In a letter to the editor of the New York Times, Sen.
Diane Feinstein tries to defend her “Bipartisan Electronic
Voting Reform Act” against the editorial accusation that
her bill is just “A Bad Electronic Voting Bill”. The
Senator tries to make the point that no other voting systems
legislation will pass in this Congress. She forgets,
“First, do no harm”. Her bill allows software
verification schemes which will allow the proliferation of
DRE voting systems. This bill is a huge step back and she
knows it. As a friend pointed out, Feinstein essentially is
saying that the best they could do was to make matters
worse, and they are still demanding praise for taking
action. Before going on summer break the Senator’s
Committee on Administration and Rules held a hearing on the
bill. No one from the Election Integrity Community was
invited to give testimony; only supporters of the vendors
and a few chosen by their known position pro-DREs. No matter
how the Senator colors this bill it is still BAD
LEGISLATION....
Featured -
National: Letter - Electronic Voting Bill LINK
National: Voter
Registration Is the New Battleground LINK
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National:
"Stealing America: Vote By Vote" and What People are Saying
LINK
National:
Election Integrity Doc 'Uncounted' to Premiere on National
Cable Network! LINK
Arizona:
Denogean: State relents, and 97-year-old gets to vote LINK
Florida: Broward
County - Paper ballots get rave reviews LINK
Florida:
Miami-Dade County - No hitches, no glitches on first day of
voting LINK
Florida: Palm
Beach County - Computer problems frustrate some on first day
of early voting LINK
Minnesota:
Audible voting machines assist disabled citizens LINK
New York:
Opinion - Voting Matters Elections commissioners clear
up the path to voting LINK
New York: Ballot
Stuffing Holes, Illegal USB Ports Add to Sequoia/Dominion
Voting System Flaws LINK
Ohio: Headline,
November 5, 2008: Obama Loses Race by Small Margin LINK
Ohio: Opinion -
Legislature makes changes to improve Ohio's elections
process LINK
Oklahoma:
Editorial - Election officials leaning toward scanning
ballots over electronic voting LINK
Pennsylvania:
Centre Co. Voting Machine Cost Revealed LINK
Wisconsin:
Pierce County - Voting machine company folds; towns,
villages must pay price LINK
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