Many on all sides of the discussions over HR-811 point to the “Hursti Hack” as proof of their arguments. Those who back HR-811 without any ban on DREs tell us that the “Hursti Hack” in Florida proves that optical-scan systems are equally as bad as DREs. Those on the opposite side of the argument, and for hand counted paper ballots make the exact same argument. What does Harri Hursti have to say? Harri says that DREs are not safe for use in elections, even with a voter verified paper audit trail. He also says that hand counting paper ballots is not feasible in the US because of the complexity of our ballots. It may work in Finland, or other countries, where the ballots are simple and may only have one or two races; but not in the United States with ballots that are pages long.

 

NAtional: HAVA and HR 811 - Voting Machines' Impact on Minority Communities

http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/page.php?a=32829

 

NAtional: Congress finally considers aggressive e-voting overhaul

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070401-congress-finally-considers-aggressive-e-voting-overhaul.html

 

NAtional: Is The EAC Being Appropriately Cautious or Cowardly on Voter Identification Research?

http://electionlawblog.org/archives/008175.html

 

CA: Riverside County - Hackin' Harri Hursti a Hit in Riverside County, California

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4347

 

FL: FL-13 - District 13 election still echoing across nation

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070402/NEWS/704020449

 

IN: Editorial - Flawed voter ID ruling

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/editorial/17014160.htm

 

IN: Editorial - Answers on vote centers come Nov. 6

http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070401/OPINION01/704010320

 

MA: Judge Denies Diebold Request To Stop State ES&S Purchase

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=13&articleId=287643&intsrc=hm_topic

 

MD: Howard County - County elections board soon to experience a nearly complete turnover in membership

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.politics01apr01,0,2891942.story?coll=bal-local-howard

 

MO: Boone County - Blind voters praise electronic machines

http://www.columbiatribune.com/2007/Apr/20070401News001.asp

 

OH: Cuyahoga County – Editorial - Cleveland's elections mess

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070401/OPINION02/703310319

 

PA: Bumping up primary would create headaches for districts

http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1175400141274490.xml&coll=2

 

PA: Luzerne County - New law may change voting machines

http://www.citizensvoice.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18155949&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6

 

VA: Editorial - Shed light on voting in Virginia

http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/commentary/wb/wb/xp-111369

 

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