In today’s “Featured” article, Voter Action had this to say in opposition to S.3212, “The United States Congress should be investigating, not financing, the private companies that have sold the DRE systems to states and counties throughout the country. With more than 3 billion dollars at stake, the American people have the right to know whether these companies knowingly marketed a defective product, as some evidence now reveals. If, in fact, any of these companies engaged in deceptive practices in accessing public funds, they should be held accountable and states and counties should get their money back. Just as Congress needed to apply scrutiny to Big Tobacco, it is time for Congress to investigate the elections industry.” We agree with Voter Action and call on Congress to defeat S.3212 and any other legislation that “funds and encourages the continued use of this faulty voting equipment”....

• Featured - National: Voter Action’s Statement In Opposition To Senate Bill 3212 Sanctioning Continued Use of Electronic Voting Machines
  http://www.voteraction.org/node/557
• National: New Novel 'Cassandra Chanting' Penned by an Anonymous Voting-World Insider Shows How Our 2008 U.S. Presidential Election Can be Stolen
  http://www.prweb.com/rel.../2008/7/prweb1144414.htm
• National: The season for movies about voting
  http://www.politico.com/.../stories/0708/12152.html
• National: A Chat with Filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman on the eve of the release of "STEALING AMERICA: Vote by Vote"
  http://www.opednews.com/...unwasser-080730-516.html
• National: One size doesn’t fit all voters
  http://talkradionews.com...e-doesnt-fit-all-voters/
• National: States weigh return to paper ballots
  http://www.wthr.com/Glob...61906&nav=menu188_2
• CA: Online voter registration close to reality
  http://www.sfgate.com/cg...008/07/30/BA1A121GMG.DTL
• CA: Why California Secretary of State Debra Bowen Pulled the Plug on E-Voting
  http://www.govtech.com/gt/380945
• CA: Debra Bowen: A Politician Who Gets 'IT'
  http://www.govtech.com/gt/381441?topic=117673
• CA: Calif. official votes for optical scans, hand tallies
  http://news.cnet.com/830...-1009_3-10002665-83.html
• FL: Voting machines to change next month to include paper trail
  http://www.wmnf.org/news_stories/5930
• GA: Documents show Georgia's Secretary of State knew of Diebold patch
  http://rawstory.com/news..._was_warned_of_0730.html
• NH: Audit: NH Sect State office out of compliance
  http://www.boston.com/ne...ed_in_election_spending/
• NV: Dayton's early voting times called unfair for day shift workers
  http://news.rgj.com/apps...30/DAYTON/807300314/1042
• NY: NYC Elections Board Hires Spin Doctors for $6.5 million
  http://www.opednews.com/...y-Ananda-080729-158.html
• OH: Controversial Voting Machine "Sleepovers" Still Legal
  http://www.huffingtonpos...oting-mach_b_114270.html
• OH: Franklin County - Elections board has plan for long lines
  250 more machines, new distribution strategy proposed
  http://www.columbusdispa..._A1_CGASPC7.html?sid=101
• PA: Centre County - Vote overhaul could cost $1.1 million
  http://www.centredaily.c.../local/story/743770.html
• PA: Centre County - Centre still unsure of cost of new voting system
  http://www.theprogressne...m/default.asp?read=13509
• VA: Goochland County - Long lines may await voters in November
  http://www.goochlandcour...y=47&idarticle=2073
• WA: County works to make voting more accessible
  http://www.tacomaweekly.com/article/2169/

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