Recertification of voting systems for use in Colorado was supposed to be complete this past summer. Now the state says they may be ready on Dec. 1 or, more probably, later. This is all a result of a lawsuit brought by voters last year for failure by the state to appropriately certify the systems that were being used. The state is pointing to delays by the vendors as the reason for missing the scheduled certification date. Naturally county election officials are concerned that they may not have machines for use in the state’s primary next August or that they may not have enough machines. They cannot plan until the state certifies their machines. The county officials are asking the state for status but written communications with the state are going unanswered. The reason? It seems the state is concerned about another lawsuit in their future and they don’t want any communications that they would have to share with litigants or the public via public records requests.

 

NAtional: Pulling Up the Stone: Patriots at Work

http://www.democracyfornewhampshire.com/node/view/4810

 

NAtional: Civil Rights Division to “Throw Tanner Under the Bus” to save Hans von Spakovsky’s FEC nomination

http://www.epluribusmedia.org/features/2007/20071010_tanner_under_bus.html

 

CA: Public Hearing – ES&S AutoMark

http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting_systems/ess_automark_public_hearing_notice_101507.pdf

 

CO: SoS to County Clerks: Don’t ask, won’t tell on voting machines

http://coloradostatesman.com/ads/Voting10.5.07.pdf

 

IN: LaPorte County - Absentee voting has started

http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=5347&TM=74436.48

 

NC: Harnett County - Candidate Questions Election Results

http://www.dunndailyrecord.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=91212&TM=37018.24

 

NY: Who’ll Stop The Train (Wreck)? Reject Theft-Enabling Voting Computers

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_andi_nov_071011_who_ll_stop_the_trai.htm

 

NY: Status Quo In Voting Booth, But Improvement Online

http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071011/NEWS05/710110385/1021

 

PA: Allegheny County - Electronic ballots change order of candidates' names

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07284/824362-54.stm

 

Ireland: Greens' boss saves voting machines from dump

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/greens-bosssaves-voting-machines-from-dump-1139558.html

 

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