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As recently as October of 2004, the first voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) printer was qualified for use on Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machines used in this country. These printers came about due to the insistence of the voters that there be a means of auditing elections. However, even in that short time, we have found that the printers often do not work as we expected them to. The printers have proven to be a placebo rather than a reliable tool. In fact the printers fail as often as the DREs they are mounted on and because of those failures they cannot be relied upon to produce ballot printouts to be used for audits. It is clear that VVPAT printers don’t serve their purpose. Why were there problems in Cuyahoga Co.? Why didn’t the voters notice that their votes were not being recorded on the VVPAT’s? That’s the problem. Voters tend not to look at the VVPAT tapes for a number of reasons. A new, improved VVPAT printer will be no different and if the voter doesn’t verify the paper audit trail the paper audit trail may be worthless. The answer is to use only voter marked paper ballots and ban the use of electronically marked electronic ballots that unverifiable because no one can review internal data inside a computer. (Note: There are many handy items that you can use to learn more about the danger of DRE voting machines and why they should be banned here: http://www.votersunite.org/info/HR811AmendmentResources.asp )

 

INternational: France Fears American-Style 'Kafkaesque Balloting' on New Electronic Voting Machines

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4364

 

INternational: France - Opposition to Electronic Voting System Grows in France

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/04/world/europe/04france.html?_r=2&ref=world&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

 

CA: Time for closer scrutiny on e-voting

http://www.examiner.com/a-655617~Time_for_closer_scrutiny_on_e_voting.html

 

CA: Monterey County - Why Nobody Should Ever Have to Trust an Elections Official: Tony Anchundo Reports to Jail

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4362

 

CA: San Mateo County - Elections may prove to be very expensive

Additional primary, changes to voting machines could mean more work, increased costs

http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_5590176

 

CO: Lawmakers consider permanent mail-in ballots

http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20070403/NEWS/104030070

 

CO: Routt County election fix ordered

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5463526,00.html

 

FL: Opinion - Our view: Truth in voting

Paper trail for Florida's election process shouldn't be a partisan issue

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070404/OPINION/704040360/1004

 

IA: Same-day voter registration on the way

http://www.northiowanews.com/articles/2007/04/04/news/news01.txt

 

IN: Delaware County voting system passes early test

http://www.thestarpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070404/NEWS01/704040305/1002/NEWS01

 

IN: Randolph County prepares for primary election

http://www.newslinkindiana.com/index.php?src=news&refno=525&category=Top%20Story

 

MN: Report of Minnesota's Post Election Audit Released

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2365&Itemid=113

 

OH: Secretary of state blames predecessor for office's shortfall

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/17025293.htm

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Secretary of state pulls plug on Bennett

Election board chief violated policy, according to Brunner

http://www.cleveland.com/search/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1175675420302590.xml?ncounty_cuyahoga&coll=2

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Bob Bennett, Ohio GOP Head and Last Holdout on Cuyahoga County Election Board, Suspended by Brunner

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4363

 

OH: Cuyahoga County election board chairman is suspended

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070403/NEWS09/70403037

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Judge: Elections board member must face removal hearing

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/17022967.htm

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Secretary of state pulls plug on Bennett

Election board chief violated policy, according to Brunner

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1175675420302590.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Action in Ohio elections battle escalates

http://zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070404/UPDATES01/70404003/1002/NEWS01

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Brunner suspends Cleveland elections official

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/04/04/forceout.ART_ART_04-04-07_B1_AH69HJL.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County Board Of Elections Battle In Court

http://www.ohionewsnow.com/?sec=news&story=sites/ONN/content/pool/200704/638023822.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Judge refuses to halt proceedings to remove Cuyahoga election official

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/04/04/elect.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Bennett loses a round; swings back at Brunner

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2007/04/bennett_loses_a_round_swings_b.html

 

PA: Lackawanna County - E-voting still faces hurdles, glitches

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18166637&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=

 

VA: Voting-machine clash looms

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173350561178

 

WI: Burlington - Town of Burlington chairman results in question

http://www.journaltimes.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=11980

 

 

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