One friend in the activist community asked me this morning if we are making the case enough that unverifiable/unverified DREs give some the "temptation to cheat". Based on the close elections this year (eight House races are still not decided and there are a few recounts and contests still in the process) aren't we in a position where there is a "temptation". My simple answer is; Yes. The country is so evenly divided and that division is contentious to say the least. I would also add that we are in danger of desensitizing ourselves to questionable elections. It's just another questionable election on questionable machines and only a few of us die-hards really seem to care that the voters will may not have been heard in large and small races across the country. The Sarasota County story with over 18,000 undervotes is now relegated to the back pages, if it is mentioned at all, in the national media. So, Yes! In an atmosphere of tight races and now normal election contests the "temptation to cheat" is very real and very dangerous because it can be done with no one knowing and the vendors denying it will ever happen.

 

NAtional: ES&S – the Midas Touch in Reverse

http://www.votersunite.org/info/ESSMidasinreverse.asp

 

NAtional: Voting Machine Companies Still in Denial…

Unnamed Diebold Spokesliar Says Touch-Screen Vote Flipping 'Not a Problem, Doesn't Exist', Unnamed Sequoia Spokesliar Says It's a 'Conspiracy Theory from Activists and Bloggers'

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3787

 

NAtional: Election '08: Vote by TiVo  (VoteHere)

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72113-0.html?tw=wn_politics_1

 

NAtional: Opinion - Professionally run elections

http://www.newsobserver.com/559/story/510065.html

 

NAtional: Opinion - For uniform rules in national elections

Our opinion: Consistency would encourage, not confuse, voters.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/16005925.htm

 

NAtional: Fixing The 2008 Election

http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/11/14/fixing_the_2008_election.php

 

NAtional: Electronic voting: the silent catastrophe

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061114-8223.html

 

NAtional: A Post-Election E-Conversation with Ion Sancho

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_joan_bru_061114_a__post_election_e_c.htm

 

AL: Baldwin County - Baldwin finds glitch in voting

Error turned Republican Gruenloh into a Democrat in uncontested race

http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1163499338253570.xml&coll=3

 

AR: Benton County - Recount Changes Three Races Again

Win Or Lose, Candidates Doubt Outcome

http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2006/11/13/news/111406bzelexcontinued.txt

 

AR: Benton County - Third time’s a charm?

http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/42116/

 

AR: Crawford County - Panel Seeks Recount On Ballots

http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2006/11/14/news/news01.txt

 

AR: Poinsett County - One Vote Counts for None

http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=5675029&nav=0jsh

 

AR: Poinsett County - E-voting 2006: A touch screen, a missing vote, a mystery in Arkansas

http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=privacy&articleId=9005063&taxonomyId=84

 

CA: Nevada County - 9,000 county ballots still to be counted

http://www.theunion.com/article/20061114/NEWS/111140112

 

CO: Douglas County wants answers, Denver's still counting

http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=e4b89aaf-0abe-421a-0031-2a74721f4e26&TEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf

 

CO: Denver – Editorial - Tech 'expert' not only one at fault

Denver election was a two-part fiasco

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/editorials/article/0,2777,DRMN_23964_5141273,00.html

 

CO: Denver - Rainey padded work history

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/elections/article/0,2808,DRMN_24736_5142407,00.html

 

CO: Denver - Big bar code backfire

Misprint blamed for days of hand-sorting absentee ballots

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/elections/article/0,2808,DRMN_24736_5142404,00.html

 

CO: Douglas County Forms Panel To Study Election Problems

Group To Look At Machines, Vote Centers, Process, People

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/politics/10311577/detail.html

 

CO: Douglas County - Panel will examine failures in Douglas County

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5141808,00.html

 

CT: In East Lyme, Optical-scan Voting Machines Make For 'Tedious' Recount

http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=08de7952-a52a-45ea-8584-1b72bd6328a5

 

CT: Recount Nears Completion in Connecticut's 2nd District

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2030&Itemid=113

 

FL: Jeb Feels Better Now

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/floridapolitics/entries/2006/11/14/jeb_feels_better_now.html

 

FL: Manatee County begins recount of 96,784 votes in Buchanan-Jennings race

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/breaking_news/16009456.htm

 

FL: Manatee elections workers zipping through machine recount of ballots

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/breaking_news/16010489.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota voting woes spur state audit

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/state/epaper/2006/11/14/a12a_elect_1114.html

 

FL: Sarasota County - Congress race goes to court

“Alarming aberrations” in machines are claimed as a recount of ballots begins.

