Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Pinellas Co Florida had an open house of all certified Optical Scan Systems for the public to test, view and evaluate. They are also creating a Citizen Selection Committee to decide which system they want to purchase. Meanwhile Broward Co has issued a no-bid, sole source contract to ES&S. No open house. No citizen involvement in the decision. One county official claims that there are no choices because there is only Diebold/Premier, ES&S and Sequoia. However, they have overlooked the fact that a fourth player is in the process of getting their op-scans certified for use in the state; Dominion Voting Systems, a Canadian company with sales all over Canada. Of course part of the story may be the fact that one of the Broward Co Commissioners is married to a former lobbyist for ES&S. All of this makes Broward Co Florida officials today’s winner of the “Enemy of Democracy” award....

• NAtional: GOP Says They'll Continue Racist Voter Suppression Tactics
  http://www.alternet.org/story/63574/
• NAtional: Republicans Working Hard to Suppress Voting Rights
  http://scoop.epluribusme...ory/2007/9/26/22217/8867
• NAtional: Von Spakovsky to slip through?
  http://www.dailykos.com/...nly/2007/9/26/15268/5901
• NAtional: Senate panel advances controversial FEC appointee
  http://thehill.com/index...8;page=0&Itemid=70#
• CA: California's big role in new primaries
  http://www.insidebayarea...om/argus/oped/ci_7013470
• CA: San Mateo County – Poll Workers Get E-Voting Machine Training
  http://cbs5.com/localwir...RKERS/resources_bcn_html
• CT: Out with the levers, in with the high-tech
  http://www.acorn-online....blish/darien/23176.shtml
• FL: Columnist - New vote machines, new set of problems?
  http://www.sptimes.com/2..._vote_machines__ne.shtml
• FL: Electomachine: Optical scanner? Same ol', same ol'
  http://www.browardpalmbe...9-27/news/electomachine/
• FL: Broward County - Broward vote machine deal a no-bid outrage
  http://www.miamiherald.com/418/story/251720.html
• KS: Federal voting bill could be costly for Kansas counties
  http://www.dodgeglobe.co...07/loc_20070927004.shtml
• MI: Board opposes changes in voting
  http://www.thedailyrepor...07/09/27/news/news02.txt
• NJ: Voting machines will lack paper trail
  Judge grants an extension on election technology
  http://www.dailyprinceto...7/09/27/news/18753.shtml
• OH: Ohio to Test Vote Systems Before March
  http://www.nytimes.com/2...itics/27vote.html?ref=us
• OH: Controlling Board Unanimously Approves Voting Machine Study
  http://campaignsandelect...rticles/index.cfm?id=711
• PA: Centre County - Machines, finances spark heated debate
  http://www.centredaily.c.../local/story/218353.html
• PA: Westmoreland County - Old voting machines going ... going ...
  http://www.pittsburghliv...urier/news/s_529722.html
• TN: "Trust, But Verify": Tennessee Advisory Commission Issues Voting System Report
  http://www.votetrustusa....;id=2595&Itemid=113
• TN: Tennessee Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations: Update on study of election issues
  http://www.votetrustusa....essee/TACIR%20Report.pdf
• UT: Dopp sues Summit County in federal court
  Parkite claims state and federal laws conflict
  http://www.parkrecord.co...daysheadlines/ci_6995897
• Netherlands: Dutch government abandons e-voting for red pencil
  http://www.engadget.com/...e-voting-for-red-pencil/

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