{"id":2151,"date":"2005-12-12T20:12:10","date_gmt":"2005-12-13T00:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=2151"},"modified":"2005-12-12T20:12:10","modified_gmt":"2005-12-13T00:12:10","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-december-11-12-2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=2151","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For December 11 &#038; 12, 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Guest Blogged by John Gideon of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.VotersUnite.org\">VotersUnite.org<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.VotersUnite.org\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/DVNLogo.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\"><\/a>The big news for today is the surprise resignation of Wally O&#8217;Dell as chairman and CEO of Diebold. It is apparent from the Diebold press release and from MSM news articles that the resignation was not on friendly terms and that Wally may have been forced out. The news from Ohio is grim. The state senate is sure to pass HB-3 which will strip much of the voting rights from citizens of the state&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: 5 US Senators, 13 House Reps Call for Probe of Dept. Of  Justice. Staff Attorneys Said to be Silenced in Voting Rights Cases <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlantaprogressivenews.com\/pages\/10\/index.htm\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Diebold Announces Management Changes \u2013 Wally O&#8217;Dell resigns <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/cgi-bin\/stories.pl?ACCT=104&#038;STORY=\/www\/story\/12-12-2005\/0004232513&#038;EDATE=\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Diebold chief resigns <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/mld\/beaconjournal\/news\/state\/13391372.htm\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: A Conversation With Mark Crispin Miller <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/bob-cesca\/a-conversation-with-mark-_b_12134.html\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: The work of the secretary of state <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santacruzsentinel.com\/archive\/2005\/December\/11\/local\/stories\/02local.htm\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: San Joaquin County &#8211; S.J. voting machines&#8217; fate up in air <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recordnet.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20051212\/NEWS01\/512120321\/1001\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: LTTE &#8211; New Voting Machines An Improvement? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theday.com\/eng\/web\/news\/re.aspx?re=999C0804-5A05-4302-B9F1-F30A1F95F030\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Volusia County &#8211; Touchy voting issue returns <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news-journalonline.com\/NewsJournalOnline\/News\/Headlines\/03NewsHEAD03121105.htm\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Sue Cobb&#8217;s partisan cloud <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news-journalonline.com\/NewsJournalOnline\/Opinion\/Editorials\/03OpOPN24121205.htm\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Lawmakers to debate &#8216;fixing&#8217; voter ID legislation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gwinnettdailypost.com\/index.php?s=&#038;url_channel_id=32&#038;url_article_id=9567&#038;url_subchannel_id=&#038;change_well_id=2\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Illinois residents able to cast ballots early <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courierpress.com\/ecp\/news\/article\/0,1626,ECP_734_4306258,00.html\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Vanderburgh County &#8211; Measure halts voting changes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courierpress.com\/ecp\/news\/article\/0,1626,ECP_734_4307935,00.html\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Perry County &#8211; Voting-machine company rep says system safe (MicroVote) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perrycountynews.com\/articles\/2005\/12\/12\/top_story\/t1.txt\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KY&#038;IN: Election changes falling into place <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20051212\/NEWS01\/512120357\/1008\/NEWS01\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KY: &#8216;Others&#8217; may find it easier to vote in coming primary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kentucky.com\/mld\/kentucky\/news\/state\/13390692.htm\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>LA: Blanco postpones New Orleans elections <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nola.com\/newsflash\/louisiana\/index.ssf?\/base\/news-21\/11344112523170.xml&#038;storylist=louisiana\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Blue Earth County &#8211; New ballot counters in place for election <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mankatofreepress.com\/local\/local_story_345235048.html?keyword=secondarystory\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Onslow County &#8211; Officials to get look at voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jdnews.com\/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=\/GlobalTemplates\/Details.cfm&#038;StoryID=37222&#038;Section=News\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Monroe County &#8211; State to hold hearing here on voting-machine rules <a href=\"http:\/\/www.democratandchronicle.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20051211\/NEWS01\/512110346\/1002\/NEWS\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Madison County &#8211; Supervisors reject voting machine forum <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oneidadispatch.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=15735729&#038;BRD=1709&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=68844&#038;rfi=6\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: GOP takes up cause of election reform <a href=\"http:\/\/toledoblade.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20051211\/NEWS24\/512110352\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: PERSPECTIVE: Only certainty under voter ID is longer lines, more confusion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/mld\/beaconjournal\/news\/state\/13386447.htm\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: GOP bill changes how we vote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/mld\/centredaily\/news\/nation\/13387808.htm\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Press Release from CASE &#8211; OH Sen. Rules Cmtte. Approves Anti-Democratic Bill <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.co.nz\/stories\/WO0512\/S00228.htm\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Touch-screen voting machines get complaints on privacy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/mld\/beaconjournal\/news\/state\/13390764.htm\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Centre County &#8211; County balks at buying new voting system <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/mld\/centredaily\/13380167.htm\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Chester County &#8211; County task force made right call on voting machines (ES&#038;S iVotronic) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailylocal.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=15737055&#038;BRD=1671&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=17785&#038;rfi=6\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA- Chester County &#8211; Task force recommends electronic voting system <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pottstownmercury.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=15737062&#038;BRD=1674&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=18041&#038;rfi=6\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Top court to review Texas redistricting plan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2005\/12\/12\/AR2005121200451.html\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WA: Many ballots are redone before they&#8217;re counted <a href=\"http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/politics\/2002678584_duplicate12m.html\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<b>**&#8221;Daily Voting News&#8221; is meant as a comprehensive listing of reports each day concerning issues related to election and voting news around the country regardless of quality or political slant. Therefore, items listed in &#8220;Daily Voting News&#8221; may not reflect the opinions of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.VotersUnite.org\">VotersUnite.Org<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BradBlog.com\">BradBlog.Com<\/a>**<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org The big news for today is the surprise resignation of Wally O&#8217;Dell as chairman and CEO of Diebold. It is apparent from the Diebold press release and from MSM news articles that the resignation was not on friendly terms and that Wally may have been forced out. 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