Daily Voting News For August 12, 2007

This Tuesday, DAN RATHER REPORTS presents conclusive evidence of the failure of touch screen voting machines across the country. The episode, “The Trouble with Touch Screens”, is an entire hour devoted to new information on this story. From scientists involved in testing the equipment, to manufacturers in third world countries who shipped these defective voting machines to the United States DAN RATHER REPORTS will present new information showing that these defective machines may have altered the outcome of multiple elections....

NAtional: “DAN RATHER REPORTS” to Present Conclusive Evidence of Voting Machine Failures LINK

California: Banning of voting machines stirs pot LINK

California: Daniel Weintraub: How banning touch-screen voting will affect you LINK

California: Opinion - Bowen's voting decision fits the evidence LINK

California: Riverside – San Bernardino Counties - Paper ballots save counties With voting machines decertified, old way back in use LINK

California: Riverside County - County has no leg to stand on LINK

California: San Diego County – Opinion - Paper ballots necessary to preserve democracy LINK

California: San Joaquin County – Opinion - Computerized machines suffer a very costly setback LINK

California: Shasta County - The cost to vote: Shasta County faces $1.2 million in election expenses with new limits on voting systems LINK

Iowa: Diebold Optical-Scan System Fails in Iowa GOP Straw Poll! LINK

Indiana: Hamilton County - Dissenter keeps absentee ballots on paper LINK

Mississippi: Officials aim to fix election 'glitches' LINK

Mississippi: Noxubee County - Noxubee supes discuss election cost-cutting measures after $7,000 lost on August primary LINK

Mississippi: Noxubee County - Brown says Noxubee elections went smoothly, others disagree LINK

Ohio: 2004 ballots not preserved Result of presidential vote cannot be verified LINK

Texas: State voting systems under scrutiny LINK

Texas: Tarrant County - E-voting machines under fire in Tarrant LINK

Washington: State defends voting security Polling machines leave verified paper trail, says Washington elections director LINK

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