Today we have much more from California including the first talk about counties filing a lawsuit to stop Bowen from forcing them to meet new requirements. The Houston Chronicle has editorialized about the CA decisions and the fact that officials in Harris Co Texas should look into using some of the security measures newly mandated in California. The Kentucky AG has requested that the SoS re-examine voting machines used in that state. A New York newspaper is gloating because the state has yet to decide what system they are going to use for elections and they will save millions by not going down the same path as other states. Meanwhile the Miami Herald points out that the vendors are making money by putting out garbage, forcing jurisdictions to change systems. In Mississippi elections are happening today. The vvpat printers on the state’s Diebold DREs are jamming and at least one county is blaming the humid weather. A call to a paper products wholesaler proved what I thought was true; thermal paper as is used in vvpat printers is NOT affected by humidity.

 

NAtional: “Dan Rather Reports” to Investigate Irregularities in Touch-Screen Voting Machines

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070807006416&newsLang=en

 

NAtional: Saving the Youth Vote

http://campusprogress.org/tools/1827/saving-the-youth-vote

 

NAtional: A Visit to Diebold Elections Systems, Inc., in Allen, Texas

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4926

 

NAtional: Restore health to America's elections and pull the plug on SDD virus threat

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_michael__070807_restore_health_to_am.htm

 

NAtional: It is IMPOSSIBLE to Prevent Voting Machine Hacking

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_woody_sm_070807_it_is_impossible_to_.htm

 

CA: LOU DOBBS VIDEO: Democracy At Risk In California

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4927

 

CA: E-voting gets bitch-slapped in California

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/06/california_evoting_decertification/

 

CA: Some Bay Area Counties Could Go To Paper Ballots

http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=local&id=5546388

 

CA: Opinion - E-voting paranoia, or the right course?

Debra Bowen's decision to decertify voting machines in 39 counties may help restore public confidence in elections.

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-hasen7aug07,0,6413701.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions

 

CA: Columnist - Dan Walters: Ruling on e-voting irrational

http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/311963.html

 

CA: Editorial: Bowen's decision opens way for electoral chaos

It's up to the secretary of state to ensure that presidential primary runs smoothly

http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/311800.html

 

CA: California Severely Limits Electronic Voting

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_steven_r_070805_california_severely_.htm

 

CA: Switching to paper ballots costly

$35 million price tag to end electronic voting

http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_6563968

 

CA: Alameda County - E-voting changes to hit county hard

Officials fear missing certification deadline

http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/localnews/ci_6562585

 

CA: Butte County - Future of county voting machines in doubt

http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_6561636

 

CA: Butte County - Electronic voting systems decertified

http://www.paradisepost.com/ci_6557637?source=most_viewed

 

CA: Kings County Elections Officials for Now Voters Will Not Be Able to Vote Electronically

http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=local&id=5548194

 

CA: Los Angeles County - Officials certain e-vote system will be recertified

http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_6560281

 

CA: Napa County - Napa's e-voting system fails hacking test

Uncertainty over touchscreen machines for ’08 elections

http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2007/08/07/news/local/doc46b7ee306a9d7252439921.txt

 

CA: Riverside County - New voting system could cost $6 million

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/08/07/news/californian/4_00_048_6_07.txt

 

CA: Riverside County – Columnist - The Paper Product

http://www.pe.com/columns/danbernstein/stories/PE_News_Local_S_dan07.3f0f3e6.html

 

CA: San Diego County - County to push absentee ballots in wake of electronic voting ban

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/08/07/news/top_stories/1_02_018_6_07.txt

 

CA: San Diego County - Paper ballots win key vote

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/08/07/opinion/editorials/21_16_128_6_07.txt

 

CA: San Diego County - County to encourage absentee voting

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20070807-9999-1m7voting.html

 

CA: San Luis Obispo County - Election results may be delayed

Effort to improve voting security may bring 90-minute delay of outcomes

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/story/111310.html

 

CA: Santa Clara County - Voting-machine costs add up

Decertification Decision To Delay Results, Registrar Says

http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_6562039

 

CA: Santa Cruz County - Voters won’t feel new e-voting rules, but Santa Cruz County elections staff will

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2007/August/06/breaking/stories/03breaking.htm

 

CA: Tulare County - Electronic voting machines to get security overhaul

http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070807/NEWS01/70807003

 

FL: Opinion - Our view: Still not secure

Flaws in optical-scan voting machines require fix, more frequent audits

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070807/OPINION/708070319/1004

 

FL: Vote-machine makers profit from mistakes

http://www.miamiherald.com/418/story/194813.html

 

FL: Diebold Flaws Pose Election Risks in Fla.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=300105

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Wexler: Optical scans best at safeguarding voting integrity

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-wexler07augpnaug07,0,7271398.story

 

KY: Stumbo Checking Electronic Voting Machines

http://www.wlky.com/news/13842496/detail.html

 

MS: Voters find missing ballots, software problems at polls

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070807/NEWS/70807008

 

MS: Some troubles arise in early balloting in Mississippi

http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=6898735

 

MS: Hinds County Voting Problems

http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=6898746&nav=menu119_3

 

MS: Marion County - Humid weather blamed for paper jam in Marion's voting machines

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070807/NEWS01/70807016

 

NY: N.Y. wise to wait on upgrade for election systems

State has saved millions as other states have stumbled on poor choices.

http://www.stargazettenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070807/NEWS01/708070318

 

PA: Bucks County - DRE Voting Machines Proven Fatally Unsecure in California - What Will It Take for Bucks County to Learn the Same Lesson?

http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php?p=16979&cat=8

 

PA: Monroe County - Voting site in Middle Smithfield moved in response to errors

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070807/NEWS/708070333

 

TX: Harris County – Editorial - Ballot security: Experts question electronic vote machines

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/5032062.html

 

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