Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

HAVA mandated that all punch-card voting systems be replaced? Not at all. In fact a close reading of the law will prove that there are protections for punch-card and hand counted paper ballots. 12 counties in Idaho are still using their punch-card voting system. Seldom do you see Idaho as a source for any articles on this page and never have you seen an article on this page about a problem with voting in Idaho.

Many of you know our friend Bernie Ellis of "Gathering To Save Our Democracy" His is a story much too long for this space but I wanted to pass on some good news about Bernie to all of his friends. Yesterday Bernie learned that his probation had been cut in half and that he is now a totally free man. One of his first actions today was to re-register to vote....

• NAtional: California's testing cracks ES&S evoting system wide open
  http://arstechnica.com/n...ess-voting-machines.html
• NAtional: Vote-Count Woes Linger
  http://www.aei.org/publi...bID.27199/pub_detail.asp
• NAtional: VIDEOS: Will The 2008 Vote Be Fair?
  NOW Explores Many Of The Ways Republicans And The DoJ Are Working To Disenfranchise Democratic Leaning Voters
  https://bradblog.com/?p=5402
• AZ: Pima County - Trial begins over Pima County election security
  http://kvoa.com/Global/s...451024&nav=HMO6HMaY
• AZ: Pima County Election Integrity Trial: County's Opening Statement
  http://arizona.typepad.com/
• AZ: Pima County - Trial opens in county election-records suit
  http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/214831.php
• CA: San Francisco - S.F. gets 7-day delay on vote tally to hand-count absentee ballots
  http://www.sfgate.com/cg...2007/12/05/BAVUTO2BJ.DTL
• CA: San Francisco - SF Board Of Supervisors Considers New Voting Machines
  http://www.nbc11.com/news/14782878/detail.html
• CT: Audit finds voting method worked well
  http://www.greenwichtime...een-news-local-headlines
• FL: Columnist - Use touchscreen technology and print a receipt
  http://www.tbnweekly.com...ticles/120507_vpt-02.txt
• GA: Some cities still count votes by hand
  Paper-ballot election may be last for Winder
  http://www.onlineathens....7/news_20071205060.shtml
• ID: Keeping the punch
  In three local counties still using punch card ballots, no major
  problems reported
  http://www.magicvalley.c...s/local_state/126094.txt
• IN: Voter ID law gears up for battle at Supreme Court
  http://www.wthr.com/Glob...50569&nav=menu188_2
• IN: Delaware County - Secretary of state's office might investigate Muncie election
  http://www.thestarpress....05/NEWS01/712050331/1002
• IN: Shelby County - Recount ends in tie
  http://www.shelbynews.co...D=52674&TM=53607.73
• MD: Washington County - Election Day blues were few in Washington County
  State task force hears about voting problems
  http://www.herald-mail.c...=180527&format=html
• NJ: State report questions N.J. electronic voting machines
  http://www.thedailyjourn...205/NEWS01/71205012/1002
• OH: Ohio's definition of "random"
  http://www.josephhall.or....php/2007/12/04/unrandom
• OH: Allen County - Election down to the wire
  http://putnamsentinel.co...ID=1962&TM=34680.93
• OH: Cuyahoga County leery of touch screens
  http://www.columbusdispa..._B1_JB8M870.html?sid=101
• VT: Newsletter - Report: Vermont's Voting Machines "Defective or Unacceptable"
  http://www.solarbus.org/...vtvoters/20071204132030/

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