Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Election officials in Colorado and Ohio seem to have a different opinion every day. Now Colorado SOS Coffman wants legislation that will say that federal certification is good enough. He doesn’t want the state to do any certification testing of voting systems. Of course, that does nothing for any voting system presently used in the state but it may make a difference sometime next year when there are actually federally certified voting systems. Meanwhile Ohio SOS Brunner has reportedly announced that DREs used in counties other than Cuyahoga are alright and don’t have to go away in favor of central-count optical scan. Do either of these people understand what they are doing? It seems not....

• NAtional: Holt Takes Another Stab at Election Reform
  Simplified Legislation Offers Money to Jurisdictions Who Wish to Move to Paper Ballots, Optional Audits...
  http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5490
• NAtional: The Best and Worst of 2007: Voting Rights and Elections --- by Tova Andrea Wang
  http://newswire.ascribe....;year=2007&public=0
• NAtional: Courts reflect partisan split on voter ID laws
  http://www.statesman.com...on/12/25/1225scotus.html
• CA: Election Irregularities Exposed: "UNCOUNTED" West Coast Premiere in Sacramento
  http://www.indybay.org/n.../2007/12/28/18469117.php
• CA: Napa County shutting down 41 little-used polling places
  http://www.sfgate.com/cg...2007/12/28/BAG4U4TGK.DTL
• CO: Paper trail in sight for November voting
  http://www.gjsentinel.co...07_1B_paper_ballots.html
• CO: Elections chief shifts stance again
  http://www.gjsentinel.co...2807_1B_Machines_OK.html
• CO: Editorial - Look to county clerks to solve state vote problems
  http://origin.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_7822965
• CO: Coffman: Feds should do majority of vote-machine testing
  http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_7824598
• CO: Moffat County - Secretary of state looks at recertification
  Clerk and recorder: No word from secretary
  http://www.craigdailypre...e_looks_recertification/
• CO: Montrose County - County will conduct ’08 election on paper ballots
  http://www.montrosepress...748ec0b6ce1806600932.txt
• CO: Ouray County - County backs clerks' plan on election snafu
  http://www.ouraynews.com...n_on_election_snafu.html
• FL: State's new voter ID law on hold
  http://www.miamiherald.c...g_news/story/358936.html
• NY: Complaints from Essex Co. on state voting issues
  http://www.adirondackdai...icles.asp?articleID=9833
• OH: Good luck resolving problems with voting machines
  http://www.advertiser-tr...nt.detail/id/502399.html
• OH: Cuyahoga County - Reaction and possible legal action to Cuyahoga County's March election plan
  http://www.wkyc.com/news...0426&provider=gnews
• OH: Lorain County voting machines can stay
  http://www.chroniclet.co...voting-machines-can-stay
• PA: Opinion - Voting machines prompt questions
  http://www.goerie.com/ap...1228/OPINION01/712280367

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