{"id":5571,"date":"2008-01-17T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-18T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=5571"},"modified":"2008-01-17T18:03:22","modified_gmt":"2008-01-18T02:03:22","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-january-17-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5571","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For January 17, 2008"},"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>Today Congressman Holt has put forth a slimmed-down, modified version of his HR-811. This bill would reimburse all state and local jurisdictions that opted to convert to a paper ballot voting system, offer emergency paper ballots or convert audits by hand counts. Joining Congressman Holt in a press conference today were Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Robert Wexler. John Conyers has also signed on as an original sponsor of the bill according to reports. <\/p>\n<p> Today the ACLU has filed a lawsuit against Ohio Secretary of State Brunner in an attempt to stop Cuyahoga Co from switching to a paper voting system in time for the March 4 primary election&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NAtional: Bill Advocates Paper Ballots and Audits<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5hM24D2P_dBmIDGu_u_mPKthDHpGQD8U7I3MO0\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5hM24D2P_dBmIDGu_u_mPKthDHpGQD8U7I3MO0<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Holt bill gives counties option of electronic voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thnt.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080117\/NEWS03\/80117017\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thnt.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080117\/NEWS03\/80117017<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Congressmen Push for Paper Ballots<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com\/2008\/01\/17\/congressmen-push-for-paper-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com\/2008\/01\/17\/congressmen-push-for-paper-ballots\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Facts About Ballot Printing Costs<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/genera_marge_ac_080116_facts_about_ballot_p.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/genera_marge_ac_080116_facts_about_ballot_p.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Taming the Vote<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanchronicle.com\/articles\/49259\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.americanchronicle.com\/articles\/49259<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NAtional: Amid troubling reports on election integrity, Dem introduces paper-ballot legislation<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/rawstory.com\/news\/2007\/Are_2008_elections_headed_for_another_0117.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/rawstory.com\/news\/2007\/Are_2008_elections_headed_for_another_0117.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: NEWSHOUR VIDEO: California Voting Machine Security Concerns<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5567\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5567<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: California Experiences Problems with Voting Machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/bb\/politics\/jan-june08\/ballot_01-16.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/bb\/politics\/jan-june08\/ballot_01-16.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: Kern County &#8211; County joins suit on election rules<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bakersfield.com\/102\/story\/337244.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.bakersfield.com\/102\/story\/337244.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Lawmakers discuss mail ballots with drop-in option for election<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.journal-advocate.com\/articles\/2008\/01\/16\/news\/local_news\/local6.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.journal-advocate.com\/articles\/2008\/01\/16\/news\/local_news\/local6.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Bill would help recertify machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/headlines\/ci_7991166\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/headlines\/ci_7991166<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: County clerks ask Legislature for mail-in election<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.9news.com\/news\/article.aspx?storyid=84679\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.9news.com\/news\/article.aspx?storyid=84679<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Bill approved to let Coffman retest electronic voting machines<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.9news.com\/news\/article.aspx?storyid=84693\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.9news.com\/news\/article.aspx?storyid=84693<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Arapahoe County &#8211; Balmer joins in calls for new voting machine law<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aurorasentinel.com\/main.asp?SectionID=8&#038;SubSectionID=8&#038;ArticleID=18159&#038;TM=4905.676\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.aurorasentinel.com\/main.asp?SectionID=8&#038;SubSectionID=8&#038;ArticleID=18159&#038;TM=4905.676<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Custer County &#8211; Clerk: Custer&#8217;s voting machines haven&#8217;t been decertified<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wetmountaintribune.com\/home.asp?i=413&#038;p=4\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.wetmountaintribune.com\/home.asp?i=413&#038;p=4<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Jefferson County &#8211; Jeffco files voting machine appeal<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/nationalpolitics\/ci_7992183\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/nationalpolitics\/ci_7992183<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CT: State elections panel to probe primary<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.connpost.com\/localnews\/ci_7992191\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.connpost.com\/localnews\/ci_7992191<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Chicago &#8211; Crime-fighting U. S. Senate candidate Andy Martin submits Chicago voting machine fraud complaint to U. S. Department of Justice<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pr-inside.com\/crime-fighting-u-s-senate-candidate-andy-r392318.