In a letter to the editor of the New York Times, Sen. Diane Feinstein tries to defend her “Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act” against the editorial accusation that her bill is just “A Bad Electronic Voting Bill”. The Senator tries to make the point that no other voting systems legislation will pass in this Congress. She forgets, “First, do no harm”. Her bill allows software verification schemes which will allow the proliferation of DRE voting systems. This bill is a huge step back and she knows it. As a friend pointed out, Feinstein essentially is saying that the best they could do was to make matters worse, and they are still demanding praise for taking action. Before going on summer break the Senator’s Committee on Administration and Rules held a hearing on the bill. No one from the Election Integrity Community was invited to give testimony; only supporters of the vendors and a few chosen for their known pro-DRE positions. No matter how the Senator colors this bill it is still BAD LEGISLATION….
- Featured – National: Letter – Electronic Voting Bill
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/opinion/l12vote.html?ex=1219204800&en=c82f54cb6d8be11b&ei=5070&emc=eta1 - National: Voter Registration Is the New Battleground
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121850477150231953.html?mod=googlenews_wsj - National: “Stealing America: Vote By Vote” and What People are Saying
http://www.opednews.com/articles/-Stealing-America-Vote-By-by-Joan-Brunwasser-080811-231.html - National: Election Integrity Doc ‘Uncounted’ to Premiere on National Cable Network!
https://bradblog.com/?p=6265 - AL: Selma council lays election plans
http://www.selmatimesjournal.com/news/2008/aug/11/selma-council-lays-election-plans/ - AZ: Denogean: State relents, and 97-year-old gets to vote
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/93467.php - FL: Broward County – Paper ballots get rave reviews
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbearly0812sbaug12,0,5335126.story - FL: Miami-Dade County – No hitches, no glitches on first day of voting
http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/637996.html - FL: Palm Beach County – Computer problems frustrate some on first day of early voting
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flpballots0812pnaug12,0,5447862.story - MN: Audible voting machines assist disabled citizens
http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=356041 - NY: Opinion – Voting Matters
Elections commissioners clear up the path to voting
http://www.syracuse.com/opinion/index.ssf?/base/opinion-4/1218531539318380.xml&coll=1 - NY: Ballot Stuffing Holes, Illegal USB Ports Add to Sequoia/Dominion Voting System Flaws
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Ballot-Stuffing-Holes-Ill-by-Rady-Ananda-080812-253.html - OH: Headline, November 5, 2008: Obama Loses Race by Small Margin
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/12/11274/3032/808/566688 - OH: Opinion – Legislature makes changes to improve Ohio’s elections process
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080812/OPINION02/808120318/1014/OPINION - OK: Editorial – Election officials leaning toward scanning ballots over electronic voting
http://www.enidnews.com/opinion/local_story_224231617.html - PA: Centre Co. Voting Machine Cost Revealed
http://wearecentralpa.com/content/fulltext/?cid=22421 - WI: Pierce County – Voting machine company folds; towns, villages must pay price
http://www.piercecountyherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=17366
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