{"id":4939,"date":"2007-08-09T20:00:55","date_gmt":"2007-08-10T03:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=4939"},"modified":"2007-08-10T08:44:03","modified_gmt":"2007-08-10T15:44:03","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-august-09-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=4939","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For August 09, 2007"},"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>In an interview by Mary Ann Gould on &#8220;Voice of the Voters&#8221;\u009d last night Congressman Dennis Kucinich said, &#8220;There is a question of validity of an election. People have to know their vote counts and is counted. People cannot be guaranteed that with the present DRE system.&#8221;\u009d  Meanwhile another overall election failure has been reported by the Mississippi media. The Kentucky Attorney General has told the Secretary of State that doing nothing is not an option as he sends letters to Hart Intercivic and Diebold and demands they do the same for his state as they are required to do for California. And, of course, the rhetoric is building in California.<\/p>\n<p><em>All of those stories, and today&#8217;s other notable voting news articles, linked below&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>NAtional: Kucinich Interested In Legal Action Against Voting Machine Companies <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=4936\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: E-Voting Certification Gets Security Completely Backward <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/politics\/security\/commentary\/securitymatters\/2007\/08\/securitymatters_0809\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Sequoia Voting Systems and Robis Elections, Inc. Announce Alliance to Offer Comprehensive Election Technology Support and Training Solutions <a href=\"http:\/\/home.businesswire.com\/portal\/site\/google\/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&#038;newsId=20070809005768&#038;newsLang=en\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AR: Carroll County &#8211; Judge presses election law <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zwire.com\/site\/news.cfm?BRD=1815&#038;dept_id=516928&#038;newsid=18677815&#038;PAG=461&#038;rfi=9\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: The Vote: California Tangible Ballots Initiative Enters Circulation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.govtech.com\/gt\/articles\/129832\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Meltdown at the E-Voting Machine<br \/>\nBowen decertifies faulty e-voting systems in state, and protects the integrity of California ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacitybeat.com\/article.php?id=5959&#038;IssueNum=218\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Opinion &#8211; Registrars exposed; wish they still had Bruce McPherson <a href=\"http:\/\/www.highlandnews.net\/articles\/2007\/08\/09\/opinion\/04elias.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Voting Machines: Next Steps <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqed.org\/weblog\/capitalnotes\/2007\/08\/voting-machines-next-steps.jsp\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: State&#8217;s new rules won&#8217;t effect local voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santamariatimes.com\/articles\/2007\/08\/09\/news\/news02.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Numerous media outlets publish misleading attacks on decision to limit electronic voting <a href=\"http:\/\/mediamatters.org\/items\/200708090007?f=h_latest\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Editorial &#8211; State&#8217;s top election official court&#8217;s election-day chaos by rejecting touch-screen voting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?file=\/c\/a\/2007\/08\/09\/EDLPRF5JS.DTL\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Greens Support Decertification of Voting Machines <a href=\"http:\/\/newsblaze.com\/story\/20070809061653tsop.nb\/newsblaze\/TOPSTORY\/Top-Stories.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Los Angeles County &#8211; Vexing voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pasadenastarnews.com\/opinions\/ci_6575329\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Nevada County &#8211; Clerk: New voting system more secure <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theunion.com\/article\/20070809\/NEWS\/108090191\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Santa Clara County &#8211; Santa Clara County considers suit over voting decision <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/news\/ci_6580255\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Santa Clara County &#8211; Voting Machines: Stuff &#8217;em <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilroydispatch.com\/news\/contentview.asp?c=222322\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Tulare County &#8220;\u201c Opinion &#8211; Electronic voting here to stay <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visaliatimesdelta.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070808\/OPINION\/708080360\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Yolo County &#8211; Oakley: e-voting in Yolo&#8217;s all right <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailydemocrat.com\/news\/ci_6582808\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: Sarasota County &#8211; Election troubles haunt Sarasota <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxtampabay.com\/myfox\/pages\/News\/Detail?contentId=4011766&#038;version=1&#038;locale=EN-US&#038;layoutCode=TSTY&#038;pageId=3.2.1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IA: Ames Straw Poll Gets Legal Challenge <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kcci.com\/news\/13851881\/detail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN: Hamilton County &#8211; Disagreement over machine reliability forces paper ballots for absentee votes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indystar.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070809\/LOCAL\/708090548\/1015\/LOCAL01\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KY: Kentucky: Attorney General Takes On Hart Intercivic and Diebold <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=4933\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KY: Attorney General Stumbo Demands Voter Protections <a href=\"http:\/\/ag.ky.gov\/news\/voterprotections.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Editorial &#8211; There has got to be a better way  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ddtonline.com\/articles\/2007\/08\/09\/news\/editorials\/edit1.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Voting glitches being corrected <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gulflive.com\/news\/mississippipress\/index.ssf?\/base\/news\/1186654590297850.xml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Benton County &#8211; Benton equipment balks at county absentee votes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.djournal.com\/pages\/story.asp?ID=248509&#038;pub=1&#038;div=News\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MS: Clarke County clerk addresses voting issues <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meridianstar.com\/local\/local_story_221001338.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Timing of rule on independents needs a review <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tribune-chronicle.com\/Editorials\/articles.asp?articleID=21133\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Local officials may have had missing ballots in 2004 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coshoctontribune.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070808\/NEWS01\/708080305\/1002\" 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 In an interview by Mary Ann Gould on &#8220;Voice of the Voters&#8221;\u009d last night Congressman Dennis Kucinich said, &#8220;There is a question of validity of an election. People have to know their vote counts and is counted. People cannot be guaranteed that with the present DRE system.&#8221;\u009d Meanwhile [&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-4939","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\/4939","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=4939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4939\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4939"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=4939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}