{"id":2272,"date":"2006-01-12T17:15:54","date_gmt":"2006-01-12T21:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2006-01-12T17:15:54","modified_gmt":"2006-01-12T21:15:54","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-january-12-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=2272","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For January 12, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Guest Blogged by John Gideon of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.VotersUnite.org\">VotersUnite.org<\/a> and <a href= \"http:\/\/www.VoteTrustUSA.org\">VoteTrustUSA.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>Today has been a very busy day as you can see from the length of this list. It was announced that the lawsuit in New Mexico is being joined by 6 more plaintiffs and then the Governor announced that he wants to do away with all of the paperless DREs and move to optical-scan only. Boulder Co., Colorado decided to scrap their plans to purchase new voting machines because there is nothing out there that can be trusted to do as advertised. The Montgomery Co., PA lawsuit has been sent to state court. The DoJ has announced that they may be filing a suit against the state of New York for not complying with HAVA. And the Georgia House passed, in a heated floor debate, another voter ID bill. Those of you who have responded to the <a href= \"http:\/\/www.congressweb.com\/cweb4\/index.cfm?orgcode=VTUSA&#038;hotissue=4\">Action Alert from VoteTrustUSA<\/a> have sent 15,242 emails to the EAC along with 1875 letters demanding the ITA be made to do their job&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: Accessibility For All Voters &#8211; Has It Arrived? <a href=\"http:\/\/votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=714&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: It&#8217;s been a long trek since Nov. 2, 2004 &#8212; now getting shorter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freepress.org\/departments\/display\/20\/2006\/1702\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: In some cases, it&#8217;s not the voters who count, it&#8217;s the counters <a href=\"http:\/\/niemanwatchdog.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=ask_this.view&#038;askthisid=00159\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AL: Dallas County &#8211; Voting machine cost an issue <a href=\"http:\/\/www.selmatimesjournal.com\/articles\/2006\/01\/12\/news\/local\/news2254.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AL: Marengo County &#8211; Polling places could change <a href=\"http:\/\/www.demopolistimes.com\/articles\/2006\/01\/12\/news\/news01.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AR: Ballots secrecy concerns board <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwanews.com\/adg\/News\/142341\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Computer Scientist Releases Report on Maricopa County Voting Machine Problems <a href=\"http:\/\/votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=718&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Bay Area &#8211; Counties push for mail-only vote. Machine problems causing anxiety as June election nears <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2006\/01\/12\/BAGIOGM0M21.DTL\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: California Secretary of State Releases Report on Voting System Monitoring <a href=\"http:\/\/www.govtech.net\/magazine\/channel_story.php\/97855\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Boulder County &#8211; Election about-face <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coloradodaily.com\/articles\/2006\/01\/12\/news\/c_u_and_boulder\/news3.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Boulder County &#8211; County delays voting machine purchase <a href=\"http:\/\/www.longmontfyi.com\/Local-Story.asp?id=5635\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: El Paso County &#8211; County releases election &#8216;autopsy&#8217; with few specifics <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csindy.com\/csindy\/2006-01-12\/news4.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: Connecticut State Officials Attempt To Change the Subject <a href=\"http:\/\/votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=712&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Osceola County &#8211; Editorial: Change not needed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oscnewsgazette.com\/index.php?option=news&#038;task=viewarticle&#038;sid=12170\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: House approves new voter ID requirements <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macon.com\/mld\/macon\/13611949.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IA: Franklin County Gets $100,455 for New Voting Machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zwire.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=15910669&#038;BRD=1980&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=177415&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MA: State voting decree irks small towns <a href=\"http:\/\/thetranscript.com\/headlines\/ci_3395720\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MA: Cheshire &#8211; State voting decree irks small towns <a href=\"http:\/\/thetranscript.com\/headlines\/ci_3395720\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Voting machine race in full swing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.herald-sun.com\/durham\/4-688708.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Duplin County &#8211; Duplin voting machine cost might be lower <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsargus.com\/news\/archives\/2006\/01\/12\/duplin_voting_machine_cost_might_be_lower\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Orange County &#8211; Voters unsure of electronic machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.herald-sun.com\/orange\/10-688671.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: Gov. Wants Standardized Paper Ballots Statewide <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/news\/appaper01-12-06.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: Richardson Calls For Paper Ballots Statewide <a href=\"http:\/\/votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=723&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NM: PACE New Mexico and others join the Lopategui vs. Vigil-Giron lawsuit. <a href=\"http:\/\/votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=717&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Speak Now or Forever Question Your Vote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metroland.net\/newsfront.html#2\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: U.S. Threatens to Sue Albany Over Voting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/01\/12\/nyregion\/12vote.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Feds threaten to sue state over voting machine delay <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/local\/wire\/newyork\/ny-bc-ny--votingmachines0112jan12,0,1574203.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: HAVA failings imperil state <a href=\"http:\/\/timesunion.com\/AspStories\/story.asp?storyID=438843&#038;category=CAPITOL&#038;BCCode=HOME&#038;newsdate=1\/12\/2006\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Officials head to Rochester <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zwire.com\/site\/news.cfm?newsid=15908093&#038;BRD=1395&#038;PAG=461&#038;dept_id=216620&#038;rfi=6\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: An Electoral System You Can Count On <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americandaily.com\/article\/11197\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Court&#8217;s voting device ruling to affect state <a href=\"http:\/\/pittsburghlive.com\/x\/tribune-review\/election\/s_412721.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Bucks County &#8211; League of Women Voters to host voting machine forums <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zwire.com\/site\/News.cfm?BRD=1686&#038;dept_id=41375&#038;newsid=15909118&#038;PAG=461&#038;rfi=9\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Westmoreland County &#8211; Statewide rule sought on voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/pg\/06012\/636545.stm\" target=\"_blank\"><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 and VoteTrustUSA.Org Today has been a very busy day as you can see from the length of this list. It was announced that the lawsuit in New Mexico is being joined by 6 more plaintiffs and then the Governor announced that he wants to do away with all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-2272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","bb-type-bradblog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2272"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=2272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}