Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

A request from the election integrity community to New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram was sent on March 4. We have asked her to allow an independent investigation of the recent problems with the state's Sequoia Advantage voting machines. Clearly Sequoia's response to the problem, that it is the poll workers who are at fault, is false and colored by Sequoia's greed as they stand to pocket over $20M in vvpat printer sales in the state. These are the same machines used by two counties in Pennsylvania. So far the EAC has ignored this problem just as they have ignored all other problems with NASED qualified voting systems even though members of the EAC in management positions were directly involved in the NASED process. Press Release ...

• NAtional: United Technologies Won't Let Bid For Diebold Die
  http://www.forbes.com/ma...cx_ra_0305markets36.html
• CO: Bill advances; County may halve early-voting sites
  http://www.gazette.com/a...html/county_ballots.html
• CO: Committee backs paper balloting
  Despite approval of electronic ballots, paper still on top
  http://dailycamera.com/n...e-backs-paper-balloting/
• CO: Voting bill advances
  Paper-ballot plan clears committee despite opposition
  http://www.rockymountain...06/voting-bill-advances/
• CO: Paper ballot election bill advances
  http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1204790799/3
• CO: San Miguel County - County's Electronic Vote Counters Recertified by State
  http://www.telluridewatc...d04975c7eff849662870.txt
• FL: Better audits are sought for voting
  State elections officials are wary of a hasty overhaul as they switch to optical scanners.
  http://www.sptimes.com/2...ter_audits_are_sou.shtml
• KS: Sedgwick County - Are there enough polling places?
  http://www.kansas.com/news/story/332639.html
• MA: Aging voting machines present a challenge
  http://www.wickedlocal.c...atick/homepage/x39085585
• MS: Hosemannn says Recent Voter Purge Violated Federal Law
  http://www.wlbt.com/Glob...?S=7973229&nav=2CSf
• NM: Can New Mexico Run a Successful Election?
  http://sfreporter.com/ar...08-ballot-booth-woes.php
• OH: Ohio's Primary and Election Reform "“ The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  http://www.freepress.org...umns/display/3/2008/1640
• OH: Turnout, Technology and Nature Marred Balloting in Ohio
  http://www.nytimes.com/2...06vote.html?ref=politics
• OH: Brunner: Election system healthy
  Despite isolated quirks, secretary of state says Ohio is moving beyond problems of the past.
  http://www.western-star....06/ddn030608brunner.html
• OH: Opinion - Paper balloting worked, but so did touch-screens, so forget wasteful switch
  http://www.morningjourna...dept_id=46368&rfi=6
• OH: Brunner, GOP at odds on election technology's success
  http://toledoblade.com/a...NEWS09/803060390/-1/NEWS
• OH: Opinion - Ohio must get its voting act together
  http://www.newarkadvocat...1/803060373/1014/OPINION
• OH: Cuyahoga County voters complain ballot secrecy was compromised
  http://blog.cleveland.co...unty_voters_complai.html
• OH: Cuyahoga County - Paper Gets Nod in Cleveland, Maybe Elsewhere
  http://www.myfoxclevelan...e=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
• OH: Cuyahoga County - Obama campaign's ballot complaint has Board of Elections officials upset
  http://blog.cleveland.co...rs/2008/03/ballot_1.html
• OH: Cuyahoga County - Brunner applauds Cuyahoga's handling of election
  http://blog.cleveland.co...ers/2008/03/brunner.html
• OH: Franklin County - Tax Money Paid For Surplus Of Paper Ballots
  http://www.10tv.com/live.../06/ballots.html?sid=102
• OH: Lake County - Most Lake voters use electronic equipment
  http://www.zwire.com/sit...dept_id=21849&rfi=6
• OH: Lucas County - Timely election results not in the cards for Lucas County
  http://toledoblade.com/a...NEWS09/649763733/-1/NEWS
• NJ: Citizens' Groups and Computer Experts Join NJ Election Administrator's and Congressman's Call To Investigate Troubled Voting Machines
  Citing Vendor's Pending Sales Contracts as a Conflict of Interest, Groups Call for an Independent Investigation
  http://voteraction.org/node/436
• PA: Advice to county: Practice before primary
  http://www.thetimes-trib...ept_id=415898&rfi=6
• PA: Lackawanna County - Pa. county switches from touch-screen to optical scan e-voting machines
  http://computerworld.com...Id=17&intsrc=kc_top
• PA: Montgomery County - Voter interest surges in Pennsylvania suburbs
  http://www.philly.com/ph...ennsylvania_suburbs.html
• TX: Texas Two Step Turns Into Political Misstep
  http://cbs11tv.com/local...ce.Misstep.2.670586.html
• TX: Unexpected turnout seen as big factor in Texas Democratic caucus complaints
  http://www.dallasnews.co...te.Edition2.460528c.html
• TX: Angelina County - Long night: Late-night vote-tally snafus 'probably set some records'
  http://www.lufkindailyne...6/counting_problems.html
• TX: Nacogdoches County - Best laid plans work for elections office
  http://www.dailysentinel...03/06/Election_folo.html
• TX: Tarrant County - 'Clearly surprised by the turnout'
  http://www.star-telegram...om/245/story/514395.html

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