By
John Gideon on 8/17/2007, 6:05pm PT
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
In yesterday’s DVN I mentioned that Smartmatic had been looking for a buyer for Sequoia for “over a year.” In fact Smartmatic announced it was looking for a buyer for Sequoia on 22 Dec. 2006 so it has been 8 months. Both Sequoia and ES&S have released statements in an attempt to make lemonade from the lemons served up by Dan Rather’s Report. ...
NAtional: Sequoia Voting Systems, in Full Damage Control Mode, Contacts Us About Error, Reveals Several of Their Own in the Bargain LINK
NAtional: ES&S - Statement Regarding HDNet Program LINK
NAtional: Sequoia Voting Systems Publishes Quality Control Documentation For 2000 Palm Beach Punch Card Ballots LINK
NAtional: 'Diebold Election Systems, Inc.’ Is No More! (At Least in Name) LINK
NAtional: Why nobody wants to buy Diebold Election Systems LINK
NAtional: Rather looks at 2000 voting snafus LINK
CA: Opinion - Secretary of state votes for voters LINK
CA: Voting machine hackers - UCSB team breaks into counting device LINK
CA: San Bernardino Co. considers return to paper ballots LINK
CO: Montrose County - Montrose nixes voting machines, may go to all-paper ballot process LINK
MO: Elections and Self-Promotion: The American Way LINK
MS: Hancock County - Requested ballot review in Senate primary begins LINK
NY: Election board approves broader use of paper ballots LINK
NY: State keeps paper ballots open to all LINK
PA: Northampton County - Lever voting machines may make a return LINK
Philippines: Firm that gave US flawed counting machines wants to automate RP polls LINK
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