Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

It appears that Hart Intercivic has admitted that the optical-scan tabulators certified by the state of Colorado and used in that state show a significant error rate when a ballot has stray marks. This was mentioned, and nearly lost, in an article in today's Denver Post. The vendor has offered a software upgrade to Colorado and they think that upgrade MAY fix the problem. In the mean time counties across the country may be using these same machines with no knowledge of a problem and no knowledge that Hart is providing an upgrade to one state while ignoring theirs....

• NAtional: Alarms Should Go Off Whenever the Discrepancies Between the "Official" Results and the Polls Can't Be Explained
  http://www.opednews.com/...alarms_should_go_off.htm
• CA: Marin County - Huffman's vote-by-mail bill advances
  http://www.marinij.com/marin/ci_7924426
• CA: San Diego County - Voting critics lambaste supervisors
  http://www.nctimes.com/a...diego/20_30_581_9_08.txt
• CA: San Diego County - San Diego Voters Confront Board of Supervisors
  http://www.opednews.com/...e/diarypage.php?did=5540
• CA: Ventura County - Is Ventura up to the count?
  Voting machines decertified, then recertified with extra security measures
  http://www.vcreporter.co...d=5613&IssueNum=158
• CO: Citizens Call for Coffman to Resign
  http://www.myfoxcolorado...e=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
• CO: Coffman: 'I created a lot of confusion'
  http://www.rockymountain...ated-a-lot-of-confusion/
• CO: Editorial - Well, will they work or not?
  Confusion over certification of voting machines leaves our heads spinning - and wondering about Coffman's leadership.
  http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_7924693
• CO: Voting machine snafu resolution possible
  http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_7933208
• CO: Coffman Wants More Time, Flexibility To Fix Voting Machines
  http://www.thedenverchan...ews/15021885/detail.html
• CO: Larimer County - Clerk urges all mail-in ballot
  Larimer County official hopes Legislature will pass election fix
  http://www.coloradoan.co...3/1002/CUSTOMERSERVICE02
• CO: Pueblo County - County voting machines likely to be recertified
  http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1199949687/3
• IL: Feds to investigate spiraling costs of county election vendor
  http://www.macombjournal...008/01/10/news/news0.txt
• MD: 2008 Election Judge Training
  http://avi-rubin.blogspo...tion-judge-training.html
• MS: Federal appeals court sets hearing date in voter-ID lawsuit
  http://www.sunherald.com/218/story/290854.html
• MT: Gallatin County won't change voting machines
  http://www.montanasnewss...obal/story.asp?S=7605114
• NH: Bob Koehler - Primary Concerns
  http://www.opednews.com/...109_primary_concerns.htm
• NH: Criminal record of Kenneth Hajjar- New England voting machine firm exec
  http://www.opednews.com/...criminal_record_of_k.htm
• NY: Can you spell DEEP TROUBLE?
  http://www.opednews.com/...can_you_spell_deep_t.htm
• NY: Chenango County - County awaits word on HAVA directive
  http://www.evesun.com/ne...-word-on-HAVA-directive/
• NY: Warren County consolidates voting districts
  http://www.poststar.com/...8653dd3cbb4525530251.txt
• OH: Fairfield County - Paper ballots to make comeback March 4
  Official says electronic voting has raised security concerns
  http://www.lancastereagl...10/NEWS01/801100321/1002
• OH: Franklin County - Secretary Of State Investigating Franklin County Board Of Elections
  http://www.nbc4i.com/mid...CMH-2008-01-09-0037.html
• OH: Franklin County - Ohio SoS Announces Investigation of Franklin County Board of Elections (Finally!)
  https://bradblog.com/?p=5539
• OH: Miami County election officials get pay hikes
  http://www.daytondailyne.../ddn011008raisesweb.html
• OH: Washington County - State removes clamps on local elections office
  http://www.mariettatimes...y/new32_110200875700.asp
• PA: Crawford County - Officials confident voting machines pose no problems
  http://www.meadvilletrib...cal_story_009222956.html
• PA: Mercer County - Elections chief: Voting machines here might not be so vulnerable
  http://www.sharonherald....cal_story_009215531.html
• PA: Philadelphia - Oh Challenges Voting Irregularities In City Council Election
  http://www.thebulletin.u...ept_id=618959&rfi=6
• TN: Ballot paper trail proposal comes late
  http://dnj.midsouthnews....OPINION01/801100304/1016
• WV: Some States Find Faults With Voting System
  http://www.statejournal....story&storyid=33382
• VoterID: High court appears to select sides on Voter ID
  Justices focus on Indiana law requiring every voter to show identification
  http://www.mercurynews.c...i_7931148?nclick_check=1
• VoterID: Justices seem hesitant to toss Indiana's voter ID law
  Some on high court appear to search for middle ground on law that is toughest in nation
  http://www.indystar.com/...CAL/801100446/-1/LOCAL17

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