Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Yesterday while voters in New Hampshire were going to the polls a large group of activists filled the Board of Supervisors conference room in Pima County Arizona. A judge recently decided that the county should release the database from the 2006 primary and general election. The supervisors began by voting not to appeal the court’s decision. Then a raucous crowd of more than 60 people demanded to be heard. John Brakey was gaveled down and threatened with expulsion. The board decided to hear from the citizens and after hearing from about 20 the board turned totally and unanimously agreed to release the 2006 primary and general election data tapes, PLUS the RTA data that was the original reason for the court case. Great job by the folks in Pima County and by our friend John Brakey.
The Cuyahoga Co. Ohio Board of Elections is discussing the possibility of seeking a refund from Premier/Diebold for the DRE voting system that has been failing miserably for the past two years. As much as that system has been a disaster Premier should just refund the total purchase price of $21M and consider themselves lucky.
For the past two years counties in Arkansas have had huge problems with ballot programming supplied by ES&S. Many of those counties have decided to leave the vendor out of the process and they are doing it themselves. Any progress toward getting the vendors out of voting administration is good progress.
Just minutes ago it was reported that the county clerk in Hancock Co Illinois is requesting the DoJ to investigate the deceptive practices of ES&S….
- NAtional: 99 Ways to Steal Elections: The Story of John Fund and Ron Paul
http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_melinda__080109_99_ways_to_steal_ele.htm - AR: Smooth Electronic Voting Expected
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/5440394.html - AZ: Pima County – RTA databases to be released
Info from ’06 election may help clear the air over integrity issue
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/219706 - AZ: Pima County Board of Supervisors Advances Election Integrity with Vote to Release All 2006 Election Databases
http://arizona.typepad.com/blog/2008/01/pima-county-boa.html - CA: Monterey County – Observation panel to watch over local primary
Part of condition to recertify touch-screen voting
http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_7919893?nclick_check=1 - CA: San Bernardino County – County joins lawsuit against secretary of state
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/county_4409___article.html/san_bernardino.html - CA: San Bernardino County – County joins suit on ballot counting
http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_7917092 - CA: San Bernardino County – S.B. County joins lawsuit testing new vote recount order
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_H_vote09.3269856.html - CO: Legislators lose their confidence in Coffman
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/01/08/010908_1a_Vote_machines.html - CO: Editorial – Election land mine
http://www.chieftain.com/editorial/1199866732/2 - CO: Columnist – Fried: Legislature Must Quickly Grapple with State Election Meltdown
http://www.fortcollinsnow.com/article/20080109/NEWS/281569573 - CO: Denver may get voting reprieve
Clerk: Coffman says he’s ‘likely’ to OK equipment
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/09/denver-may-get-voting-reprieve/ - CO: Denver – Coffman changes tune on machines
Denver’s clerk says she was told he might recertify the voting system after an appeal.
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_7916814 - CT: Vote Tally Discrepancy Reported To State
http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=d8689393-8e25-4d00-82e6-35685cbbdc2f - FL: Hillsborough County – Sample ballot mailed with Rudy boo-boo
Hillsborough elections chief apologizes.
http://www.sptimes.com/2008/01/09/Hillsborough/Sample_ballot_mailed_.shtml - IL: DuPage County – DuPage, state differ on files
Commission stands by its destruction of election records
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-durecords_09jan09,1,6588254.story - IL: DuPage County – County must get state permission to destroy election files
http://www.bnd.com/326/story/222950.html - IL: Hancock County – Election vendor accused of deceptive practice
http://www.journalpilot.com/articles/2008/01/09/news/news3.txt - MA: Technology empowers visually impaired voters
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/NEWS/801090331 - MT: Gallatin County – Group wants county voting machines decertified
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2008/01/09/news/20vote.txt - NC: Ghost in the voting machine
http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A166482 - NM: Voter Beware
http://sfreporter.com/articles/publish/outtake-010908-voter-beware.php - NY: Voting machine deadline looms
New York officials to choose options this month for voters with disabilities.
http://www.stargazettenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/NEWS0110/801090308 - NY: N.Y. sets timetable on ballot machines
http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_allegra__080109_n_y__sets_timetable_.htm - OH: Study pushes for changes to Ohio elections
Secretary of state’s recommendations include centralized vote centers, optical-scan ballots and ‘no fault’ absentee voting
http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/News/2008/01/09/22302/ - OH: Columnist – We’re all paying and paying for Florida’s 2000 election meltdown – Kevin O’Brien
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/kevin_o_brien/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1199871318136860.xml&coll=2 - OH: State scrambling to find $31 million
Cuyahoga County, 56 others looking to replace electronic voting systems before March primary
http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/13554012.html - OH: Cuyahoga County – Elections Board seeks refund for faulty touch-screen system
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1199871297136860.xml&coll=2 - OH: Franklin County – Price tag for ballot directive may rise
Proposed number to print is too low, county insists
http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/01/09/more_cost.ART_ART_01-09-08_A1_T290NT1.html?sid=101 - OH: Marion County – How will you vote?
http://www.centralohio.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/BE/20080109/NEWS01/801090328/1002 - OH: Trumbull County ““ Editorial – Local voting plan better than Brunner’s
http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/Editorials/articles.asp?articleID=26815 - OH: Trumbull County – Local officials weigh in on vulnerable voting machines
http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/Editorials/articles.asp?articleID=26809 - PA: Northampton County – County racing to find new voting machines
Officials will meet with vendors Tuesday. They must pick by month’s end to be set for primary.
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b3_3vote.6218269jan09,0,3658441.story - PA: Northampton County – Retiring the lever voting machines for the second time
http://blog.pennlive.com/northamptoncounty/2008/01/retiring_the_lever_voting_mach.html - TX: Waller County – Waller early voting plan opposed
Black officials urge feds to rule that one-site limit is discriminatory
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5438936.html - WV: Opinion – W.Va. Right About Voting Machines
http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/504326.html - WV: Voting Machines Criticized in Harrison, Belmont and Jefferson
http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/504339.html?nav=510 - VoterID: Voter ID requirement comes under fire
Indiana is one of only three states nationally to require identification in order to vote
http://www.pal-item.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/NEWS01/801090312/1008 - VoterID: Court Hears Voter ID Case
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iegvd98ph9koi4IJgrhdaPAwZsxQD8U28B980 - VoterID: Opinion – Requiring voter ID at the polls is a snake-oil remedy
http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-ed_levitt_0109jan09,0,1877668.story - VoterID: Editorial – The Court and Voter ID’s
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/opinion/09wed2.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin - VoterID: Supreme Court to hear Indiana voter ID law
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/LOCAL/801090472 - VoterID: Project 21 Members Argue that Voter ID Laws Depress Fraud, not Turnout
http://www.thesop.org/index.php?id=9035 - VoterID: Editorial – Voter ID law is a fraud
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/01/09/a16a_voterid_edit_0109.html - VoterID: Supreme Court Weighs Voter ID Requirements
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17942818 - VoterID: Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Voter ID Law
Indiana Law Requires Voters to Show Identification at Polls
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/09/AR2008010901743.html?hpid=moreheadlines
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