Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
The Associated Press reports:
Two computer science professors said they found “significant gaps” in the state investigation into allegations electronic voting machines in Sarasota County failed to count about 18,000 votes in a contested congressional race decided by only 369 votes. David Dill, a Stanford University computer science professor and critic of electronic voting, compared the state audit of Florida’s 13th Congressional District race to a plane crash in which investigators comb through specific sections of wreckage and ignore other key areas. “I think the investigation is incomplete. The state of Florida was trying, but I think they missed some things,” Dill said Wednesday.
That voting news story, and many others from today, all linked below…
NAtional: Rep. Maloney’s Letter to the Department of Defence LINK
NAtional: Brennan Center Calls for Greater Transparency and Accountability of the EAC LINK
NAtional: “We Pretend To Vote; They Pretend To Be Elected” LINK
NAtional: Testimony, U.S. House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives LINK
NAtional: Lawmakers call for e-voting paper trails LINK
NAtional: Rodriguez Elected EAC Vice Chair LINK
CA: AP Interview: Early primary is trouble if voting systems fail LINK
CA: Alameda County – California Court Says Elections Officials Must Produce Electronic Vote-Counting Machine Data for Recounts LINK
CA: Alameda County ““ Judge Says Registrar Violated Elections Code and Constitution LINK
CA: San Diego County – County chief defends elections hiring LINK
FL: Senate vote ties primary-date move to paper ballots LINK
FL: Paper trail for votes gains pace across both chambers LINK
FL: Voting issues tied together
A logjam on the primary date and touch-screens shows signs of progress. LINK
FL: Professors: State audit of electronic voting was inadequate LINK
FL: FL-13 – Sarasota election decision? Not yet
Lawmakers are ‘nowhere near’ ready to say how Congress should investigate. LINK
FL: Sarasota County – iVotronic e-voting software issues to blame in Florida polemic? LINK
IL; Chicago – Problems counting votes in a third Chicago election LINK
MA: Editorial – Voter fraud: No smoke, no fire LINK
MO: House Testimony of Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan LINK
NV: Repairing a successful system LINK
OH: Montgomery County – More high school students could be poll workers LINK
SC: St. George – Election dispute in court
Judge asked to toss St. George ruling LINK
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Big Pharma companies submitted votes in the Senate, and thru the republican senators filibustered a good bill.
They obstructed S. 3, “Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007“, which requires the purchase of prescription drugs based on low bids.
The 109th republican congress had passed a law allowing Big Pharmas to charge the highest prices.
The republicans (41 of them) voted to keep the prices the poorest among us pay up as high as Big Pharma wants.
Some kinder and gentler republicans (6 of them) voted for stopping the filibuster: Coleman (R-MN); Collins (R-ME); Hagel (R-NE); Smith (R-OR); Snowe (R-ME); and Specter (R-PA).
All democrats voted for stopping the filibuster and for letting the elderly have a vote on the floor.
Republicans are filibustering many good bills because of republican loyalty to Big Pharma and Big Brother instead of having loyalty to the people.