"In a decision that could have far-reaching effects on the way Rhode Island conducts elections, Superior Court Judge Stephen J. Fortunato Jr. ruled yesterday that any ballot that cannot be read by electronic voting machines during an election recount must be made available for public scrutiny to determine if a voter’s intent can be discerned. “We’re dealing with a fundamental right,” Fortunato said. “Surely we cannot surrender elections to machines.”' / "Software that Denver used to check in voters on Election Day did not "meet, or even approach, professional standards," consultants told a city investigative panel Wednesday. Experts hired to study Denver's problem-plagued election also criticized election officials for failing to catch obvious problems, and they expressed surprise at the "casual" attitude of those running a critical system of democracy." / There is a lot in the news today about the finger-pointing between Denver officials and those officials and Sequoia.

 

NAtional: Touch Screens? Vote Yes or No

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116485239519536502-okj19c7fmzvlv9mNA9ZgY1rQsj0_20061229.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top

 

NAtional: Election glitches impede voters nationwide

http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=160873

 

NAtional: First widespread use of electronic voting praised

(NOTE: This article gives a completely skewed report on the electionline.org report)

http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/us/article/0,2845,MCA_25346_5178990,00.html

 

NAtional: Congress to look at voting problems

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061130/NEWS/611300327/1006/SPORTS

 

NAtional: Congress should patch election holes by 2008

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/editorial/16130625.htm

 

NAtional: NIST-backed panel calls for end to paperless voting

http://www.fcw.com/article96947-11-30-06-Web

 

AR: Waldenburg – One Man, One Vote

http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/print.aspx?ArticleID=1746f369-a1b0-45a3-b8b2-fffdee37eed3

 

CA: Riverside County - Two reports expected on voting woes

County registrar, watchdog groupeach to offer perspectives to board

http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061130/NEWS0301/611300347/1006

 

CO: Denver - Election officials back up director

http://www.denverpost.com/sportscolumnists/ci_4737456

 

CO: Denver - "Laughable failures" in Denver election

Experts also blame voting woes on oblivious officials

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4745158

 

CO: Denver - Consultant: Election Software Riddled With Computing 101 Errors

Sequoia Voting Systems Says Denver Used Old Software

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/10432267/detail.html

 

CO: Denver - 'Fundamentally flawed'

Consultant rips into Sequoia's vote wares, election commission

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/elections/article/0,2808,DRMN_24736_5179174,00.html

 

FL: 'Undervote' uproar pushes paper ballots

Voters suspicious of electronic voting results are calling for a return to the paper era.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/16127042.htm

 

FL: Doubt dooms paperless voting, election chiefs say

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/state/epaper/2006/11/30/m1a_ELECTION_1130.html

 

FL: Voting chiefs 'diss' paper, but see inevitability

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061130/NEWS/611300437/1006/SPORTS

 

FL: FL-13 - Audit fails to answer questions

Jennings considers taking D-13 fight to the U.S. House

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/nation/16127435.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota revote rally is set for Dec. 3

http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchive2/113006/ew20.htm?date=113006&story=ew20.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Search for voting errors continues

http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchive2/113006/ew10.htm?date=113006&story=ew10.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Reform groups to rally for revote

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16126156.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Analysts debating Florida 'undervotes'

Did machines err, or did the voters?

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/11/30/analysts_debating_florida_undervotes/

 

FL: Sarasota County - Test adds to mystery

State offers answers for 2 of 10 variances so far

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061130/NEWS/611300364/1006/SPORTS

 

FL: Sarasota County - To seek a better voting system

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061130/OPINION/611300681/1030

 

FL: Sarasota County – Columnist - Audit problems must be due to human error

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061130/COLUMNIST36/611300332

 

FL: Sarasota County - State: Errors in disputed election test result of human mistakes

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061130/APN/611302096

 

FL: Sarasota County - Election experts see positives in Sarasota ordeal

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/11/30/State/Election_experts_see_.shtml

 

GA: Editorial - Voters should get paper trail to follow ballots

http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/113006/opinion_20061130046.shtml

 

GA: Legal Challenges Face Voting Machines As Runoffs Approach

http://www.godekalb.com/news/dekalb-county-news/legal-challenges-face-voting-machines-as-runoffs-approach-20061130.html

 

MA: US is said to probe Bay State elections

At issue is access by disabled voters

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/11/30/us_is_said_to_probe_bay_state_elections/

 

NM: Commentary: Striving for perfect democracy

http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2006/nov/30/commentary-striving-perfect-democracy/

 

NY: Tainted Touch: Fear Over New Vote Machines

http://www.brooklyngraphic.com/site/tab6.cfm?newsid=17532633&BRD=2384&PAG=461&dept_id=552852&rfi=6

 

OH: Ohio did OK on Election Day

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/11/30/20061130-B1-04.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga might scrap Diebold's voting machines

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=322148&Category=5

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Different voting machines wanted

Commissioners might ditch touch screens, which cost $17 million

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/16129541.htm

 

OH: Cuyahoga County – Opinion - A vote for caution

Maybe Cuyahoga County should ditch touch-screen machines, but not until it has learned all it can from the recent election

http://www.cleveland.com/politics/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1164880277222660.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Ohio county eyes switch to optical-scan e-voting

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=13&articleId=9005572&intsrc=hm_topic

 

PA: New voting machines' debut rocky, study says

Pennsylvania had high number of problems

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06334/742415-84.stm

 

RI: Judge orders manual review of 96 ballots

http://www.projo.com/news/content/Cranston_ballots30_11-30-06_FM33VG0.31864fe.html

 

TN: Study finds state had voting troubles

http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section_id=9&screen=news&news_id=53463

 

UT: 3 election recounts in Salt Lake County don't change the results

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650211225,00.html

 

UT: Vote performance in Utah issued a B+

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650211149,00.html

 

UT: E-voting report: 'Glitches' but no serious hitches

Electronic voting: A 90-minute shutdown in Utah County was among few problems

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_4745363

 

WV: Marshall County - Recount Delayed

http://www.news-register.net/news/articles.asp?articleID=13385

 

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