Yesterday
while voters in New Hampshire were going to the polls a
large group of activists filled the Board of Supervisors
conference room in Pima County Arizona. A judge recently
decided that the county should release the database from the
2006 primary and general election. The supervisors began by
voting not to appeal the court's decision. Then a raucous
crowd of more than 60 people demanded to be heard. John
Brakey was gaveled down and threatened with expulsion. The
board decided to hear from the citizens and after hearing
from about 20 the board turned totally and unanimously
agreed to release the 2006 primary and general election data
tapes, PLUS the RTA data that was the original reason for
the court case. Great job by the folks in Pima County and by
our friend John Brakey.
The Cuyahoga Co. Ohio Board of
Elections is discussing the possibility of seeking a refund
from Premier/Diebold for the DRE voting system that has been
failing miserably for the past two years. As much as that
system has been a disaster Premier should just refund the
total purchase price of $21M and consider themselves lucky.
For the past two years counties in Arkansas have had
huge problems with ballot programming supplied by ES&S. Many
of those counties have decided to leave the vendor out of
the process and they are doing it themselves. Any progress
toward getting the vendors out of voting administration is
good progress.
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Just minutes ago it was reported that the
county clerk in Hancock Co Illinois is requesting the DoJ to
investigate the deceptive practices of ES&S....
National: 99 Ways to Steal Elections: The
Story of John Fund and Ron Paul LINK
New York: Voting
machine deadline looms New York officials to choose options
this month for voters with disabilities. LINK
New York: N.Y.
sets timetable on ballot machines LINK
Ohio: Study
pushes for changes to Ohio elections Secretary of state's
recommendations include centralized vote centers,
optical-scan ballots and 'no fault' absentee voting LINK
Ohio: Columnist -
We're all paying and paying for Florida's 2000 election
meltdown - Kevin O'Brien LINK
Ohio: State
scrambling to find $31 million Cuyahoga County, 56 others
looking to replace electronic voting systems before March
primary LINK
Ohio: Cuyahoga
County - Elections Board seeks refund for faulty
touch-screen system LINK
Ohio: Franklin
County - Price tag for ballot directive may rise Proposed
number to print is too low, county insists LINK
Ohio: Trumbull
County - Editorial - Local voting plan better than Brunner's
LINK
Ohio: Trumbull
County - Local officials weigh in on vulnerable voting
machines LINK
Pennsylvania:
Northampton County - County racing to find new voting
machines Officials will meet with vendors Tuesday. They must
pick by month's end to be set for primary. LINK
Pennsylvania:
Northampton County - Retiring the lever voting machines for
the second time LINK
Texas: Waller
County - Waller early voting plan opposed Black officials
urge feds to rule that one-site limit is discriminatory LINK
West Virginia:
Opinion - W.Va. Right About Voting Machines LINK
West Virginia:
Voting Machines Criticized in Harrison, Belmont and
Jefferson LINK
VoterID: Voter ID
requirement comes under fire Indiana is one of only three
states nationally to require identification in order to vote
LINK
VoterID: Supreme
Court Weighs Voter ID Requirements LINK
VoterID: Supreme
Court Hears Challenge to Voter ID Law Indiana Law Requires
Voters to Show Identification at Polls LINK
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