Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

As reported by a Dutch outlet in their English translation; “We do not trust voting computers' demanded that every single vote would be retained on its own piece of paper in the polling station. And that is what will happen from now on. On September 27, 2007 the Korthals Altes Committee issued its 'Voting with confidence' report. The state secretary for the interior immediately announced that 'Regulation for approval of voting machines 1997' will be withdrawn. As a result all Dutch voting computers will be decertified. Elections in the Netherlands will be held using paper ballots and red pencil for a while. After that, likely using 'vote printers' and optical scan counting computers.” The machines that will no longer be used are made by NEDAP and marketed in English speaking countries as “Liberty.” Ireland spent millions of Euros to buy the machines, then they were found to be insecure so Ireland is spending millions of Euros annually to store the machines that have never been used. Liberty is being marketed in New York....

• CA: OpEd - Back to the future — with balloting by mail
  http://www.insidebayarea...om/argus/oped/ci_7045175
• CA: Opinion - Election machines are no friend of democracy
  http://thecalifornian.co...9/OPINION/709290323/1014
• CA: Bowen cast bold vote
  Furor still boils over secretary of state's touch-screen edict
  http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/405386.html
• CT: Council approves raises for poll workers using new technology
  http://www.zwire.com/sit...ept_id=594835&rfi=6
• FL: Broward County - New Broward County voting machines arrive for use in 2008 elections
  http://www.sun-sentinel....9nbsep29,0,3428949.story
• NC: State Fights Back Against Hackers
  http://www.nbc17.com/mid...NCN-2007-09-28-0022.html
• NJ: Mercer County - Paper votes wanted
  Group asks freeholders for new voting machines
  http://www.nj.com/news/t...44453280.xml&coll=5
• NJ: Monmouth County - Low bid rejected; a donor gets job
  http://www.app.com/apps/...WS/709300476/1004/NEWS01
• PA: Bucks County - Election decision won’t be appealed
  http://www.phillyburbs.c...11-09292007-1415504.html
• TN: Early Voting Ends --- and So Does the Early-Voting Reality Show
  http://www.memphisflyer..../Content?oid=oid%3A34314
• VA: Montgomery County - The registrar has a secret lair
  http://www.roanoke.com/e...orials/trejbal/wb/133985
• Netherlands: Dutch voting computers will be decertified shortly
  http://www.wijvertrouwen...computersniet.nl/English
• Netherlands: Dutch voting computers will be decertified shortly
  http://www.opednews.com/...dutch_voting_compute.htm

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