‘Daily Voting News’ For January 23, 2006

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Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org

Computerworld has just today reported on the fact that ES&S has backed out of Leon County, FL. That’s ten days after the news was reported by the on-line media. In the mean time the Washington Post has done their second report in two days on voting issues. And the embattled Diebold has put out a press release that misinforms and obfuscates on the accuracy of their DREs….

  • NAtional: Politics Alleged In Voting Cases LINK
  • NAtional: Diebold PR – California Tests Find Diebold Touch-Screen Voting 100 Percent Accurate During November 2005 Election LINK
  • CA: Riverside County – Plan to speed results of voting considered (Let’s ignore accuracy as long as we can do the job fast) LINK
  • FL: Leon County – Expert Calls for Increased E-voting Security LINK
  • FL: Leon County – I Saw It Hacked LINK
  • FL: Leon County – ES&S Backs Out of $1.8M E-voting Deal LINK
  • FL: Leon County – Sidebar: Diebold Calls Fla. Hacks Invalid LINK
  • FL: Palm Beach County – Paper-trail advocate to air rigging concerns LINK
  • NC: New Hanover County – County Commissioners take next step in buying voting machines LINK
  • NY: Extension, please. Federal government should extend deadline for voting machines LINK
  • OH: Warren County – Punch cards out, scan voting in LINK
  • TX: Tarrant County – Parties looking for Election Day judges LINK
  • UT: Bills may impact voters LINK
  • **”Daily Voting News” is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in “Daily Voting News” may not reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or BradBlog.Com**

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    ‘Daily Voting News’ For January 23, 2006

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    1. 2)
      Doug Eldritch said on 1/23/2006 @ 3:46pm PT: [Permalink]

      John or Bev:

      Any word yet on what Utah is currently looking at regarding the machine and voter verified paper ballots/audits?

      I’ve been on them non-stop and I want to know if these guys are serious about getting real election procedure safety installed….

      Doug E.

    2. 4)
      Diane said on 1/23/2006 @ 8:33pm PT: [Permalink]

      Hi,

      I have been passing information along to a Republican friend of mine who has served on a city council in Orange County , Ca.. Almost every time I email information on electronic voting fraud he comes back with a voter I. D. question. Is there any way we could have a free and fair system of voter I. D. that would satisfy honest progressives and conservatives?

    3. 5)
      Doug Eldritch said on 1/23/2006 @ 9:50pm PT: [Permalink]

      Yes if people were forced to verify they lived at the address that they give, then, that would eliminate most types of voter fraud.

      NOT photo IDs thats going too far.

      Doug

    4. 6)
      John Gideon said on 1/24/2006 @ 5:49am PT: [Permalink]

      Diane #4 –
      The issue with VoterID is that most of the laws require that, in some way, the person prove they are a US citizen and that they live at a certain address. The proof of citizenship may not be all that easy for some people.

      How about the victims of Katrina? Do they have all of their birth certificates, marriage license, etc. Can they get them or know where to get them?

      It can be a problem for some people and those people tend to be people who are Democrats.

      In Arizona they have a voter ID requirement and they had a huge problem because women we having to find their marriage license and birth certificate because they changed their names when they got married so one document was not good enough.

      Forget the voter ID. In fact we need to kill the Real ID card that is coming soon.

    5. 7)
      Brad said on 1/24/2006 @ 8:44am PT: [Permalink]

      Diane – Hit your friend with FACTS. Send him this link to this article on the MYTH of Voter Fraud

      And then, ask him why he’s not concerned about Photo ID for absentee voters or military voters.

      His line is a scam. Ask him for *any* evidence of the "Voter Fraud" he mentions in the O.C.

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