'Daily Voting News' 01 November 2007
Last Nov. 55% of the voters in Sarasota Co Florida spoke with their votes for optical scan voting and for a meaningful audit of the ballots. Before the measure went on the ballot the county and state went to court and argued that the charter amendment would result in a violation of the state constitution. The court disagreed and the voters won. Yesterday a state appeals court decided against the will of the voters and for the county Supervisor of Elections and the SoS. The ruling was partially moot because the county is going to optical-scan machines, as is the state due in part from the pressure from passage of the amendment. However, the voters lose the ability to have an audit that will mean anything at all. They voted for an audit of 5% of all precincts. Instead the state is working on an audit of 1 to 2% of the precincts in each county and one race on those ballots AND this audit cannot happen until AFTER the election is certified.
NAtional: Ellison wants to ban photo ID as requirement for voting
http://www.wctrib.com/articles/index.cfm?id=26483§ion=news&freebie_check&CFID=63405032&CFTOKEN=80819625&jsessionid=8830a128e3e47a4d6f45
NAtional: Uncle Sam Wants to Know How You Feel About E-Voting Machines
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/indecision-.08/uncle-sam-wants-to-know-how-you-feel-about-e+voting-machines-317495.php
NAtional: Comment on new voting system guidelines online
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/45337-1.html
NAtional: Smashing secret vote counting in San Francisco, giving away the vote in New Hampshire
http://www.democracyfornewhampshire.com/node/view/4966
CA: San Francisco County - Absentee Ballots Already Slowing the Count in San Francisco Election
http://www.kcbs.com/Absentee-Ballots-Already-Slowing-the-Count-in-San-/1158989
CT: Bridgeport, Conn., Voting Machines "Held Hostage" Says Secretary of State
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/161369
FL: Sarasota County - Voting audits can't vary, court says
The ruling is aimed at the Sarasota County charter amendment on balloting
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20071101/NEWS/711010400
KS: Johnson County - Votes on paper could cost county more money
http://www.kccommunitynews.com/articles/2007/11/01/overland_park_sun/news/e-all-news-votes.on.txt
PA: Fayette County - Brownsville voters want poll overseers
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/dailycourier/news/uniontown/s_535731.html
TN: Rutherford County - Voting in 2008 may require some patience
http://dnj.midsouthnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071101/OPINION01/711010334/1016
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