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- National: A Threat Analysis On UOCAVA Voting Systems (.pdf)
http://vote.nist.gov/uocava-threatanalysis-final.pdf - National: Electronic methods potentially secure for sending blank ballots overseas
http://esciencenews.com/articles/2008/12/23/electronic.methods.potentially.secure.sending.blank.ballots.overseas - CO: Boulder County – Open source auditing tool boosts election integrity
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081221-open-source-auditing-tool-boosts-election-integrity.html - FL: Hillsborough County ““ Editorial – Johnson leaves big mess, big questions
http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/article946656.ece - FL: Hillsborough County – Johnson says shame on critics in budget fight
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/local/article946840.ece - MD: Allegany County – Waste of $
County doesn’t need to help pay for machines
http://www.times-news.com/opinion/local_story_356210317.html?keyword=topstory - MD: Frederick County – Agreement reached on city elections
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=84321 - MN: Senate recount: Franken leads but margin narrows
The Senate recount shows no sign of being settled soon.
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/36589859.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DU2EPaL_V_9E7ODiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU - MN: Franken leading Coleman by 48 votes, based on new Secretary of State recount figures
http://www.twincities.com/ci_11289523?source=most_emailed - MN: Editorial From Florida – Minnesota recount goes on . . . and on . . .
OUR OPINION: Electoral debacle can happen anywhere when race is tight
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/823471.html - MN: Minn. Senate winner won’t be known in 2008
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D958MFQ02 - NJ: Editorial – Votes that count
http://www.nj.com/opinion/times/editorials/index.ssf?/base/news-0/123000874479000.xml&coll=5 - OH: Election-reform measure warrants governor’s veto
http://www.vindy.com/news/2008/dec/21/election-reform-measure-warrants-governor8217s/ - OH: EXCLUSIVE: OH Election Fraud Attorney Reacts to the Death of Mike Connell
https://bradblog.com/?p=6768 - PA: Activists sue to ban voting touch screens
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/12/22/Activists_sue_to_ban_voting_touch_screens/UPI-99191229990689/ - TN: Sullivan County Election Commission discusses switch to paper ballots
http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9010558 - TN: Sullivan County – Election Panel Mulls Ballot Changes
http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/election_panel_mulls_ballot_changes/17934/
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I’ve been kick off for two days, DAMNIT. Ready to report…my friend out there in Cal, who works in the election office….has more to tell me. Imagine that! 🙂
Weather, they say. Per pause the posting.