Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Voters in five California counties will have to wait a couple weeks, at least, for a decision from the Secretary of State as to what action the state will take against ES&S for selling the counties uncertified AutoMark ballot markers. My guess is that with primary season so close the state will provisionally certify the machines the counties have and then severely fine the vendor for violating state law. That's just my guess though.

In another indication that the voting machine vendors are gouging their customers and the tax payer, Luzerne Co Pennsylvania signed a four-year contract with ES&S to provide warranty services. The contract is for $60,550. Originally ES&S offered the county a three-year contract for $320,000. The difference? The county will pay shipping and labor costs for whatever breaks. It just took county officials willing to stand-up to ES&S and tell them "NO! We aren't going to be gouged"....

• CA: State accuses voting machine firm of selling an unapproved model
  http://www.sfgate.com/cg...2007/10/16/BAPMSQCP4.DTL
• CA: Elections chief may bar voting machine provider from California
  http://www.kesq.com/Glob...?S=7217683&nav=9qrx
• CA: California probes whether firm sold unauthorized voting machines
  http://www.mercurynews.c.../breakingnews/ci_7187326
• CA: State targets voting machine supplier
  http://www.appeal-democr...tml/voting_supplier.html
• CA: Merced County - Non-Certified Voting Machines Sold to Five Counties
  http://abclocal.go.com/k...on=local&id=5708595
• CA: Riverside County absentee ballots require ballpoint pen, period
  http://www.pe.com/column...cal_D_dan16.3c9942d.html
• CA: San Diego County "“ Media Release "“ Tell Supervisors No Vote-By-Mail
  http://psephos-us.org/Ci...20Rally%20Psephos%20COPS(2).pdf
• CA: San Francisco County - SF Gears Up for Weeks of Around the Clock Ballot Counting
  http://www.kcbs.com/SF-G...e-Clock-Ballot-C/1096017
• CO: Clerks facing blackout on election information
  State cuts off communication over litigation worries
  http://worldnetdaily.com...cle.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58167
• CT: Party's changes in ballots stress election chiefs
  http://www.newbritainher...ept_id=595283&rfi=6
• FL: Lee County "“ Editorial - Voters must know their ballots will be counted
  http://www.news-press.co...16/OPINION/71015055/1015
• OH: Ohio brings in experts to review troubled e-voting systems
  Ahead of the 2008 elections, it's hoping to head off problems
  http://www.computerworld...919&intsrc=hm_topic
• PA: Luzerne County - Elections bureau finalizes warranty deal for voting machines
  http://www.zwire.com/sit...ept_id=618523&rfi=6
• PA: Monroe County - Monroe to provide audio voting samples online for the blind
  http://www.poconorecord..../20071016/NEWS/710160324
• Switzerland: Superior Voting Security?
  http://www.betanews.com/...ting_Security/1192497318
• Switzerland: Swiss Armored Cars and Voting
  http://www.votetrustusa....8;id=2610&Itemid=26

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