Daily Voting News For September 8, 2007

According to a transcript of the Rules Committee meeting of Wed. Congressman Alcee Hastings had the following to say about HR-811, “I need to be persuaded. Otherwise I would do something that I have not done since I have been here, and that is vote against a proposed rule. If we ain’t gonna fix it all, then we oughtn’t fix something that ain’t a fix and is not an assurance that we have done the best we can. This isn’t good enough for me.” Meanwhile a Cuyahoga Co Election Commissioner ranted, “We should sue Diebold” when the discussion came around to the growing cost of the county’s voting machines. ...

NAtional: House Puts Off Voting Bill, Most Other Business Next Week LINK

National: Dems’ split over House voting rules spurs chortles from GOP LINK

National: The Latest on the Holt Election Reform Bill and the Davis Amendment to Restrict DRE Touch-Screen Voting Systems LINK

National: Editorial - What's the rush? LINK

National: Director’s Note: Welcome to the Buyer’s Market! LINK

National: Holt Election Reform Bill in Meltdown...Again LINK

National: The Cat in the Hat, elusive happy endings, and the [election] mess that is so big, and so deep, and so tall LINK

National: E-voting paper trail push stalls in Congress LINK

Alabama: Alabama governor seeks more time to meet judge's voting deadline LINK

California: A Window into the Hart Document Review of the California TTBR LINK

California: Solano County - Election surprise Solano's voting equipment unauthorized LINK

Florida: Broward County – Broward, Wake Up! LINK

New York: Westchester County - Federal scrutiny of Westchester elections may continue LINK

Ohio: Cuyahoga County - County chiefs rant over voting machines LINK

Wisconsin: WI SEB Complaint Filed Regarding Donating of November 2, 2004 Election Records LINK

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