Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org

Just announced by Voter Action is that they have filed a preliminary injunction to stop Lackawanna, Northampton, and Wayne Cos Pennsylvania from purchasing and using unverifiable, paperless DREs. They are citing state law which requires that all voting systems produce a "permanent paper record."

The South Carolina Democratic primary is tomorrow. The state promises there will be no repeat of last Saturday's train wreck in the Republican primary. Let's hope the promises are kept and the machines all work the way they are supposed to.

In New Hampshire Secretary of State Gardner has told the media that Kucinich was satisfied with the few ballots that had been recounted and had called a halt to the recount. Gardner seems to have a bit of a problem because he had already received a letter from Kucinich that was critical of the results from some polling places and asked that the state conduct a complete and accurate recount. ...

• CO: Election costs climbing skyward
  http://www.rockymountain...-costs-climbing-skyward/
• CO: Colorado's 2008 elections still hang in the balance
  http://www.telluridenews.com/news/x1151553450
• CO: Clerks see high costs for Ritter vote plan
  Counties float big numbers if paper ballots mandated
  http://www.rockymountain...-costs-climbing-skyward/
• CO: Editorial - The only choice for fair elections
  http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_8069968
• CO: Editorial - A good accord
  http://www.chieftain.com/editorial/1201248208/1
• CO: Boulder County - Clerk: Latest election proposal would cause little disruption here
  http://www.timescall.com/News_Story.asp?id=6099
• CO: Eagle County - Eagle Co. may vote in person, on paper
  Governor, state legislature want you to; most elections want you to vote by mail
  http://www.vaildaily.com.../20080124/NEWS/900751873
• CO: Pitkin County voting machines up to snuff
  Statewide, push is on for use of paper ballots
  http://www.aspentimes.co.../20080125/NEWS/233953940
• CO: Pueblo County - Process of voting unlikely to change
  http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1201248208/5
• CT: Voting machines raise privacy concerns
  http://www.connpost.com/localnews/ci_8071079
• CT: Hearing on new voting method will be held in Norwalk
  http://www.stamfordadvoc...an4jan25,0,5507452.story
• CT: Legislature To Hold Public Hearings On Optical Scan Elections
  http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=136
• IA: Laying a paper trail
  http://media.www.dailyio...aper.Trail-3168508.shtml
• FL: FGCU to provide elections certification program
  http://www.naplesnews.co...s-certification-program/
• FL: Lost Votes in Florida's 2006 Election An Investigation into Excessive Undervotes on the iVotronics in the Attorney General's Race
  http://www.floridafairel...rts/LostVotes_Part_2.pdf
• FL: Florida's Vanishing Votes
  http://www.opednews.com/...florida_s_vanishing_.htm
• MA: Voting machine debacle shows folly of federal mandates
  http://www.gloucestertim...5094006?keyword=topstory
• MA: ES&S Misleads Their Customers In Massachusetts
  https://bradblog.com/?p=5608
• NH: NH VIDEO: 'Shame of Custody' - Breakdown in Ballot Storage Procedures in New Hampshire Primary 'Recount'
  SoS Refuses to Given Reason for Failing to Secure Ballots in Vault; Counting Room With Ballots Sealed Only by Removable 'Post-It Note' as 'Security Seal'...
  https://bradblog.com/?p=5607
• NH: NH Secretary of State Calls For Temporary Halt in Republican Hand Count, Candidate Albert Howard Objects
  https://bradblog.com/?p=5606
• NY: N.Y. picks new voting machines for handicapped
  New York is the last state to implement the federal Help America Vote Act.
  http://www.stargazettene...0080125/NEWS01/801250328
• OH: Bennett v. Brunner: The Sequel
  http://blog.cleveland.co..._brunner_the_sequel.html
• OH: Hate to say we told you so...OH Election Officials Encouraged by GOP To Mutiny v. SoS Brunner
  http://www.opednews.com/...hate_to_say_we_told_.htm
• OH: Voting officials oppose quick changes
  http://www.columbusdispa..._A1_U895FRP.html?sid=101
• OH: Local officials cool to Brunner's election plan
  http://www.daytondailyne...ials_cool_to_brunne.html
• OH: Drastic measures may be only option for top elections official
  http://www.lancastereagl...80125/UPDATES01/80125027
• OH: Voting machine fight gets ugly
  http://news.enquirer.com...0080125/NEWS01/301250091
• OH: Fayette County - Voting machine fix opposed by most
  http://www.coshoctontrib...S01/80125021/1002/NEWS01
• OH: Mercer County - Scanners to count absentee ballots in Mercer County
  http://www.sharonherald....cal_story_024214230.html
• PA: Pennsylvania Voters Seek Injunction to Block Purchase of Electronic/Touchscreen Voting Systems
  Cite Machines' Inability to Verify Votes, Secretary's non-compliance with law
  http://voteraction.org/node/330
• PA: Fayette County - Fayette studies different types of voting machines
  http://www.pittsburghliv...s/election/s_549221.html
• PA: Wayne County - County Still Looking At Voting Machine Options
  http://www.wayneindependent.com/news/x603847249
• SC: South Carolina's Primary Voting Machine Problems
  Most voting machines in Horry County didn't work at start of Republican primary
  http://www.wjbf.com/mida...JBF-2008-01-24-0040.html
• SC: Troubling foul-ups at polls
  http://www.charleston.ne..._foul_ups_at_polls28589/
• SC: Democrats Pass on Challenge to Secret Vote Counting in South Carolina
  http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00233.htm
• SC: Group Offers Voters Paper Ballots For Saturday's Election
  http://www.wltx.com/news...story.aspx?storyid=57713
• SC: Activist Group, Election Commission Face Off Over Voting Machine Reliability
  http://www.wltx.com/news...story.aspx?storyid=57730
• SC: Voting machine error shouldn't reoccur Saturday, officials say
  http://www.scnow.com/mid...FMN-2008-01-25-0007.html
• VA: Senator Introduces Bill for Verified Voting in Virginia
  http://www.votetrustusa....;id=2729&Itemid=113

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