Daily Voting News For September 14, 2007

Luzerne Co Pennsylvania is going to battle against ES&S over maintenance contracts and annual fees. The county has a plan that will save them $200,000 and they want annual contracts. ES&S wants a three year contract and they claim that they are not bound by any promises made by their sales staff because they think that’s a “little unfair”. ES&S has also told the county that they are going to raise their cost for machine coding and ballot preparation by up to six percent. ES&S has given the voters and tax payers of Luzerne Co. a gift that keeps on taking; sucking tax payer’s money away from the county. ES&S; today’s “Enemy of Democracy”. Clearly Ohio state’s Republican lawmakers are going to do all they can to put up roadblocks to stop SoS Brunner from doing any inspection of the state’s voting machines. Payback for Brunner firing the state Republican Chair and County Board of Elections boss, Bennett?...

NAtional: How to steal an election...How do we stop it? LINK

National: New Voting Machines Can Save Our Democracy LINK

National: Touch-screen machines may be voted out Proposed federal law looks to add paper trail, force change in equipment LINK

Alaska: Parnell asks for review of state voting machines Flaws with the system? LINK

Colorado: Election integrity sold down the river in Colorado LINK

Colorado: The letter of the law is not enough LINK

Connecticut: Cromwell vote to be audited LINK

Connecticut: New voting system to be audited in 11 precincts LINK

Connecticut: State Will Perform Manual Checks On Voting System LINK

Connecticut: Doubts Cast On Voting Machines LINK

North Carolina: Johnson County - State Foils Attempt To Access Voting Records Unauthorized person tried to hack into Johnston County voter registration data. LINK

New Jersey: For presidential primary in N.J., the votes won't have paper trail LINK

New Jersey: New Jersey Voters Must Trust Machines in Primary LINK

New Jersey: N.J. to miss voting deadline LINK

New York: St. Lawrence County - Voting machine aids those with disabilities LINK

Ohio: Sens. Carey, Stivers Ask Ohio's Brunner 23 Questions on Voting Test Project LINK

Ohio: Opinion - Test Election Machines Fairly LINK

Ohio: Summit County - Absentee ballots arrive late in Summit Votes won't be counted; Postal Service probing late delivery of 200-plus LINK

Pennsylvania: Luzerne County - Voting machine warranty debated Election bureau chief proposes change to firm that would cut over $200,000. LINK

Pennsylvania: Luzerne County - Voting privacy still an issue LINK

Pennsylvania: Luzerne County - Election board focuses on touchscreen machines LINK

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