Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Colorado Secretary of State Coffman continues to step as far away from state law as he possibly can. Rather than protect the voters it seems that Coffman wants to do everything possible to cut corners and ignore the facts in order for counties to use the machines he just decertified. Now Coffman is allowing Mesa Co to do their own certification testing to see if they can figure out a way to make their ES&S iVotronics work. “Even if Omaha, Neb.-based ES&S couldn’t get the systems to work for the certification, county officials likely can, Coffman said.” He wants to allow the counties to do their own testing and then go to the legislature and have them approve what has been done by the counties. Does anyone smell another law suit?

More info on that, and links to today's other notable voting news, follows below...

• NAtional: Who gets to vote matters
  http://www.athensmesseng...ID=7376&TM=63301.84
• CO: Rocky article on Coffman controversy omitted that GOP consultant also was Coffman campaign contributor
  http://colorado.mediamat...s.org/items/200712220001
• CO: County clerks urge all-mail election
  Plea caps week of controversy about machines
  http://www.rockymountain...rks-plead-all-mail-vote/
• CO: Editorial - Narrow line for Coffman
  http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_7781705
• CO: Mesa County allowed to test vote machines
  http://www.gjsentinel.co..._1a_Voting_machines.html
• FL: Volusia County - Clerks won't take voting machines home
  http://www.news-journalo.../evlEAST08APOL122207.htm
• MS: Appeals court freezes judge's voter ID mandate
  http://www.clarionledger.../20071222/NEWS/712220367
• OH: Cuyahoga County elections chief ready for difficult change
  http://www.wkyc.com/news...ticle.aspx?storyid=80235
• OH: Cuyahoga County - State elections chief votes to abolish Cuyahoga County's touch-screen system
  http://blog.cleveland.co...ions_chief_votes_to.html
• OH: Cuyahoga County - Ohio County to Switch Voting Machines
  http://ap.google.com/art...OImRcDXQxW8LPxQD8TM66700
• OH: Van Wert County - County commissioners working on financial cuts
  http://www.timesbulletin...D=145078&TM=492.435

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