{"id":5614,"date":"2008-01-27T20:00:44","date_gmt":"2008-01-28T04:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=5614"},"modified":"2008-01-28T08:39:47","modified_gmt":"2008-01-28T16:39:47","slug":"daily-voting-news-for-january-27-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5614","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daily Voting News&#8217; For January 27, 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>Ohio&#8217;s Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner, has dictated that all counties must replace their Direct Recording Electronic voting machines with optical-scan machines. This was all done before the state announced a $1.9B shortfall in revenue. The media are now reporting that Brunner has two choices if she doesn&#8217;t back down: force the replacement and don&#8217;t help counties to pay for new machines or remove from office all officials who defy her wishes. <\/p>\n<p> The Illinois Ballot Integrity Project has <a href=\"http:\/\/margrover.com\/ibip\/clearinghouse.pdf \">announced<\/a> that they have begun a clearinghouse for election problems at the polls. Illinois voters are encouraged to go to their blog and report the problem. This sharing of information is vital to our discovering problems and getting those problems solved. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CA: Orange County &#8220;\u201c Columnist &#8211; Choice for voters: Paper or gizmo?<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/news\/paper-ballots-electronic-1967783-polling-voting\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/news\/paper-ballots-electronic-1967783-polling-voting<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: San Joaquin County &#8211; Back to paper<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/tracypress.com\/content\/view\/13281\/2242\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/tracypress.com\/content\/view\/13281\/2242\/<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CA: San Joaquin County &#8211; Opinion &#8211; Machines don&#8217;t get bored counting votes<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recordnet.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080127\/A_OPINION02\/801270309\/-1\/A_OPINION06\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.recordnet.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080127\/A_OPINION02\/801270309\/-1\/A_OPINION06<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Opinion &#8211; Going Old School<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montrosepress.com\/articles\/2008\/01\/26\/opinion\/editorials\/doc479bfb9d725e0189255690.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.montrosepress.com\/articles\/2008\/01\/26\/opinion\/editorials\/doc479bfb9d725e0189255690.txt<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: Detecting election fraud made virtually impossible<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_charles__080127_detecting_election_f.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_charles__080127_detecting_election_f.htm<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>CO: State might hold off on precinct reporting<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/headlines\/ci_8088926\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/headlines\/ci_8088926<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>FL: At Florida Polls, Touch Screens and Crossed Fingers<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/01\/26\/AR2008012601839.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/01\/26\/AR2008012601839.html<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Citizens Pull Back The Curtain On Election Mishaps<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/margrover.com\/ibip\/clearinghouse.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/margrover.com\/ibip\/clearinghouse.pdf<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>IL: Few upset by primary ballot delays<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehawkeye.com\/Story\/ballots_012708\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.thehawkeye.com\/Story\/ballots_012708<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NH: Recounting and recalling the N.H. presidential primary<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nashuatelegraph.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080127\/NEWS08\/332865883\/-1\/news08\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.nashuatelegraph.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080127\/NEWS08\/332865883\/-1\/news08<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NH: COLLATERAL TV: New Hampshire &#038; E-Voting 101<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5610\" target=\"_blank\"><i>https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=5610<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Editorial &#8211; A vote for more secure voting in New York<br \/>\nNow that state has settled on new machines, counties can quickly finish transition. <br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.star-gazette.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080127\/OPINION01\/801270332\/1004\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.star-gazette.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080127\/OPINION01\/801270332\/1004<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>NY: Opinion &#8211; Why push electronic voting machines? Follow the money trail<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lohud.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080127\/OPINION\/801270311\/1076\/OPINION03\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.lohud.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080127\/OPINION\/801270311\/1076\/OPINION03<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Editorial &#8211; &#8230; So does Ohio&#8217;s secretary of state<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cantonrep.com\/index.php?ID=396866&#038;Category=3&#038;subCategoryID=\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.cantonrep.com\/index.php?ID=396866&#038;Category=3&#038;subCategoryID=<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>OH: Officials: Brunner shaking voter trust<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/01\/27\/voting_confidence.ART_ART_01-27-08_B1_P4963GI.html?sid=101\" target=\"_blank\"><i>http:\/\/www.columbusdispatch.com\/live\/content\/local_news\/stories\/2008\/01\/27\/voting_confidence.ART_ART_01-27-08_B1_P4963GI.html?sid=101<\/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 Ohio&#8217;s Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner, has dictated that all counties must replace their Direct Recording Electronic voting machines with optical-scan machines. This was all done before the state announced a $1.9B shortfall in revenue. 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