The use of the county’s new DRE voting machines means that this year’s municipal elections will cost Salt Lake Co Utah three times more than past elections. New technology has increased the amount of training and wages for election workers. Palm Beach and Sarasota Co’s have both made a decision to fund for new voting machines.

 

NAtional: Rush Holt, HR 811 and Avante International

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_mark_cri_070711_expose__3b_rush_holt_2c_.htm

 

NAtional: People for the American Way (PFAW) Continues Dishonest Lobbying Campaign for Holt Election Bill

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4802

 

CA: ES&S Voting Machines Refusing to Comply with California SOS?

http://scoop.epluribusmedia.org/story/2007/7/11/121116/924

 

FL: Palm Beach County - PBC approves funding for optical-scan voting

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2007/07/11/0711scan.html

 

FL: Sarasota County - New voting machines cost Sarasota $2.9M

http://www.bradenton.com/local/story/95003.html

 

FL: Sarasota County - County approves $3 million for voting machines

http://www.sun-herald.com/Newsstory.cfm?pubdate=071107&story=tp9ew10.htm&folder=NewsArchive2

 

OH: Stark County - Election device to get test in Aug. 7 election

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=364378&Category=9&subCategoryID=0

 

PA: Bucks County - Mercer Museum Acquires Older Bucks County Voting Machine

http://www.thebulletin.us/site/news.cfm?newsid=18573622&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=6

 

TX: Fort Bend County - Battle Lines Are Drawn Over Precinct Consolidation Plan

http://www.fortbendnow.com/article/3110/battle-lines-form-over-proposed-voting-precinct-consolidation

 

UT: Salt Lake County - Election Costs Give SLC Council Sticker Shock

http://www.kcpw.org/article/3920

 

WA: Initiative 25 Has the County’s Democrats Lining Up to Oppose . . . More Democracy

http://www.seattleweekly.com/2007-07-11/news/initiative-25-has-the-county-s-democrats-lining-up-to-oppose-more-democracy.php

 

WV: Betty Ireland will not seek office in 2008

http://wvgazette.com/section/Breaking/000000687

 

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