Voters of the United States have certain rights as American citizens. Among those rights is the right to vote for people who represent us in the local, state or federal government and to have our vote counted as we cast it. We also have the right to have our vote cast in secret. Presently our rights are in danger due to HAVA and its promoting the use of Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machines which are not accurate and may not maintain the secrecy of our vote. HR-811 does nothing to safeguard our rights, in fact it helps to remove those rights by allowing the further use of DRE voting machines. Some in the Election Integrity community speak about compromises that would allow the continued use of DREs but with some restrictions. Any compromise of a right is a violation of that right. (With a tip of the hat to Paul Lehto)

 

NAtional: ACTION ALERT: Contact Congress to Ban DRE Voting Machines and Amend HR 811

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_the_web_070405_action_alert_3a_contac.htm

 

NAtional: Professor lectures about electronic voting

http://media.www.dailycollegian.com/media/storage/paper874/news/2007/04/06/News/Professor.Lectures.About.Electronic.Voting-2827272.shtml

 

CA: Opinion - No vote of confidence

Now is not the time for the secretary of state to be changing the rules

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070406/A_OPINION01/704060310/-1/A_OPINION06

 

CO: Easier vote-from-home proposal gains ground

Absentee status could be automatic

http://www.denverpost.com/mobile/ci_5595801

 

FL: FL-13 - Election task force has extensive authority

http://www.venicegondolier.com/Newsstory.cfm?pubdate=040607&story=tp3vn7.htm&folder=NewsArchive3

 

MD: Senate passes voting paper trail bill

Legislation is short on specifics compared to House version

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-paper0406,0,3826495.story?coll=bal-local-headlines

 

OH: Provisional ballots to be all paper

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/17033918.htm

 

OH: Brunner issues Ohio voter ID rules

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1175848652321660.xml&coll=2

 

OH: No Provisional Voting Allowed on Electronic Voting Machines in Ohio

http://www.govtech.net/news/news.php?id=104825

 

OH: Seizing the Polls

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_rady_ana_070406_seizing_the_polls.htm

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Removal hearing for Cuyahoga elections chariman delayed one week

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/17038596.htm

 

SC: St. George election commission to hear protest on Friday

http://www.thetandd.com/articles/2007/04/06/news/doc4615b1e17f0e3017311183.txt

 

VA: Phaseout of Touch Screen Voting Devices to Begin

http://www.wsls.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSLS%2FMGArticle%2FSLS_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173350602102&path=!news!localnews

 

WA: Editorial - Registration deadlines are fine just as they are

http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/07/04/06/100edi_editorial001.cfm

 

WI: Burlington - Election flip-flop: Petrie wins Burlington chairman's race; Ruud to seek recount

http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2007/04/06/local/21929692.txt

 

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