary of State that doing nothing is not an option as he sends letters to Hart Intercivic and Diebold and demands they do the same for his state as they are required to do for California. And, of course, the rhetoric is building in California. ...

NAtional: Kucinich Interested In Legal Action Against Voting Machine Companies LINK

National: E-Voting Certification Gets Security Completely Backward LINK

National: Sequoia Voting Systems and Robis Elections, Inc. Announce Alliance to Offer Comprehensive Election Technology Support and Training Solutions LINK

Arkansas: Carroll County - Judge presses election law LINK

California: The Vote: California Tangible Ballots Initiative Enters Circulation LINK

California: Meltdown at the E-Voting Machine Bowen decertifies faulty e-voting systems in state, and protects the integrity of California ballots LINK

California: Opinion - Registrars exposed; wish they still had Bruce McPherson LINK

California: Voting Machines: Next Steps LINK

California: State's new rules won't effect local voting machines LINK

California: Numerous media outlets publish misleading attacks on decision to limit electronic voting LINK

California: Editorial - State's top election official court's election-day chaos by rejecting touch-screen voting LINK

California: Greens Support Decertification of Voting Machines LINK

California: Los Angeles County - Vexing voting machines LINK

California: Nevada County - Clerk: New voting system more secure LINK

California: Santa Clara County - Santa Clara County considers suit over voting decision LINK

California: Santa Clara County - Voting Machines: Stuff 'em LINK

California: Tulare County – Opinion - Electronic voting here to stay LINK

California: Yolo County - Oakley: e-voting in Yolo's all right LINK

Florida: Sarasota County - Election troubles haunt Sarasota LINK

Iowa: Ames Straw Poll Gets Legal Challenge LINK

Indiana: Hamilton County - Disagreement over machine reliability forces paper ballots for absentee votes LINK

Kentucky: Kentucky: Attorney General Takes On Hart Intercivic and Diebold LINK

Kentucky: Attorney General Stumbo Demands Voter Protections LINK

Mississippi: Editorial - There has got to be a better way LINK

Mississippi: Voting glitches being corrected LINK

Mississippi: Benton County - Benton equipment balks at county absentee votes LINK

Mississippi: Clarke County clerk addresses voting issues LINK

Ohio: Timing of rule on independents needs a review LINK

Ohio: Local officials may have had missing ballots in 2004 LINK

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