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/11/13/State/Congress_race_goes_to.shtml

 

FL: Sarasota County - Voting recount begins with a lawsuit

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/16005820.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - The curse lives!

Snafu casts doubt on new voting machines

http://www.alligator.org/pt2/061114eddy1.php

 

FL: Sarasota County - Election leaders prepare for recount

18,000 ballots in Southwest Florida listed as 'no vote'

http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061114/CAPITOLNEWS/611140326

 

FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota vote recount begins with a lawsuit

As a recount began in a congressional race in Sarasota County, lawyers for Democrat Christine Jennings voiced concern about a state computer expert with GOP ties.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/16005826.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Accusations, objections pepper District 13 recount

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16006253.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Jennings picks up four votes in Manatee

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16006030.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Jennings would face uphill battle in court

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061114/NEWS/611140493

 

FL: Sarasota County - Election Day trouble was widespread

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061114/NEWS/611140661

 

FL: Sarasota County - Jennings takes legal action amid recount

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061114/NEWS/611140496

 

FL: Sarasota County - As 5 counties recount votes, candidate files legal petition

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-voteprobs1406nov14,0,7173615.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state

 

FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota judge defers decision on Jennings' legal move to protect voting machines

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/breaking_news/16010608.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Judge rules state must wait to audit votes in congressional race

http://www.jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/111406/D8LD0JFG0.shtml

 

GA: Diebold Does Not Own Our Votes

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2032&Itemid=113

 

ID: Bannock County – Election Recount

http://www.kpvi.com/index.cfm?page=nbcheadlines.cfm&ID=37686

 

ID: Bannock County - Pocatello to Recount Ballots

http://www.newwest.net/index.php/city/article/pocatello_to_recount_ballots/C108/L108/

 

IN: Opinion - The ballot's in the mail

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061114/OPINION/611140321/-1/ZONES04

 

IN: Delaware County - Ballots found in drawer

Another mistake for GOP-controlled election board narrowed the gap in the county recorder's race to 25 votes.

http://www.thestarpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061114/NEWS01/611140340/1002

 

IN: Grant County - State impounds ballots in District 31

Hartford City's Larry Hile trails Marion's Tim Harris by 25 votes and a recount appears likely.

http://www.thestarpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061114/NEWS01/611140335/1002

 

IN: Hamilton County - County will use Infinity voting machines in '07

Equipment got bad rap, not compatible with 464s, says Richardson.

http://www.thenoblesvilleledger.com/articles/4/080174-2394-093.html

 

IN: Lake County waiting on state to pick up recount materials

http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/11/14/news/lake_county/98aa298a66d60ce886257226001a703f.txt

 

KS: Two House hopefuls to seek recount

http://www.hutchnews.com/news/regional/stories/house111406.shtml

 

MN: Election officials count ballots the old-fashioned way

http://www.crookstontimes.com/articles/2006/11/14/news/7news5.txt

 

MO: Boone County - County, state diverge on voter turnout

http://www.columbiatribune.com/2006/Nov/20061114News004.asp

 

MO: St. Louis County still counting votes

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/CBB2B5622AFC62E38625722600139EE2?OpenDocument

 

NC: Recount Expected in North Carolina's 8th District

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2031&Itemid=113

 

NJ: Ocean County - Voting mishap blamed on software problems

Some ballots counted twice, sparking a call for a check of totals at Shore

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1163483870234830.xml&coll=1

 

NJ: Ocean County - Judge delays recheck of county voting machines

Rules candidates weren't sent proper information

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/story/6931884p-6795048c.html

 

NJ: Ocean County - Poll worker mistake could eliminate ballots

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/ocean/story/6931930p-6795035c.html

 

NJ: Ocean County - Recheck of digital voting machines pushed back a day

http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061114/NEWS02/611140415/1070

 

NM: Provisional Ballots To Determine Congressional Race

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2033&Itemid=113

 

NY: Suffolk County - Editorial Reply:  Levy's Levers

http://www.cablevisioneditorials.com/content/LI/2006/LI_2006-11-14.html

 

PA: Monroe County - Broken voting machine sets off a series of events

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061114/NEWS/611140327/-1/NEWS01

 

UT: Salt Lake County - Paper, wood and plastic spools are high-tech vote auditors' tools

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4654811