Daily Voting News For August 18, 2007

In yesterday’s DVN I mentioned that Smartmatic had been looking for a buyer for Sequoia for “over a year”. In fact Smartmatic announced they were looking for a buyer for Sequoia on 22 Dec. 2006 so it has been 8 months. Both Sequoia and ES&S have released statements in an attempt to make lemonade from the lemons served up by Dan Rather’s Report. ...

NAtional: Sequoia Voting Systems, in Full Damage Control Mode, Contacts Us About Error, Reveals Several of Their Own in the Bargain LINK

National: ES&S - Statement Regarding HDNet Program LINK

National: Sequoia Voting Systems Publishes Quality Control Documentation For 2000 Palm Beach Punch Card Ballots LINK

National: 'Diebold Election Systems, Inc.’ Is No More! (At Least in Name) LINK

National: Why nobody wants to buy Diebold Election Systems LINK

National: Rather looks at 2000 voting snafus LINK

California: Opinion - Secretary of state votes for voters LINK

California: Voting machine hackers - UCSB team breaks into counting device LINK

California: San Bernardino Co. considers return to paper ballots LINK

Colorado: Montrose County - Montrose nixes voting machines, may go to all-paper ballot process LINK

Missouri: Elections and Self-Promotion: The American Way LINK

Mississippi: Hancock County - Requested ballot review in Senate primary begins LINK

New York: Election board approves broader use of paper ballots LINK

New York: State keeps paper ballots open to all LINK

Pennsylvania: Northampton County - Lever voting machines may make a return LINK

Philippines: Firm that gave US flawed counting machines wants to automate RP polls LINK

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