The Help America Vote Act of 2002 gives specific qualifications for Election Assistance Commission commissioners. They “shall have experience with or expertise in election administration or the study of elections.” Yesterday the Senate Rules and Administration Committee passed, with no hearings, the nomination of Caroline Hunter to replace Paul DeGregorio as a commissioner. Hunter has voted in the passed. That is most of her experience in elections. Most recently Ms. Hunter served as Deputy Director of Public Liaison for the White House. She’s also been a Deputy Counsel to the RNC. Clearly Hunter was not ed for this position based on HAVA mandated experience.

 

NAtional: Unqualified, Inexperienced GOP Operative, White House Liaison, Approved By Senate for EAC Post Without Public Hearing, Recorded Vote

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4155

 

NAtional: New EAC Commissioners Appointed Without Confirmation Hearings

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2268&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: The Senate Did What?

http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=23563

 

NAtional: $82 Buys E-Voting Secrets

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72742-0.html?tw=wn_politics_evote_1

 

NAtional: Princeton Professor Finds No Hardware Security In E-Voting Machine

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197006847

 

CA: Dan Walters: Democracy defended and defied

http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/124442.html

 

CT: New Electronic Voting Machines Arrive in Westport

http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2/comments/16230/

 

FL: Feinstein initiates touch-screen review

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070216/NEWS/702160311

 

NJ: Securing the vote moves beyond curtains and levers

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1171604762205920.xml&coll=1

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - League of Women Voters pushing provisional voters to register

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/16714108.htm

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Letters warn 1,200 about rejected votes

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1171619153309210.xml&coll=2

 

WA: King County - Test run next spring for all-mail vote

Special election will precede countywide rollout in fall '08

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/303923_elections16.html

 

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