Daily Voting News For January 27, 2009

Today the New Jersey voting machine trial started. The trial will decide whether the state’s DRE voting machines can continue to be used or whether they are error-prone and too easily hacked. Today Princeton University computer scientist Andrew Appel demonstrated how the Sequoia Advantage v 9 DRE works. The trial may last as long as four weeks....

Featured - NJ: Trial begins on NJ touch-screen voting machines LINK

National: Christopher Dodd wasted taxpayer millions on voting technology LINK

Alabama: Photo-ID bill would make it harder for people to vote LINK

Florida: Hillsborough County - Buddy Johnson's office found missing Hillsborough ballots in December, not January LINK

Minnesota: Marks on Ballots Snag Minnesota Recount Trial LINK

North Dakota: Secretary of State opposes bills on voter affidavits LINK

New Jersey: Opinion - Spread voting machine fix, and cost, over several years LINK

New Jersey: Three N.J. counties plan to test paper-ballot units LINK

New Jersey: Bill to postpone upgrade of voting machines advances Lawmakers followed Corzine's lead: He has already diverted the $19 million elsewhere. LINK

New Jersey: Trial to begin on NJ touch-screen voting machines LINK

New Jersey: Fate of N.J. voting machines to be determined LINK

Wisconsin: Sauk voting machines go in for repairs LINK

Washington DC: Cheh eyes same-day sign-up to vote LINK

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