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pr-inside.com\/crime-fighting-u-s-senate-candidate-andy-r392318.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Chicago &#8211; Corruption-fighting U. S. Senate candidate Andy Martin seeks Cook County Grand Jury probe of Chicago voting &#8220;irregularities&#8221;<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pr-inside.com\/corruption-fighting-u-s-senate-candidate-r392722.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.pr-inside.com\/corruption-fighting-u-s-senate-candidate-r392722.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MA: Voting machines work fine &#8220;\u201d but they must go<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gloucestertimes.com\/punews\/local_story_017003940.html?keyword=topstory\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.gloucestertimes.com\/punews\/local_story_017003940.html?keyword=topstory<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: TrueVote Applauds O&#8217;Malley For Funding Transition to Paper Ballot<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2715&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2715&#038;Itemid=113<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Maryland: Governor O&#8217;Malley Funds Voting System Change<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2717&#038;Itemid=113\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.votetrustusa.org\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;task=view&#038;id=2717&#038;Itemid=113<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>MD: Company Connected to GOP and Romney Delivers Diebold Machines to Maryland Polls<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wired.com\/27bstroke6\/2008\/01\/company-connect.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/blog.wired.com\/27bstroke6\/2008\/01\/company-connect.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NH: Republican check arrives as ballot recount begins<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.concordmonitor.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080117\/NEWS01\/801170403\/1043\/NEWS01\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.concordmonitor.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080117\/NEWS01\/801170403\/1043\/NEWS01<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NH: Let recount show N.H. gets its vote tallies right<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seacoastonline.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080117\/OPINION\/801170392\/-1\/NEWS19\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.seacoastonline.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080117\/OPINION\/801170392\/-1\/NEWS19<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NH: State begins tedious process of primary recount<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nashuatelegraph.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080117\/NEWS08\/792921386\/-1\/news\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nashuatelegraph.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080117\/NEWS08\/792921386\/-1\/news<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NH: NH Recount Finds Vote Count Errors<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/democracy\/74102\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.alternet.org\/democracy\/74102\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NJ: Write-in rules are script for confusion<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/ledger\/jersey\/index.ssf?\/base\/news-9\/120054814699590.xml&#038;coll=1\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/ledger\/jersey\/index.ssf?\/base\/news-9\/120054814699590.xml&#038;coll=1<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Albany: Voting Machine Plan Approved<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/01\/17\/nyregion\/17mbrfs-machines.html?_r=1&#038;ref=nyregion&#038;oref=login\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/01\/17\/nyregion\/17mbrfs-machines.html?_r=1&#038;ref=nyregion&#038;oref=login<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Opinion &#8211; Don&#8217;t toss new voting machines; first, try training<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.advertiser-tribune.com\/page\/content.detail\/id\/502894.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.advertiser-tribune.com\/page\/content.detail\/id\/502894.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County &#8211; ACLU files suit to block switch to paper ballots in Cuyahoga County<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cleveland.com\/metro\/2008\/01\/aclu_files_suit_to_block_switc.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/blog.cleveland.com\/metro\/2008\/01\/aclu_files_suit_to_block_switc.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County &#8211; ACLU Challenges Ohio&#8217;s Unequal Voting Technology in Federal Court <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news2008\/0117-08.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news2008\/0117-08.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Cuyahoga County &#8211; ACLU Challenges New Ohio Voting System<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5he8Blnwws1k9ho3ArBE4wYNydVFwD8U7QVTG0\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5he8Blnwws1k9ho3ArBE4wYNydVFwD8U7QVTG0<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>TX: Hundreds of area voters might have registrations canceled<br \/>\nCounty, state officials blame one another.<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/content\/news\/stories\/local\/01\/17\/0117registration.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/content\/news\/stories\/local\/01\/17\/0117registration.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 Today Congressman Holt has put forth a slimmed-down, modified version of his HR-811. This bill would reimburse all state and local jurisdictions that opted to convert to a paper ballot voting system, offer emergency paper ballots or convert audits by hand counts. 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