Daily Voting News For December 23, 2007

New York City has already decided to purchase one “Ballot Marking Device” for each polling place in the city. That puts them one step ahead of the rest of the state.

Meanwhile Pennsylvania has joined other states which have read the Colorado reports and decided that any testing done in Colorado does not apply to their state even though they use the same machines.

West Virginia says that even though they use machines that were decertified in Colorado they just don’t know enough to decide wether to get rid of them.

Editorials and Op-Eds from Ohio papers are mixed. The opinions of the papers surely echo the opinion of the county election offices rather than an opinion made after research and education. ...

CO: Clerks call for mail-in votes in '08 LINK

Colorado: Opinion - Boucher: Paper ballots something to believe in LINK

Colorado: Opinion - Pomerance: Making the voting process transparent LINK

Colorado: Montrose County - Montrose in bind after vote-machine decision LINK

Florida: Opinion - Will court decide 2008 election, too? LINK

New York: Tools to Help Disabled Vote Are on Way LINK

New York: NYC: Disabled-access voting machines for all poll spots by Sept. LINK

Ohio: EVEREST a "Light at the End of the Elections Tunnel?" LINK

Ohio: Editorial - Flaws in Ohio's voting system demand immediate attention LINK

Ohio: Costs keep adding up for elections Brunner wants to dump touch-screen machines LINK

Ohio: Butler County - Report raises concerns for county officials As the state considers voting system improvements, Butler officials think it will be difficult to make changes in 2008. LINK

Ohio: Lake County needs equity for machines LINK

Ohio: Loraine County – Opinion - Our View: Call for massive change in Ohio's voting system a waste, lacks real basis LINK

Pennsylvania: Touch screens keep state's vote Despite Colorado ban, electronic ballots to stay here LINK

West Virginia: UPDATE — W.Va. may keep iffy voting machines, the same kind Colo. booted LINK

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