The headlines from Florida say it all today. The Miami Herald said, “Lawmakers ditch touch-screen machines” while the Sun-Sentinel said, “Bill to replace touch-screen voting with optical scanner sent to Gov. Crist”. In a press release, the Florida Voters Coalition said in part, “In a historic vote, the Florida House today unanimously passed CS/HB 537, already passed in the Senate that provides almost all voters paper ballots in time for the 2008 Presidential election, and bans paperless DREs outright by 2012. The bill now goes to the Governor where he’s sure to sign it since it’s his initiative”. Also, the EAC gave the state permission to use their HAVA funds to make the switch-over. And still in Florida, a House committee has now asked the GAO to investigate the District 13 debacle and report back to them.

 

NAtional: "Help America Vote...on Paper - a citizen call for election integrity"

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_joan_bru_070502__22help_america_vote__.htm

 

AR: Carroll County - Judge rules against Baker in election challenge

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1815&dept_id=516928&newsid=18295411&PAG=461&rfi=9

 

CA: Riverside County - Voting system maker fields Riverside County's security questions

http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_H_vote03.3ee8f8e.html

 

CA: Riverside County - Voting vendor renews pitch

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/05/03/news/californian/4_02_435_2_07.txt

 

FL: Millions Of Dollars Found For New Voting Equipment

http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_122194001.html

 

FL: Florida gets money to for e-voting hardware swap

Feds okay use of money for optical scan e-voting hardware

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=it_in_government&articleId=9018598&taxonomyId=69&intsrc=kc_top

 

FL: Fla. lawmakers move up state‘s primary

http://www.localnewsleader.com/elytimes/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=105182

 

FL: Bill to replace touch-screen voting with optical scanner sent to Gov. Crist

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-53votemachines,0,739782.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

 

FL: Lawmakers ditch touch-screen machines

http://www.miamiherald.com/515/story/95130.html

 

FL: Crist gets voting bill

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070503/NEWS0120/70503068/1075

 

FL: Florida to abandon paperless touch screen voting

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/05/03/State/Florida_to_abandon_pa.shtml

 

FL: Governor Crist Applauds Legislature for Boldly Reforming Florida's Elections

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2426&Itemid=113

 

FL: ACLU Applauds Florida Legislature for Scrapping Flawed Voting Machines

http://www.aclu.org/votingrights/gen/29607prs20070503.html

 

FL: Florida to dump touch-screen e-voting systems

Legislature passes bill to swap in optical-scan hardware

http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=privacy&articleId=9018595&taxonomyId=84

 

FL: Florida Moves To Paper Ballots!

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2429&Itemid=113

 

FL: FL-13 task force will turn over investigation to GAO

http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/fl-13-task-force-will-turn-over-investigation-to-gao-2007-05-02.html

 

FL: FL-13 - Feds now probing Sarasota County vote

http://www.miamiherald.com/416/story/94386.html

 

FL: FL-13 - From CQ Today: Task Force to Probe Alleged Voting Machine Glitch in Disputed Florida Race

http://www.nytimes.com/cq/2007/05/02/cq_2666.html

 

FL: FL-13 - House panel sets GAO probe of Sarasota vote

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/state/epaper/2007/05/03/a6a_congress_0503.html

 

FL: FL-13 - Sarasota race to be examined

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/05/03/State/Sarasota_race_to_be_e.shtml

 

FL: FL-13 - Election Inquiry Begins

U.S. House panel studies irregularities in District 13 that caused dispute.

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070503/NEWS/705030492/1004

 

FL: FL-13 - House panel starts an election inquiry

http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070503/LOCAL/70503011/-1/news

 

FL: Manatee County - Manatee activists divide along party lines in wake of D-13 probe

http://www.bradenton.com/186/story/38779.html

 

LA: Lawmaker suggests mail-in voting system for La. elections

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/7306376.html

 

NJ: Passaic County - Recount of tied board race begins

http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1NiZmZ2JlbDdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5NzEyNzA3NiZ5cmlyeTdmNzE3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTM=

 

NY: Rensselaer County - Voting machine draws scrutiny

http://www.troyrecord.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18293335&BRD=1170&PAG=461&dept_id=7021&rfi=6

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Changes at troubled Ohio elections board to get first test

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/17173172.htm

 

TX: Houston - County Uncovers Voter Fraud Plot

http://www.click2houston.com/news/13250711/detail.html

 

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