By John Gideon on 3/8/2007, 4:41pm PT  

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

From the just released GAO report "ELECTIONS: All Levels of Government Are Needed to Address Electronic Voting System Challenges": "Election officials, computer security experts, citizen advocacy groups, and others have raised significant concerns about the security and reliability of electronic voting systems, citing vague or incomplete standards, weak security controls, system design flaws, incorrect system configuration, poor security management, and inadequate security testing, among other issues. These security and reliability concerns are legitimate and thus merit the combined and focused attention of federal, state, and local authorities responsible for election administration."...

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  • CA: Orange County - Judge forbids second 1st District 'recount'
    Trung Nguyen's camp has already seen ballots it wants reviewed, a court says. His lawyer thinks people voted more than once. LINK
  • CO: Colorado Clerks Want To Keep Ballots Sealed LINK
  • CT: Out with the old "” Lever voting booths scrap heap bound LINK
  • FL: Florida Gov. Crist Makes History
    Will end permanent disenfranchisement of Florida's 600,000 ex-felons who've paid their debt LINK
  • LA: Opinion puts limit on faxed ballots
    Secretary of state must defer to parish LINK
  • TX: Williamson County - Elections leader preparing to avoid more blunders LINK
  • VA: Voter groups ask Kaine to delay signing of bill
    Say Va. should see how Congress addresses touch-screen machines LINK
  • VA: A new way to vote?
    Gov. Kaine is hearing from both sides on a bill that would slowly replace new voting machines with devices that leave a paper trail. LINK
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  • WV: Kanawha County - Precinct merger suggested LINK

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