Today’s general news has articles about an expanded post-election audit in Connecticut. SOS Bysiewicz has ordered an audit of the results of the August 12 primary. This audit will be of 33% of the precincts. This audit plan had input from UConn. We congratulate the state for taking this step.

Meanwhile in Ohio Secretary of State Brunner has taken a huge step toward securing the voting machines in her state. She has outlawed all "sleepovers" of voting systems at poll workers homes prior to election day. We congratulate the Secretary for taking this step....

• National: Statement by Commissioner Gracia M. Hillman In Response to August 16 New York Times Article on Voting System Flaws
  http://www.eac.gov/about...w-york-times-article.pdf
• National: 'Uncounted' To Expose Election Fraud Message
  http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0808/S00263.htm
• National: Starz network to host network TV premiere of David Earnhardt’s UNCOUNTED
  http://www.clarksvilleon...id-earnhardts-uncounted/
• National: States throw out costly electronic voting machines
  http://ap.google.com/art...w5O5bJa1ELx78DgD92LK3E00
• CT: Bysiewicz orders audit on voting machines used in primaries
  http://www.norwalkplus.c...d_in_primaries2065.shtml
• CT: Secretary Bysiewicz Orders Expanded Post-Election Audit
  http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=504
• HI: Voting machine vendor protests contract ruling
  http://www.honoluluadver...0339/1009/LOCALNEWSFRONT
• NC: Guilford [County] to have enough voting machines
  http://www.news-record.c...e_enough_voting_machines
• OH: Ohio says no to voting machine ‘sleepovers’
  http://www.newarkadvocat...80819/UPDATES01/80819008
• OH: Secretary Brunner Transitions All Ohio Counties To Secure Voting Machine Delivery
  http://www.sos.state.oh....20Releases/20080818.aspx
• OH: Brunner: the home is no place for voting equipment
  http://blog.dispatch.com...me_is_no_place_f_2.shtml
• OH: Mom, Can My Voting Machine Spend the Night?
  http://thelede.blogs.nyt...hine-spend-the-night/?hp
• OH: ’04 election apologists still unmoved by mountain of evidence: Columbus Dispatch ignores facts
  http://onlinejournal.com...blish/article_3634.shtml
• OH: Weekend voting OK'd
  Brunner sides with Democrats to open Vets to absentee voters
  http://www.columbusdispa..._B1_QBB2LRM.html?sid=101
• OH: Belmont County - Elections Board Encourages Absentee Voting
  http://www.theintelligen...nt.detail/id/513159.html
• PA: Bucks County - Voting machine letter causes controversy
  http://www.phillyburbs.c...11-08192008-1578597.html
• VA: Fairfax County Registrar Seeks 'Missing' Virginia Voters
  http://www.nbc4.com/poli...ics/17225157/detail.html

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