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Daily Voting News For September 10, 2008

Thursday, 11 September 2008, 5:44 pm
Column: John Gideon

Daily Voting News For September 10, 2008

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

A couple days ago in this space I mentioned a newly posted video and report from the good folks at UC Santa Barbara with some of their findings from their work on the Calif. Top-To-Bottom Review. This report has gotten a lot of press and the video is very much worth viewing. A few of the articles are linked below.

There is also a report of a potential problem in Johnson Co Kansas where election officials are reporting that Premier/Diebold software causes their TSx DREs to time-out after 2.5 minutes of no activity. So if a voter takes too long to read or think about their next choice the machine begins to warn them and then after 2.5 minutes the voter card is kicked-out and the ballot is cancelled. The voter then has to start over, after some assistance from poll workers. This is a national problem that is probably being ignored or worked-around in most counties.

There are also reports from Pennsylvania and Indiana, The Brennan Center and the New York Times concerning student voting issues and what seems to be a concerted attempt to make it harder for students to vote. ...

National: 'Fatally Flawed' Systems Await Voters: 'Drastic Change Needed' LINK

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National: UC Computer Scientists Release Video on How to Hack a Sequoia Touch-Screen Voting Machine LINK

National: Newly released video shows how easily electronic voting machines can be hacked, pried open LINK

National: Want To See How Easy It Is To Hack An Election? LINK

National: Security Group at Santa Barbara Infects Voting Machines with Viruses, Showing Vulnerability LINK

Featured - KS: Johnson County computer voting machines prone to take a 'time out' LINK

Featured – KS: Johnson County - Software feature puts time pressure on voters LINK

National: Voter Registration by Students Raises Cloud of Consequences LINK

National: Student Voting Rights LINK

National: Standards for accreditation of labs that test voting machines inconsistent LINK

Florida: 'No match, no vote' law to be enforced LINK

Florida: Highland County - How Much Do Elections Cost? LINK

Florida: Palm Beach County – Press Release: Florida Republicans, Democrats and Non-Partisans Join Forces, Call for State Action To Secure November’s General Election LINK

Indiana: Fate of Ball State voting center in the hands of GOP
The measure requires unanimous approval from the Delaware County Election Board and one member said he is leaning against it. LINK

Indiana: New center could target youth vote
Board considers early voter center on Ball State campus LINK

Massachusetts: New Bedford - Ballot glitch a mystery LINK

New York: Albany County - Few use new vote devices LINK

New York: Clinton County Voters Confused Over Polling Place
Board Of Elections Mailers Indicate Wrong Location For Primary LINK

Pennsylvania: Chester County - Petition seeks poll change LINK

Virginia: Charlottesville - City Expected to Buy More Voting Machines LINK

Washington DC: DCBOEE Issues Statement; Nickles Investigating Voting Irregularities LINK

Washington DC: Some More Answers from BOEE LINK

**"Daily Voting News" is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in "Daily Voting News" may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or Scoop.**

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John Gideon
Co-Executive Director
VotersUnite.Org
www.votersunite.org

"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory
democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008

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