Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Now that Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman has followed state law and found that nearly every voting system used in the state has problems resulting in decertification or conditional certification of those systems, he wants the laws changed to make voting system certification easier.

He claims he doesn’t want to change requirements for security or accuracy but, on the other hand, he thinks a change to state law to allow the vendors to install software patches following an abbreviated certification process, with no federal testing or certification, would be good.

He also doesn’t want to be bothered with state certification testing, looking instead to other states for their test results. Of course this would allow him to pick and chose between states.

California decertified Diebold/Premier voting systems and recertified them with conditions. Colorado did not decertify their Diebold/Premier machines. Perhaps Coffman would rather look at testing done by Washington state where there is next to no testing other than an acceptability test done on vendor provided equipment with vendor provided test ballots? He clearly doesn’t like the results of his own testing so he is searching for a test that will give him what he considers to be acceptable results.

Links to that story, and all the other notable voting news today, follows below as usual...

• NAtional: A Step in the Right Direction
  http://www.weeklystandar...000/000/014/494abixg.asp
• NAtional: (France) French e-voting study highlights hidden costs
  Electoral districts have difficulty evaluating all the costs associated with using electronic voting machines
  http://www.infoworld.com...ch-e-voting-study_1.html
• NAtional: (France) French e-voting study highlights hidden costs
  Districts didn't budget realistically for deployment issues
  http://computerworld.com...d=145&intsrc=kc_top
• NAtional: Tougher voter ID laws fuel debate
  http://www.usatoday.com/...007-12-19-voter-id_N.htm
• AZ: Arizona: Judge Orders Election Database Release
  http://www.votetrustusa....;id=2690&Itemid=113
• CA: Election Software Lost in Transit
  http://blog.wired.com/27.../12/election-softwa.html
• CA: Lost In Transit
  https://bradblog.com/?p=5462
• CA: San Diego County - County suing state over voting-machine use conditions
  http://www.signonsandieg...218-1623-bn18county.html
• CA: San Diego County sues secretary of state
  http://www.nctimes.com/a...ries/1_04_1412_18_07.txt
• CA: San Diego County - County sues official over voting machine rules
  http://www.signonsandieg...219-9999-7m19county.html
• CA: San Diego sues Bowen over voting machine restrictions
  http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/579402.html
• CA: San Mateo County - Voting machines to be tested for presidential primaries
  http://www.almanacnews.c...s/show_story.php?id=1451
• CA: Tulare County - Mixup on voter form deadline
  http://www.visaliatimesd...0071219/NEWS01/712190316
• CO: Secretary Of State Wants To Fas-Track Election System Fixes
  Coffman Asks Legislators To Change Law To Affirm His Decisions
  http://www.thedenverchan...ews/14884775/detail.html
• CO: Most Electronic Voting Machines Banned in Colo.
  http://www.myfoxcolorado...e=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
• CO: Quick fix possible?
  http://www.coloradodaily..._u_and_boulder/news1.txt
• CO: Colorado Decertifies Machines for Voting
  http://www.nytimes.com/2...olitics&oref=slogin
• CO: Looser rules sought for voting fix
  Mike Coffman says the current "inflexible bureaucratic process" won't allow machines to be fixed for 2008 elections.
  http://www.denverpost.com/extremes/ci_7755289
• CO: Editorial - Talbot: Your vote counts ...
  ... except in 1 percent of test cases
  http://dailycamera.com/n...dec/19/your-vote-counts/
• CO: Editorial - A vote for flexibility
  Secretary of state should be able to streamline certification
  http://www.rockymountain.../a-vote-for-flexibility/
• CO: Editorial - Patchwork plan to tally votes
  http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_7753183
