Yesterday the Maryland legislature voted unanimously to ban the use of paperless voting machines by 2010. The legislation requires an optically scannable paper ballot marked by hand or with the help of a ballot marking device. This news leaves one questioning the demise of Linda Lamone who has sworn that the state would go to paper “over my dead body”.  

 

“Newer isn't always better. The Harrison County [Mississippi] Board of Supervisors has decided the new touch screen voting system isn't worth the hassle, the expense, or the nightmare it would create in a contested election. The board voted Monday to revert back to scanning machines on the recommendation of Circuit Clerk Gayle Parker. There are several reasons why Parker is no fan of the touch screen system. She says she'd rather stick to what works well than sit on the cutting edge of technology under a flawed system.” Among those reasons are that the Diebold TSx DREs are not “user friendly” and the system is “a headache”.

 

NAtional: COTS and Other Electronic Voting Backdoors

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_rebecca__070409_cots_and_other_elect.htm

 

NAtional: People for the American Way (PFAW) is Misleading Americans on the Holt Election Reform Bill

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4383

 

NAtional: Introducing the National Election Reform Platform

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=23949

 

NAtional: Good guys vs. Good guys on voting machine reform

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/art-levine/good-guys-vs-good-guys-o_b_45446.html

 

CA: CA SoS Bowen Strikes Back: Speaks up (Again) for the VOTERS!

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4384

 

FL: Ballot reforms too little, critics say

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/state/epaper/2007/04/10/a8a_xgr_voter_0410.html

 

FL: Florida governor breaks ranks on felon voting rights

http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2007/04/post_31.html

 

FL: Columnist - Back to the future, riding the paper trail

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/04/10/Tampabay/Back_to_the_future__r.shtml

 

FL: Election-reform plan scraps touch screens

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070410/BREAKINGNEWS/70410049/1086

 

FL: Senate unveils election-reform plan

http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070410/NEWS01/70410035

 

MD: Maryland Passes Paper Ballot Bill: 'A Victory for Democracy'

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2369&Itemid=113

 

MS: Harrison County Switches Back To Old Voting System

http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=6346129&nav=6DJI

 

MS: Harrison County - Electronic voting machines dumped

http://www.sunherald.com/201/story/27649.html

 

OH: State board delays action on Brunner's budget plea

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/117619452044290.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Election mishaps lead to board upheaval in key Ohio county

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/17056013.htm

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Chronology of Cuyahoga County elections board events

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/17056895.htm

 

WV: Ireland targets disabled in voter drive

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070410/NEWS01/704100304/1001/NEWS10

 

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