Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

It looks like counties in Southern California like to hire election officials who have failed in their jobs elsewhere. Michael Vu, the Cuyahoga Co Ohio election director who was run out of the state ended up as the number two in the San Diego Co election office. Now Los Angeles Co has named Dean Logan, who failed miserably while the elections director in King Co Washington (Seattle) as their interim elections director to replace Connie McCormack who was run out of Texas years ago.

California counties who have the AutoMark A200 machines have been told by the state that they can now use those machines. The lawsuit against ES&S will continue.

More bad news for ES&S as San Francisco is changing vendors to Sequoia Voting Systems. ...

• NAtional: National Election Survey Reveals Interesting Stats
  http://blog.wired.com/27.../12/national-electi.html
• NAtional: Editorial - Will the Supreme Court Decide the 2008 Election?
  http://theboard.blogs.ny...de-the-2008-election/?hp
• NAtional: The Ghost Of Gonzales: Justice Dept Still Backs Controversial Voter ID Law
  http://www.huffingtonpos...gonzales-ju_n_76381.html
• CA: Los Angeles County - Acting registrar-recorder appointed amid concerns
  http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7696274
• CA: San Francisco - SF Supervisors approve new voting system
  http://www.mercurynews.c.../breakingnews/ci_7695640
• CA: San Francisco - Voting machines approved in time for next election
  http://www.examiner.com/...e_for_next_election.html
• CA: San Joaquin County - S.J. will shell out $800K for voting gear
  County reverting to paper ballots for 2008 elections
  http://www.recordnet.com...0071212/A_NEWS/712120321
• CA: Solano County - County voting machines OK'd for use
  http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_7700390
• CA: Solano County - Official OKs use of controversial voting machines
  http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_7700999
• FL: Request for new voting system gets approval in Indian River County
  http://www.tcpalm.com/ne...ng-system-gets-approval/
• FL: State: Voter fraud must be fought
  http://www.tallahassee.c...WS/712120326/1010/NEWS01
• GA: The ballot is still out on Ga. voter IDs
  The state's effort to assure that everyone can vote hasn't been without some snags.
  http://www.jacksonville....1107/geo_224423514.shtml
• IL: Kane County - Cost estimates rising for special election
  http://www.suburbanchica...AU12_ELECTION_S1.article
• MS: Harrison County - County OKs cost-saving election buys
  http://www.sunherald.com/201/story/243880.html
• OH: Cuyahoga County - Rise Of The Machines
  Ohio Takes The "Better Late Than Never' Approach To E-voting System Review
  http://www.freetimes.com.../32/rise-of-the-machines
• OK: Cleveland County - Voting in the dark: Election continued despite lack of power
  http://www.normantranscr...all_story_346110456.html
• VA: Nelson County - Recount over, but not debate
  http://www.newsadvance.c...&path=!news!archive

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