• CO: Solution may not be simple
  Coffman appeals for calm, but new lawsuit possible
  http://www.rockymountain...ution-may-not-be-simple/
• CO: El Paso, Teller counties pass muster in state tests
  http://www.gazette.com/a...tml/voting_machines.html
• CO: Douglas County - Cities, including a rookie, deal with ballot curveball
  Castle Pines North among those with elections at hand
  http://www.rockymountain...rookie-deal-with-ballot/
• CO: Eagle County - Eagle Co. escapes voting machine crisis
  Local equipment not included in those deemed unreliable and unsecured, officials say
  http://www.vaildaily.com.../20071218/NEWS/424730451
• CO: Garfield County - Secretary of state nixes GarCo voting machines
  http://www.aspendailynews.com/article_23503
• CO: Garfield County can't count on voting machines
  County clerk not sure what will happen in upcoming election
  http://www.postindepende...1219/VALLEYNEWS/67660618
• CO: Jefferson County - Jeffco to appeal voting machine decision
  http://www.rockymountain...voting-machine-decision/
• CO: Ouray County - State decertifies e-voting systems
  http://www.ouraynews.com...ies_evoting_systems.html
• CO: Routt County - Coffman, legislators seek election solutions
  County clerks fear voter confidence is shaken
  http://www.craigdailypre...seek_election_solutions/
• FL: Court Enjoins Florida Voter Registration Requirement
  http://www.ballot-access...egistration-requirement/
• FL: State Will Fight Judge's Ruling On Voter ID
  http://blogs.orlandosent.../12/state-will-figh.html
• FL: Judge blocks Florida voter-ID law
  http://www.orlandosentin...907dec19,0,1073016.story
• IL: Kane County - County clerk works to fight election confusion
  Official says Web site and early voting could help with double election
  http://www.suburbanchica...AU19_ELECTION_S1.article
• MI: Some Michigan voting machines same as Colorado's
  http://www.detnews.com/a.../712190435/1022/POLITICS
• NM: New Mexico has no plans to toss voting machines
  http://www.abqtrib.com/n...ns-toss-voting-machines/
• NY: New Voting Machines May Not Meet State Standards
  http://www.gothamgazette.../voting/20071219/17/2384
• NY: N.Y. lags in voting-machine overhaul
  Justice Department suing; court case resumes today
  http://www.recordonline..../20071219/NEWS/712190338
• NY: NYS Faces Court Order For New HAVA Voting Machines
  http://www.qgazette.com/...7/1219/features/041.html
• OH: Editorial - Look to Minnesota for vote-counting solution
  http://www.dispatch.com/...A17_R88QJGF.html?sid=101
• OH: Editorial - Ohio votes
  http://www.thecourier.co...ditoral/ar_ED_121807.asp
• OH: Ohio governor backs 2008 election overhaul
  http://www.ohio.com/news...rticleID=293141&c=y
• OH: Concerns About Ohio Voting Machine Vulnerability
  http://www.wcpo.com/news...0-4c83-a4bc-9a233f7eeb51
• OH: Ohio Will Likely Face Big Vote-Counting Problems in 2008
  http://www.alternet.org/story/71041/
• OH: NE Ohio elections boards back vote counters pulled in Colorado
  http://www.cleveland.com...42320050.xml&coll=2
• OH: Ohio's return to paper ballots will be studied, speaker says
  http://toledoblade.com/a...0071219/NEWS09/712190420
• OH: Governor, speaker urge action on voting reform
  http://news.enquirer.com...S01/712190331/1056/COL02
• OH: Voting changes a costly concept
  Brunner gives her plan a $31 million price tag
  http://www.columbusdispa..._A1_B78QNJ9.html?sid=101
• OH: Strickland backs voting overhaul
  http://news.cincypost.co...0071219/NEWS01/712190380
• OH: Columnist - Ann Fisher commentary: Can Ohio deal with another ballot box?
  http://www.columbusdispa..._B1_IC8QOIP.html?sid=101
• OH: Harvey Wasserman on New Ohio Voting Report: “The 2004 Election Was Stolen… Finally We Have Irrefutable Confirmation”
  http://www.democracynow....erman_on_new_ohio_voting
• OH: Cuyahoga County - Colorado rejects vote scanner that Ohio official wants
  http://www.cleveland.com...87320050.xml&coll=2
• OH: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga elections board to meet Thursday on voting equipment
  http://www.cleveland.com...38320050.xml&coll=2

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