According to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle, “San Francisco supervisors told representatives of a voting machine company Wednesday that the firm will need to publicly display details of the software it uses to count ballots in order to win a $12.6 million, four-year contract with the city. At a Budget and Finance Committee hearing, Supervisors Tom Ammiano and Chris Daly urged representatives of Sequoia Voting Systems of Oakland to place software codes for touch-screen voting devices and paper ballot-scanning machines on the Internet or in another public forum, so the public can review how the machines tabulate votes.” “Steven Bennet, a Sequoia representative, said Sequoia won't agree to public disclosure [of source code on voting machines] since it would "jeopardize the security to all of our customers in California and across the country."”

 

NAtional: Ask Congress to amend Holt Bill - HR 811

http://capwiz.com/pdamerica/issues/alert/?alertid=9406781&type=CO

 

NAtional: John Bonifaz makes the case for amending Holt's HR 811

http://www.pdamerica.org/articles/news/2007-02-22-13-11-02-news.php

 

NAtional: Beyond the Voting Machine: Stealth Barriers to Voter Participation

http://houseoflabor.tpmcafe.com/blog/nathanhj/2007/feb/22/beyond_the_voting_machine_stealth_barriers_to_voter_participation

 

CA: Riverside County - Committee looks into Riverside County's electronic-voting system

http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_elect22.1a08d82.html

 

CA: San Francisco - Software fight delays use of high-tech ballots

http://www.examiner.com/a-579026~Software_fight_delays_use_of_high_tech_ballots.html

 

CA: San Francisco - Supes want to know how voting machines count

Company balks at public disclosure, offers alternative

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2007/02/22/BAGFMO8UDR1.DTL&type=politics

 

CA: San Francisco - Sequoia Voting Systems Spokes**** Laugh Line of the Moment...

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4175

 

FL: Her job is to improve Florida's voting woes

Elections Director Amy Tuck will lead the change to optical-scan machines.

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/022207/met_8026524.shtml

 

FL: Volusia County - Diebold Examines Volusia Voting Machines

http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/2/22/elex_machines.html

 

GA: Concern growing for voters

http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/022207/news_20070222049.shtml

 

IL: Chicago - Lesson learned: Get more pens

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-070222pens-story,1,7809318.story?coll=chi-news-hed

 

IL: Chicago - New procedures, tools should make election day glitch-free

http://www.chicagodefender.com/page/local.cfm?ArticleID=8542

 

IL: Chicago - Board of Elections: Low voter turnout expected

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=politics&id=5059718

 

IL: Chicago - City Election Officials Say Voting Problems Fixed

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/local_story_053182840.html

 

IN: Centers bring flexibility for voters

Casting ballots in Richmond won't be Election Day-only option

http://www.pal-item.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070222/NEWS01/702220306

 

KS: Kansas Senate Passes Controversial Voter ID Bill

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2282&Itemid=113

 

NC: Buncombe County - Princeton professor buys Buncombe’s old voting machines

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770222118

 

NJ: Voting activists demand constitutional paper trail: Sequoia vows to install voting-machine printers by next January

http://www.montclairtimes.com/page.php?page=14208

 

OH: Editorial - Making sure votes count

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070222/OPINION02/702220316

 

PA: Northampton County - Panel demands answers on voting machines

http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1172170803284230.xml&coll=2

 

RI: Bill would allow public to see rejected ballots

http://www.projo.com/news/content/ELECTION_REFORM_02-22-07_P04H7G7.dfb21c.html

 

RI: After election confusion, R.I. lawmakers unveil reform bill

http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2007/02/21/after_election_confusion_ri_lawmakers_unveil_reform_bill/

 

SC: S.C. coalition to take on electronic voting machines

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/16754658.htm

 

TX: Cost may stall ballot paper trail

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/state/16756729.htm

 

VA: GOP amendment to require ID for provisional ballot voters fails

http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=6121964&nav=S6aK

 

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