It is now a bit fun watching some previously silent news organizations fall all over themselves as they suddenly recognize that our election process is seriously flawed. Today CNN reported, and many smaller organizations picked up the report, that the GAO released a report this week on voting system testing that finds that the Election Assistance Commission [EAC] has not notified election officials across the country about electronic voting machine failures.

This has been no secret within the Election Integrity community and has been one of our main complaints about the EAC. Voting systems fail and the EAC does nothing about it. They argue instead that none of the voting systems were certified by the EAC so they have no right/mandate to do anything about them. The GAO recommends that congress step in with legislation to force this issue.

We agree but dislike the fact that we have to wait on a snail-slow congress to do anything. CNN also reports on the CommonCause/Century Foundation report that was also released this week and that points to 10 states that they believe will have problems in Nov. My guess is that the “ten states” will grow substantially to 40 or more by election day and on beyond.

Also in the news is that the re-re-recount of ballots in Palm Beach Co Florida is taking place today and tomorrow. One can only guess what they are going to find. Ballots from 2004? Punch cards with hanging chads?

And a member of the Washington DC council has subpoenaed Sequoia for records that may reveal what really happened in the recent primary. Could it be that the council will find that the Sequoia spokeswoman, Michelle Shafer’s, declaration that the company is not at fault; “No, no, no” is really “Yes, yes, yes”? ...

• Featured - National: Report: Voting problems in several swing states
  http://www.cnn.com/2008/...ex.html?iref=werecommend
• National: State Election Officials Not Told Of Voting Machine Failures
  http://ozarksfirst.com/c...tent/fulltext/?cid=61641
• National: Election Officials Brace for Trouble
  http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/hdw/?p=3111
• National: Conyers Demands 'Immediate Halt to Republican Vote Suppression Efforts'
  U.S. House Judiciary Chair Announces Hearings, Requests 'Full Scale Investigation' by DoJ Into Recent Reports of GOP 'Vote Caging' Schemes...
  https://bradblog.com/?p=6406
• National: Bob Koehler: Goo-Goo America
  http://www.opednews.com/...-Koehler-080918-924.html
• National: Historic 2008 Election Could See Unprecedented Attempts to Bar African American Voters
  http://i3.democracynow.o..._could_see_unprecedented
• National: New Laws, Technology Challenge Elections Officials
  Presidential Race Raises Voting Fears in Toss-Up States
  http://online.wsj.com/ar....html?mod=googlenews_wsj
• National: Stealing America: Vote by Vote (Unrated) *** | Cast your vote, take your chances
  http://www.miamiherald.c...eviews/story/690847.html
• National: "Stealing America": Regardless of viewers' politics, assertions of vote fraud are disturbing
  http://seattletimes.nwso...188551_mr19stealing.html
• National: Voting Machines Routinely Failing Nationwide
  http://tech.slashdot.org...h/08/09/19/1131208.shtml
• National: Significant Voting Machine Problems Present in 10 Swing States
  http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/6827
• National: Report: Crucial swing states not prepared for voting problems
  http://rawstory.com/news...es_have_voting_0919.html
• National: Software, Trust and Democracy
  http://www.technewsworld...and-Democracy-64541.html
• AZ: Hispanic group appeals ruling on voter ID law
  Requirements hurt minorities more, it argues
  http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/258256
• CA: Riverside County - Vote Hacking Revealed By Computer Scientists
  http://www.kesq.com/Glob...36836&nav=menu191_2
• FL: Recount going smoothly in disputed Palm Beach County judge's race
  http://www.sun-sentinel....-recount,0,6908077.story
• GA: Polls open for earlier voting
  A new law allows ballots to be cast starting Monday; officials brace for onslaught
  http://www.jacksonville....1908/geo_333996339.shtml
• GA: Early voting starts Monday
  http://www.times-herald....ng-starts-Monday--550123
• MD: Disabilities voter forum draws a big crowd
  http://www.hometownannap...n/read/2008/09_19-03/REG
• MI: Advancement Project and ACLU Sue Michigan Secretary of State Over Unlawful Voter Purging
  http://sev.prnewswire.co...8/DC3389218092008-1.html
• MI: ACLU sues state over voter purging programs
  http://www.freep.com/app...S06/80918047/1008/news06
• MS: Senate race moving up
  Secretary of state, governor OK change to November ballot
  http://www.clarionledger...0919/NEWS/809190353/1001
• OH: Deposition by Spoonamore Admits Ohio Vote Theft
  http://www.opednews.com/...poonamore-080919-58.html
• PA: Lawsuit seeks ban on partisan election clothing
  http://www.pennlive.com/...03207720.xml&coll=1
• Washington DC: Firm Subpoenaed in Vote Tally
  Errors Add to Election Board's Concerns About November
  http://www.washingtonpos.../18/AR2008091803736.html

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