{"id":3555,"date":"2006-09-29T16:54:11","date_gmt":"2006-09-29T23:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=3555"},"modified":"2006-09-29T16:54:11","modified_gmt":"2006-09-29T23:54:11","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-september-29-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3555","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For September 29, 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>It appears that the qualification to become a voting system technician in Maryland has gotten a bit tougher. They now require a high school diploma. Class work only will not make the grade any longer. \/ The Nov. 7 ballot in Belmont Co. Ohio will be 12 pages long. Look for long lines here. \/ Lou Dobbs of CNN has been doing semi-regular segments on voting machines for several months now. He is now being joined by CBS Evening News and ABC Radio News to name a few. \/ Boone Co. Missouri is withholding $800,000 from ES&#038;S until the vendor fixes faulty machines it has delivered. \/ A majority of the House of Representatives has now endorsed HR-550 &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: Boxer Sends Letter To Brad Blog: Urges Readers to Write Congress Immediately to Build &#8216;Grassroots Support&#8217; for Emergency Paper Ballot Legislation! <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3551\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Columnist &#8211; Don&#8217;t trust vunerable [sic] Diebold voting machines, use absentee ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/tech\/columnist\/andrewkantor\/2006-09-29-diebold_x.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: E-Voting: No Fix Yet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/id,127130-c,privacysecurity\/article.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Professor shows flaws in touch-screen voting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/pg\/06272\/726096-84.stm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Voter fraud has new face in computer-age elections <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asurampage.com\/vnews\/display.v\/ART\/2006\/09\/29\/451c2bca1bce8\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Electronic Voting Machines: Not Really a Cure to the Hanging Chad <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/story?id=2506240&#038;page=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: The Next Voting Debacle? Database problems may disqualify legitimate voters in upcoming U.S. elections <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spectrum.ieee.org\/oct06\/4663\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Democrats Call on Republicans to Ensure Fair and Impartial Elections <a href=\"http:\/\/releases.usnewswire.com\/GetRelease.asp?id=73468\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: A Majority Of Congress Has Co-sponsored HR 550 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=1830&#038;Itemid=26\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: CNN&#8217;s Lou Dobbs: Alarming Congressional Testimony On The Threat Of Electronic Voting Machines <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=3553\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AR: Lawsuit Could Affect Election <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwaonline.net\/articles\/2006\/09\/28\/news\/092906szvotingsuit.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Oakland &#8211; Instant runoff voting will boost democracy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.contracostatimes.com\/mld\/cctimes\/news\/local\/states\/california\/alameda_county\/montclair\/15637732.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Placer County &#8211; County now offers touch-screen voting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.auburnjournal.com\/articles\/2006\/09\/29\/news\/top_stories\/05voting29.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Editorial &#8211; Election rulings benefit voters <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/opinion\/ci_4413587\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Vote-security goals called unachievable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/news\/ci_4413941\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Wexler takes fight to U.S. Supreme Court <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bocaratonnews.com\/index.php?src=news&#038;prid=17464&#038;category=Main%20Headline\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>GA: Diebold Added Secret Patch to Georgia E-Voting Systems in 2002, Whistleblowers Say <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlantaprogressivenews.com\/news\/0091.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Tippecanoe County &#8211; Editorial &#8211; Voting centers a good idea but work remains <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jconline.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20060929\/OPINION01\/609290307\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: We&#8217;re No. 1 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gazette.net\/stories\/092906\/polia%20s184533_31989.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Another Stolen Election? <a href=\"http:\/\/news.asianweek.com\/news\/view_article.html?article_id=a2224c963e1745749d237916bc62098b\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Montgomery County &#8211; Plans under way to fix election glitches <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericknewspost.com\/sections\/news\/display.htm?storyid=52679\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Baltimore &#8211; Policy center is to train poll workers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/local\/politics\/bal-md.election29sep29,0,4935116.story?coll=bal-mdpolitics-headlines\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Prince George&#8217;s County &#8211; Wanted: More election workers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gazette.net\/stories\/092806\/princou190625_31943.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MN: Ensuring fairness in elections. VOTING:A forum with election experts discusses voting rights and access for all citizens. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/mld\/centredaily\/news\/nation\/15637273.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Boone County &#8211; Voting equipment not up to par. So far, Boone County has spent $400,000 on faulty machines. <a href=\"http:\/\/columbiamissourian.com\/news\/story.php?ID=21908\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MO: Boone County &#8211; County won&#8217;t pay for glitchy vote machines  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbiatribune.com\/2006\/Sep\/20060929News006.asp\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Hinds County &#8211; Candidate seeks to stop new filing deadline in legislative races <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/mld\/sunherald\/news\/politics\/15632790.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Belmont County &#8211; Nov. 7 Issues Plentiful In Ohio <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theintelligencer.net\/news\/articles.asp?articleID=11032\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>PA: Lebanon County &#8211; Trust e-voting, says chief clerk <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldnews.com\/news\/ci_4416900\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Tarrant County &#8211; Voting machine security at issue <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dfw.com\/mld\/dfw\/news\/local\/15637993.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>WV: Jefferson County &#8211; Delegate seeks election help <a href=\"http:\/\/www.journal-news.net\/news\/articles.asp?articleID=3987\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Brazil: Brazil&#8217;s electronic voting has safeguards lacking in United States <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/read_article.aspx?id=17563&#038;ch=infotech\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n<p><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 It appears that the qualification to become a voting system technician in Maryland has gotten a bit tougher. They now require a high school diploma. Class work only will not make the grade any longer. \/ The Nov. 7 ballot in Belmont Co. Ohio will be [&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,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-3555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-voting-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3555","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=3555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3555\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3555"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=3555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}