Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org
Maryland Gov. Ehrlich feels so negatively about his state’s use of e-voting machines that he is actually using an automated phone message to encourage his supporters to vote absentee in Nov. / Overseas e-mailed ballots from the military are handled by a Pentagon contractor with partisan ties, according to an article in the San Jose Mercury. / Mississippi may disenfranchise all voters who use absentee ballots. They cannot get them mailed in time. How can that be all right? How can the military not be given time to vote? / Today was the House Admin. Committee hearing on voting technology. The AP reporter who attended must have fallen asleep after ten minutes. He only touched on one small part of what was discussed in the hearing. / The Tarrant Co. Texas Democratic party is preparing a federal lawsuit against the SoS for refusing to allow the county to have a vvpat. …
NAtional: Press Release: Researcher to demonstrate to Congressional committee how electronic voting machines can be hacked LINK
NAtional: Opinion – Our view on improving elections: Phony urgency on vote fraud LINK
NAtional: Voting a tricky mission for troops waiting for ballots in battlefield LINK
NAtional: Overseas voting a concern “” again LINK
NAtional: VoteTrustUSA.org Issues ‘URGENT ALERT’ for Citizens to CALL Congress NOW to Demand Passage of Emergency Paper Ballot Legislation! LINK
NAtional: U.S. soldiers’ overseas votes ripe for fraud LINK
NAtional: Suppressing the Vote LINK
NAtional: CNN’s Lou Dobbs: New Emergency Legislation Could Help Avoid An E-Voting Debacle LINK
NAtional: California Sec. of State Candidate Lauds Emergency Paper Ballot Legislation! LINK
NAtional: Lawmaker, witnesses dispute value of paper records in e-voting LINK
NAtional: ACM Security Experts Urge Paper Trails for Electronic Voting; Simons, Felten Stress Security, Reliability, Backup Procedures to Ensure Public’s Trust LINK
NAtional: Computer experts renew call for secure e-voting LINK
NAtional: Officials fear overseas vote complications LINK
NAtional: Electronic Voting Under Scrutiny LINK
NAtional: Are Voting Machines Reliable? Congress Is Questioning The Security Of New Electronic Voting Machines LINK
NAtional: Congress Debates E-Voting Security LINK
CA: Opinion – Patt Morrison: Memo to Congress — Voting Is a Right. The rush to pass voter ID laws proves that the biggest threats to fair elections are elected officials. LINK
CA: San Mateo County – E-voting is scaled back LINK
CO: Security added for voting LINK
GA: McKinney To Hold Press Conference On Diebold Election Equipment LINK
GA: Ballot backup will cost millions LINK
GA: Paper trail for electronic voting could cost millions LINK
GA: Federal Judge blocks voter registration rules before election LINK
MD: Primary election challenges mark road to general election LINK
MD: Officials say general election will be better. Plans include increased training for judges, technicians LINK
MD: Ehrlich calls in appeal for absentee balloting. Automated message is directed to potential supporters LINK
MD: Columnist – ‘No’ vote for state’s electronic balloting LINK
MD: Editorial – Paper ballots needed in state precincts LINK
MS: Absentee ballots may not be ready for November LINK
MT: Paper trails key to Montana elections success LINK
NY: Opinion – New York not ready with new voting machines LINK
OH: Cuyahoga County – Electronic voting LINK
SD: New machines should be safer LINK
SD: Making voting easier LINK
TX: Williams leads taxpayer-funded e-vote blitz. Secretary of state boasts of faster, easier, more secure way to vote. LINK
TX: Rebeca Chapa: Technology alters needs at the polls LINK
TX: Tarrant County – Tarrant Democrats threaten to sue Secretary of State LINK
INternational: For All the Marbles: Eclectic Polling Practices. While U.S. Elections Go Increasingly Hi-Tech, Some Nations Hold on to Ancient Polling Methods LINK
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I have an internal value that I don’t read propaganda. Just about quit looking at the news and reading newspapers since it’s mostly propaganda now… was surprised and delighted to see The Bangor news in Maine has just about stopped using AP. There must be some others who do the same. This is a huge paper from mid to upper state. Also don’t read blogs about the latest outrageous thing Coulter and co. have said and done. All the same thing to me…”state”
Voting absentee is a big mistake for Democrats, though I won’t discourage any supporters of Republican candidates from doing so. (Oh, and neo-con Republicans, if you decide to vote in person, show up early on Tuesday, November 14, because the lines could be long.)
Democratic supporters — Just remember the lessons of the CA-50. IF they can get a slim lead, the Republicans will simply fly their candidates to Washington and “install” them in place. Any counting or court cases after that will be moot.
Lets make sure that Democratic votes are not in the “to be counted never” pile (absentee and provisional) but are somehow in the pile that get counted on election night.