Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org
Today Congressman Holt has put forth a slimmed-down, modified version of his HR-811. This bill would reimburse all state and local jurisdictions that opted to convert to a paper ballot voting system, offer emergency paper ballots or convert audits by hand counts. Joining Congressman Holt in a press conference today were Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Robert Wexler. John Conyers has also signed on as an original sponsor of the bill according to reports.
Today the ACLU has filed a lawsuit against Ohio Secretary of State Brunner in an attempt to stop Cuyahoga Co from switching to a paper voting system in time for the March 4 primary election….
- NAtional: Bill Advocates Paper Ballots and Audits
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hM24D2P_dBmIDGu_u_mPKthDHpGQD8U7I3MO0 - NAtional: Holt bill gives counties option of electronic voting machines
http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/NEWS03/80117017 - NAtional: Congressmen Push for Paper Ballots
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/17/congressmen-push-for-paper-ballots/ - NAtional: Facts About Ballot Printing Costs
http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_marge_ac_080116_facts_about_ballot_p.htm - NAtional: Taming the Vote
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/49259 - NAtional: Amid troubling reports on election integrity, Dem introduces paper-ballot legislation
http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Are_2008_elections_headed_for_another_0117.html - CA: NEWSHOUR VIDEO: California Voting Machine Security Concerns
https://bradblog.com/?p=5567 - CA: California Experiences Problems with Voting Machines
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june08/ballot_01-16.html - CA: Kern County – County joins suit on election rules
http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/337244.html - CO: Lawmakers discuss mail ballots with drop-in option for election
http://www.journal-advocate.com/articles/2008/01/16/news/local_news/local6.txt - CO: Bill would help recertify machines
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_7991166 - CO: County clerks ask Legislature for mail-in election
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=84679 - CO: Bill approved to let Coffman retest electronic voting machines
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=84693 - CO: Arapahoe County – Balmer joins in calls for new voting machine law
http://www.aurorasentinel.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=18159&TM=4905.676 - CO: Custer County – Clerk: Custer’s voting machines haven’t been decertified
http://www.wetmountaintribune.com/home.asp?i=413&p=4 - CO: Jefferson County – Jeffco files voting machine appeal
http://www.denverpost.com/nationalpolitics/ci_7992183 - CT: State elections panel to probe primary
http://www.connpost.com/localnews/ci_7992191 - IL: Chicago – Crime-fighting U. S. Senate candidate Andy Martin submits Chicago voting machine fraud complaint to U. S. Department of Justice
http://www.pr-inside.com/crime-fighting-u-s-senate-candidate-andy-r392318.htm - IL: Chicago – Corruption-fighting U. S. Senate candidate Andy Martin seeks Cook County Grand Jury probe of Chicago voting “irregularities”
http://www.pr-inside.com/corruption-fighting-u-s-senate-candidate-r392722.htm - MA: Voting machines work fine — but they must go
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_017003940.html?keyword=topstory - MD: TrueVote Applauds O’Malley For Funding Transition to Paper Ballot
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2715&Itemid=113 - MD: Maryland: Governor O’Malley Funds Voting System Change
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2717&Itemid=113 - MD: Company Connected to GOP and Romney Delivers Diebold Machines to Maryland Polls
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/01/company-connect.html - NH: Republican check arrives as ballot recount begins
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/NEWS01/801170403/1043/NEWS01 - NH: Let recount show N.H. gets its vote tallies right
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/OPINION/801170392/-1/NEWS19 - NH: State begins tedious process of primary recount
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/NEWS08/792921386/-1/news - NH: NH Recount Finds Vote Count Errors
http://www.alternet.org/democracy/74102/ - NJ: Write-in rules are script for confusion
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-9/120054814699590.xml&coll=1 - NY: Albany: Voting Machine Plan Approved
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/17/nyregion/17mbrfs-machines.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=login - OH: Opinion – Don’t toss new voting machines; first, try training
http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/page/content.detail/id/502894.html - OH: Cuyahoga County – ACLU files suit to block switch to paper ballots in Cuyahoga County
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/01/aclu_files_suit_to_block_switc.html - OH: Cuyahoga County – ACLU Challenges Ohio’s Unequal Voting Technology in Federal Court
http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0117-08.htm - OH: Cuyahoga County – ACLU Challenges New Ohio Voting System
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5he8Blnwws1k9ho3ArBE4wYNydVFwD8U7QVTG0 - TX: Hundreds of area voters might have registrations canceled
County, state officials blame one another.
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/01/17/0117registration.html
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Speaking of OHIO,
(These sources are plagiarized from:
Linda said on 1/17/2008 @ 6:06 pm PT
https://bradblog.com/?p=5572#comment-286577 )
Ohio GOP Holds “Secret” Meeting On Ohio’s Voting System
I wonder what the Board of Election Members in Ohio are up to? Unless someone else was in there with an hidden audio recorder, we will never know.
Then I’ll add that
Lower in the thread of that video is a link to
http://www.mikeconwell.com/blog...d=1&cid=8
An extremely important PDF
http://www.mikeconwell.com/GOP_...ing_Judges.pdf
It’s interesting where the priorities lay from this document. They sure don’t like video cameras or cell phones. It appears that they require a photo ID, and that sure adds a plethora of complexity to the whole process.
John, are you hardworking people going to provide an analysis of this slimmed-down version?
Congress and the Senate are too late, You have no spine and no courage. You deserve to get a trial by the people and then go directly to the gallows. No appeals for traitors.