Daily Voting News For January 29, 2008

Liberty voting systems is not able to take NO! for an answer. Liberty is the company that sold hundreds of thousands of Euros worth of voting machines to Ireland only so those machines could be found to be insecure and to have them stored since delivery in warehouses across the country; and the company whose voting machines have been banned in its home country of Holland. Last week the New York State Board of Elections chose not to allow the use of any DRE voting machines for persons with disabilities thus leaving Liberty with no where to sell their machines. Yesterday Liberty decided they would ignore the decision and turn to the courts so they filed a temporary restraining order in an attempt to get the courts to change the decision made by the state. Last night the court found against the company and refused to issue an immediate restraining order. A further proceeding will now take place on Thursday. The utter gall of this company that sells voting machines that can’t be used in its home country and that are gathering dust in Ireland is amazing.

NAtional: In Too Many Elections, Voters Remain 'Uncounted,' Miscounted or Denied the Right to Vote, As Filmmaker David Earnhardt Shows Us LINK

National: Voting with (Little) Confidence Experts say that when it comes to voting machines, usability issues should be as much of a concern as security. LINK

National: Are states ready for the 2008 election? LINK

National: BuzzFlash Interview with 'Uncounted' Filmmaker, David Earnhardt PLUS: Why Machine-Printed Ballots and So-Called 'Paper Trails' are ALWAYS a No-Go if You Wish to Have Verifiable Elections... LINK

National: Q&A: "There Is Such a Thing as Technology Overkill" Interview with Dr. Avi Rubin, expert on e-voting LINK

Arizona: Pima County - Ballots online: Can do but may be forbidden LINK

California: Instant Runoff Voting Delayed LINK

California: Sonoma County - Problems with mail-in ballots LINK

California: Sutter County - It will be voters' choice LINK

Colorado: Johnson urges letter to Ritter Lawmaker criticizes paper ballot proposal LINK

Connecticut: Connecticut: Bysiewicz Prepared To Eliminate Manual Recoun LINK

Florida: Editorial - Change primary system LINK

Florida: Touch-screen mysteries LINK

Florida: Some problems crop up in Florida vote LINK

Florida: Election chiefs warned about voting 'glitch' LINK

Florida: Voting glitches reported in Florida LINK

Florida: Broward County - Federal monitors will watch over polling sites LINK

Florida: Broward County – Florida Voting Problems LINK

Florida: Hillsborough County - Hillsborough Hires PR Firm To Explain New Voting Machines LINK

Florida: Martin County - Voting going smoothly as election day begins LINK

Florida: Miami-Dade County - Glitches blemish S. Fla. voting LINK

Florida: Palm Beach County - Notable glitches mar otherwise smooth voting in Palm Beach County LINK

Florida: Palm Beach County - Voting underway; with a disruption in Kings Pointe LINK

Florida: Palm Beach County - Rush Limbaugh has trouble voting LINK

Florida: Sarasota County - Problems with new voting machines reported in two precincts LINK

Florida: Sarasota County - Problems with voting machines; reaction mixed on tax amendment LINK

Florida: Volusia County - Canvassing board orders another count of early ballots LINK

Florida: Volusia County - Voters Report Problems In Florida LINK

Iowa: Area voting machines fine with state LINK

Indiana: Marion County - Special election ballots to be tallied at central site Clerk defends plan to eliminate scanners at polls after GOP expresses concern LINK

Minnesota: Columnist - Nick Coleman: Every vote counts - unless, of course, it doesn't LINK

New York: They’re Baaaack… DRE Vendor Demands Court Restraining Order LINK

New York: Next challenge for New York: Run better elections than New Hampshire LINK

New York: Editorial: New York closer to better voting machines LINK

New York: Monroe County Has to Move Fast on Voting Machines LINK

New York: Tompkins County - Elections board picks optical scan machine LINK

Ohio: If It’s Broke; Don’t Fix It LINK

Ohio: Cuyahoga County - ACLU asks federal court to block paper ballots in Ohio county LINK

Ohio: Cuyahoga County - ACLU wants to keep Cuyahoga from using new voting system for primary LINK

Ohio: Lucas County - Ohio will review complaints about elections board LINK

Pennsylvania: Lackawanna County - Voters association says paper ballots best for primary LINK

Pennsylvania: Northampton County - No worries over voting machine challenge LINK

Virginia: Lawmakers wonder if state election laws are tough enough LINK

Germany: Security of Voting Machine in German State Election Questioned LINK

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