In an article in OpEdNews Teresa Hommel calls voters to action and asks that HR-811 be amended to correct problems. She identifies a couple problems with the worst being: “In response to growing national demand for paper ballots, HR811 defines a "voter-verified paper trail" from an electronic voting machine as a paper ballot! But nobody counts the votes on the paper trail to get election results. No law requires the paper trail to be counted completely (for example, New York law requires only 3% spot-check). HR811 would cause endless problems and confusion with state election laws where the term "ballot" means a voter-marked paper ballot. The "thing" that would be defined as a ballot in federal law would not have to be counted, according to most state laws, to determine election results.” That seems pretty clear and is just one more reason that HR-811 must be amended.

 

NAtional: ACTION ALERT! Amend HR811contact your members of Congress ASAP

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_teresa_h_070316_action_alert_21_amend_.htm

 

NAtional: Listen to the Handicapped Voter...

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_patricia_070315_listen_to_the_handic.htm

 

NAtional: ACLU and Disability Law Center Applaud Secretary Galvin’s Decision on New Voting Technology

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2329&Itemid=113

 

NAtional: Ballot Bonanza

The first big survey of voter ID requirements—and its surprising findings.

http://www.slate.com/id/2161928/

 

CO: Coffman's Mission: Protect The Right To Vote

http://cbs4denver.com/politics/local_story_074142939.html

 

CO: Montrose County - Coffman: Montrose can fix voting woes

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5421222,00.html

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Tech firm withstands Palm Beach vote upset

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16913074.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Stunning News on the Fiasco Surrounding the November Election in Florida’s 13th Congressional District

http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=23728

 

FL: Sarasota County - 'Smoking gun' or minor problem?

The elections chief downplays memo on voting issues, but an attorney sees something else.

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/03/16/State/_Smoking_gun__or_mino.shtml

 

FL: Sarasota County - Probe sought into disputed Sarasota race

Congressional Democrats called for an investigation into the disputed Sarasota congressional race, decided by 369 votes among tens of thousands of undervotes.

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/politics/16913584.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Lawmaker requests hearing on D-13 votes

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16913947.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Ehlers rebuffs Democrats on Fla.-13

http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/house-admin-ranking-republican-rebuffs-dems-on-fla.-13-2007-03-16.html

 

FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota voting machines tested

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/16919283.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - Elections supervisor may face congressional inquiry

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=2695671&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

 

MS: Clark testifies in Washington on Miss. voting

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/16917485.htm

 

NY: New York City Change To Optical Scan Elections: Not the answer, but getting closer

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_paul_leh_070316_new_york_city_change.htm

 

PA: Lancaster County - Commissioner race: who comes first

http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/201794

 

PA: Northampton County - Voting machines not state certified

They weren't checked after software change. But official says they were federally certified.

http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-10/117401799523600.xml&coll=2

 

VT: Study: Runoff voting could increase cost of elections

http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070316/NEWS03/703160331/1004/NEWS03

 

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