It appears that Advanced Voting Solutions (AVS), vendor for the WinVote DREs, may be in financial trouble. A report from PA, where WinVote is widely used, relates that AVS has failed to pay their bill for testing of their newest version of system. The testing lab has stopped testing and will not certify the system until they are paid. AVS is the same vendor who was just warned by the EAC for swapping out the motherboard in the new system without notifying either the test lab or the EAC. That notification is mandatory. If you have not seen the Dan Rather Report on voting issues the full program is now on-line. It is a powerful indictment of the vendors.

 

NAtional: Voter Action Calls For A Full Congressional Investigation Of Voting Systems Companies

http://www.voteraction.org/

 

NAtional: DAN RATHER REPORTS VIDEO: The Trouble with Touch Screens

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4960

 

NAtional: First in the "Fooled Again" Series: Interview with Nancy Tobi

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_joan_bru_070814_first_in_the__22fooled.htm

 

NAtional: Sequoia Voting Systems Responsible for 2000 Presidential Debacle?

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/08/sequoia-voting-.html

 

NAtional: EAC Issues Voting System Certification Guide

http://www.eac.gov/news_081507.asp

 

NAtional: President Urges Effective Election Audits

http://e-voter.blogspot.com/2007/08/president-urges-effective-election.html

 

AZ: Tucson - Touchscreen Voting Machines Won't Be Part of City Elections

http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=6932823

 

CA: Alameda County - State rules risk to early voting

Security requirements threaten county's advance ballot casting

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_6627931

 

CA: Nevada County - Diaz: All-mail ballot possible

Foresees voting machines ready for 2008 primary

http://www.theunion.com/article/20070815/NEWS/108150140

 

CA: Siskiyou County - Voting machine changes mandated

http://www.mtshastanews.com/articles/2007/08/15/news/01votingmachines.txt

 

FL: Sarasota County - Finally, an election victory

Approval of voting system gives Sarasota County voters a break

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20070815/OPINION/708150477/1030

 

MS: Natchez - Malfunction postpones vote certification

http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2007/aug/15/malfunction-postpones-vote-certification/

 

NH: Is it constitutional to outsource the state's vote counting?

Lawyer objects to optical scan machines

http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070815/OPINION/708150302/1028/OPINION02

 

NY: Editorial: Push plan on new voting machines

http://www.uticaod.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070815/NEWS05/708150305/1013

 

OR: Jackson County - County unveils state-of-the-art voting equipment

It will take the guesswork out of which pencil to use

http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070815/NEWS/708150336

 

PA: Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties - TV report questions Westmoreland, Allegheny voting machines

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/election/s_522254.html

 

PA: Northampton County - Electronic voting machines might be out for some Nov. races

http://www.pennlive.com/lehighvalley/index.ssf/2007/08/electronic_voting_machines_mig.html

 

WV: Kanawha County - More Uncounted Ballots Found

http://www.whsv.com/westvirginiaap/headlines/9159341.html

 

WV: Kanawha County - Public confidence wavering after more bags of ballots found

http://www.dailymail.com/story/News/2007081517/Public-confidence-wavering-after-more-bags-of-ballots-found/

 

Philippines: ‘Defective’ machine supplier in U.S. also figured in past ARMM polls

http://www.pcij.org/blog/?p=1903

 

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