By
John Gideon on 8/25/2006, 4:45pm PT
Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
Diebold machines failed in the state of Alaska requiring hand counts of ballots in some locations. / Arizona is supposed to have a hand-recount law for this year's primary, however, the SoS has not managed to do her duties that will lead up to implementation of that law. She is not sure that the state will be ready to implement the mandated audits for the primary. / It seems that questions about the validity of any pronouncements in favor of ES&S are flying around the state / In Maryland the state Court of Appeals found that early voting was against the state constitution and told the state they had to cancel it for this year....
NAtional: CNN's Lou Dobbs: E-Voting In Maryland Compared To California LINK
NAtional: Bruce O'Dell: An Exit Strategy for Electronic Voting LINK
AK: Diebold voting machine failures strike again in Alaska LINK
AR: Election Stupidity and Snafus LINK
AR: St. Francis County - SFC County Clerk Smith agrees to turn early voting over to election commission LINK
AZ: Hand-count law in doubt for primary election LINK
CA: Alameda County – County Needs 4000 Poll Workers For Nov. 7 LINK
CA: San Diego County - Speaker of the House Nullified San Diego Congressional Race LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - Elections supervisor has confidence in machines LINK
FL: Palm Beach County - County officials confident about voting system, backups ready LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Voting machine proposal referred to court LINK
FL: Sarasota County - Commissioners question legality of ballot petition LINK
IA: New program allows soldiers overseas to vote via e-mail LINK
LA: Ascension Parish - Voting machines’ size raises doubts (Sequoia Advantage) LINK
MD: E-poll book will cut voter fraud LINK
MD: State's early voting law rejected LINK
MO: Jackson asks for recount in Missouri auditor's race LINK
NY: Albany County - Seeking a voice on voting machines.19 county legislators sign letter asking that their views on new devices be heard by elections commissioners LINK
PA: Fayette County - Group offers free voting system training LINK
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