Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Today the House GOP members managed to block Congressman Rush Holt’s emergency voting bill with a 239 – 178 vote; a 2/3 majority was required for passage. It is unknown at this time what the next move will be. Maybe an all-out ban on DREs? The bill would get nowhere but it would bring the Election Integrity Community back together.

Today is “Match Day” for Sequoia. Can they satisfy Smartmatic with a matching offer that will save themselves from Hart Intercivic? And, if they do, will they have enough funds left to continue paying their contracts and employees? ...

• NAtional: Surprise: Election Reforms Politicized
  http://www.alternet.org/.../www.alternet.org/82487/
• NAtional: Avoid Corporate Crime - Hand Count The Paper Ballots
  http://www.opednews.com/...avoid_corporate_crim.htm
• NAtional: GOP Objections Mean Uncertainty for Paper Ballot Bill
  http://www.cqpolitics.co...ID=cqmidday-000002704244
• NAtional: Holt Blasts Republicans for Blocking Emergency Voting Bill
  http://www.votetrustusa....8;id=2818&Itemid=26
• NAtional: House GOP Leaders and White House Deliver Blow to Verifiable Election
  http://www.votetrustusa....8;id=2819&Itemid=26
• FL: Sarasota County - Supervisor of elections has vexing blind spot
  http://www.heraldtribune...804150393/-1/newssitemap
• IN: Tippecanoe County - Final voter filings for county up 6,000-plus
  http://www.jconline.com/...415/ELECTION01/804150327
• MO: Paper ballots required under Missouri legislation
  http://publicbroadcastin...1260910&sectionID=1
• NJ: The NJ/Sequoia Voting System Mess Unraveled and Reraveled
  http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5897
• NY: Albany County - Help at polls for disabled voters
  County lawmakers expected to OK $1.6 million plan to buy 210 ballot-marking machines
  http://timesunion.com/As...&newsdate=4/15/2008
• OH: Brunner: Counties should be permitted to hold mail-only elections
  http://www.ohio.com/news...rticleID=491184&c=y
• OH: Brunner proposes mail-only elections
  http://www.dispatch.com/..._A1_RE9UB8A.html?sid=101
• OK: OK voters required to show ID at polls
  http://ocolly.com/2008/0...red-to-show-id-at-polls/
• PA: Pennsylvania's Primary: Paperless and Unverifiable
  http://www.votetrustusa....;id=2817&Itemid=113
• PA: Carbon County ready for primary
  http://www.mcall.com/new...669apr15,0,1933836.story
• WV: Cabell voters will see touch screen voting again this primary
  http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x1960620917

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