Daily Voting News For August 6, 2008

Today Jennifer Brunner, the Ohio Secretary of State, announced that she has filed a counterclaim in a lawsuit with Premier(Diebold) Election Solutions. The counterclaim asks for damages, including punitive damages, against the vendor for voting machine malfunctions and for the company’s claims that warranties on equipment have expired. Brunner is arguing that problems with the voting systems caused votes to be “dropped” when memory cards were uploaded to the server. There is evidence that this happened in at least 11 of the 43 counties that used Diebold DREs in past elections. The company, apparently, agrees there was a problem as they issued a product advisory on this problem in May. One question is outstanding now: How many counties in how many states had the same problem and never realized it? It’s time to cut our loses and get rid of those damn machines....

Featured - OH: Press Release - Secretary of State Files Counterclaim In Lawsuit With Premier Election Solutions, Documents Equipment Malfunctions In Premier Voting Machine Counties LINK

National: Press Release - "Going To the Polls Does Not Mean You Have The Right To Vote" LINK

National: NAACP Legal Defense Fund Unveils New Strategy to Protect Voter Rights This November LINK

National: Record number of US voters may cast paper ballots LINK

National: The Integrity and Security of Voter Registration Drives LINK

National: Open-source e-voting gets LinuxWorld test run LINK

Connecticut: Our View: Turn no voter away on Election Day LINK

Kansas: Ellis County - Amid confusion, school bond fails LINK

Missouri: MO voter arrested for trying to vote LINK

Missouri: Greene County - Problems with poll machine for disabled people frustrates voter LINK

Missouri: St Louis County - Last votes being tallied in St. Louis County LINK

Ohio: Four election boards part of lawsuit against voting machine maker LINK

Ohio: Brunner seeks damages for voting machine malfunctions LINK

Washington: King County - Lambert not pleased with all-mail vote LINK

West Virginia: Ohio County - Commission to Buy More Electronic Voting Machines LINK

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