{"id":5055,"date":"2007-09-11T20:00:02","date_gmt":"2007-09-12T03:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=5055"},"modified":"2007-09-12T04:34:17","modified_gmt":"2007-09-12T11:34:17","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-september-11-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5055","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For September 11, 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>Franklin Co., Ohio, Board of Elections Chairman Matt Damschroder said, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think that anyone can point to any empirical evidence that would lead any reasonable person to say the voting systems used in Ohio are flawed, thus requiring a new round of testing.&#8221; Is this man kidding? He points to the federal and state testing and then makes a totally idiotic statement like that. He only needs to look back to the last general election and how poorly machines operated in his state. He only needs to look at the California &#8220;Top-To-Bottom Review&#8221;\u009d to see what federal testing means. Perhaps it&#8217;s time to begin naming an occasional &#8220;Enemy of Democracy.&#8221;\u009d Matt is it until replaced by another numbskull&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"list\">\n<li>AL: Talladega &#8211; Probe sought over high number of absentee ballots <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyhome.com\/news\/2007\/dh-talladega-0911-cnorwood-7i10v4637.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>AZ: Tucson won&#8217;t use voting machines for disabled <a href=\"http:\/\/kvoa.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=7054274&#038;nav=HMO6HMaW\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>KY: Bullitt County &#8211; &#8220;Trust Me Elections&#8221; &#8211; computerized Voting in Bullitt Co. Kentucky <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/genera_bev_harr_070911__22trust_me_elections_22.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Election Watchdog Group to Monitor Baltimore City Primary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saveourvotes.org\/releases\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NC: Editorial &#8211; Put our votes on paper <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wilmingtonstar.com\/article\/20070911\/EDITORIAL\/709110303\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Why doesn&#8217;t the GOP want Ohio&#8217;s voting machines tested? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freepress.org\/departments\/display\/19\/2007\/2800\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Ohio voting machine tests delayed <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cleveland.com\/openers\/2007\/09\/ohio_voting_machine_tests_dela.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Brunner Spending Delayed by Lawmakers, Cuyahoga Officials Fearful of Capability, Cost of Elections <a href=\"http:\/\/scoop.epluribusmedia.org\/story\/2007\/9\/11\/34230\/2700\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: State Controlling Board delays Brunner&#8217;s plan to test voting machines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/news\/plaindealer\/index.ssf?\/base\/news\/1189501201154300.xml&#038;coll=2\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Testing of ballot devices on hold<br \/>\nBoard postpones its funding decision for 2 more weeks <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2007\/09\/11\/votingcash.ART_ART_09-11-07_B1_DK7SATV.html?sid=101\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County wants Ohio to push back 2008 presidential primary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohio.com\/news\/ap?articleID=86171&#038;c=y\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>SC: Don&#8217;t forget to push the button<br \/>\nElection officials remind voters to follow through casting votes <a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.augusta.com\/stories\/091107\/met_143204.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"><i>LINK<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>UT: Draper primary results will be delayed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/ci_6853933\" 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 Franklin Co., Ohio, Board of Elections Chairman Matt Damschroder said, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think that anyone can point to any empirical evidence that would lead any reasonable person to say the voting systems used in Ohio are flawed, thus requiring a new round of testing.&#8221; Is this man kidding? 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