Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Iowa appears to be on its way to a statewide paper ballot voting system. The Governor is backing down from his plan to outfit the state’s DREs with vvpat printers. Instead he now seems willing to support the plan of the Secretary of State who wants to get rid of the DREs and use optical-scan and paper ballots.
New York counties have made their choices for voting systems for voters with disabilities. Those choices were very important because they lead to the choice that the counties will make for next year for all voters. If a county chose a DRE (only one small county did) then chances are excellent that all voters in that county would end-up using those machines. Three counties and New York City chose AutoMark marketed by either Premier or ES&S and the rest chose a paper based system by Sequoia. These decisions are a tribute to the hard work by citizens in New York state….
- NAtional: Stop The Presses
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_james_st_080208_stop_the_presses_21_21_21.htm - CA: San Diego County – County turnout projected at 53 percent
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/02/09/news/top_stories/20_71_532_8_08.txt - CA: San Mateo County – Election complaints build
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=87155 - CO: Editorial – Clock is ticking on ballot issues
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_8209814 - CO: Penry: Revolt over ballots at hand
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/02/08/020908_1B_vote_machines.html - CO: Garfield County plays election waiting game
http://www.postindependent.com/article/20080209/VALLEYNEWS/284559683 - FL: CD-13 – Panel Votes to End Fla. Election Probe
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hmsMHBNK1Tq-YZqsW4FAocXAuDSQD8UMFES00 - FL: CD-13 – Auditor’s report inconclusive on Florida undervote mishap
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/08/Auditors-report-inconclusive-on-Florida-undervote-mishap_1.html - FL: Hillsborough County – Hillsborough chooses new voting system
http://www.sptimes.com/2008/02/09/Hillsborough/Hillsborough_chooses_.shtml - FL: Sarasota County – The continuing saga of Sarasota’s lost votes
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1255 - FL: Volusia County – Blind voter’s poll experience raises red flags, spurs apology
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Local/newEAST06POL020908.htm - IA: Culver willing to back plan to buy new voting machines
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080209/NEWS10/802090336/1011 - IL: Kane County – Clerk’s office cleared in election discrepancies
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/785301,2_1_AU09_VOTING_S1.article - MD: Scouring the Screens And the Scanners
Election Officials Check and Re-Check Equipment to Try to Head Off Trouble
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/08/AR2008020803708.html - MS: Jackson County – Democrats want voting machines with printers
http://www.gulflive.com/news/mississippipress/index.ssf?/base/news/1202555707308850.xml - NM: N.M. Votes Still Being Tallied
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/02/08/nm_votes_still_being_tallied.html - NM: Editorial – It’s not rocket science; it’s a simple election
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/feb/09/editorial-its-not-rocket-science-its-simple-electi/ - NM: N.M. Democrats Get Apologies, No Winner
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iuTr5I6fctixTRIou3hRY4wjaPyAD8UMPTC00 - NM: Privatization of New Mexico Voting Rolls May Have Played Major Role in Super Tuesday’s Democratic Caucus Mess
https://bradblog.com/?p=5674 - NY: Decision on N.Y. voting machines sent to counties
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080208/NEWS01/802080356 - NY: Choice of Voting Machines in New York, County by County
http://www.reformny.blogspot.com/ - NY: Albany County’s voting future
Officials select optical scan machines to begin replacement of obsolete lever-action machines
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=662362&category=REGION&newsdate=2/9/2008 - NY: Clinton and Essex Counties to purchase similar voting machines
North Country makes deadline for choosing new voting machines
http://www.pressrepublican.com/homepage/local_story_039234553.html - NY: Niagara County – Elections: County commissioners choose new system for disabled voters
http://www.niagara-gazette.com/local/local_story_039203008.html - OH: Shadows On High: Election Machine Drama; All Damm-ed Up And Nowhere to Go!
http://www.progressohio.org/page/community/post/brianrothenberg/C3c7 - OH: Ohio Officials at Odds Over Paper Ballot
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/us/politics/10ohio.html?ref=politics - OH: Cuyahoga County – Election-bill fix surprises officials
Cuyahoga County might not do midday ballot pickup
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/02/09/cuyahoga_pickup.ART_ART_02-09-08_B3_GO9ABPN.html?adsec=politics&sid=101 - OH: Union County – Court hears county’s case against paper-ballot plan
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/02/08/ebrown.html - PA: Allegheny County – Pittsburgh Evening News: Hackable Allegheny County Voting Systems Left Unguarded, Memory Cartridges Gone, Felons Working as Election Judges
https://bradblog.com/?p=5671 - PA: Northampton County – County sells 255 voting machines to scrap yard
http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-15/120253354530520.xml&coll=2 - PA: Northampton County – Injunction to stop voting machine certification denied
http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-15/120253351930520.xml&coll=2 - PA: Northampton County – Judge nixes stop on voting machine funds
Northampton County one of three seeking new equipment.
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b4_3vote-2.6266214feb09,0,7450291.story - WA: Thousands of WA primary votes invalid because oath not signed
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_primary_invalid_ballots.html
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Ancient # 1
And how…!!!!!
Great read, thanks for the link
Sorry to hijack the thread John, but I’d also like to know how mccain and the repugs are going to splain their way out of this:
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080225/nairn
At least the Mayans know what should be done!
And they have the nerve to wonder why people hate US!
Thanks Mar, I love the way he coalesces information.