Knox Co Ohio reports that they have successfully certified the votes from Nov. 6. However, in doing that certification they found that votes from three precincts (418 votes) were counted twice. The problem, as reported by the media, was that an ES&S contract employee forgot to clear one report before running another. ES&S contract employee? Why was the county not counting those ballots and doing the reports? It’s bad enough that we have given over our elections to vendor’s proprietary software but to actually invite the vendors in to do our work; i.e. counting the votes and doing the reporting; is inexcusable. And what does the county want to do about this problem? They are turning to the County Prosecutor for a decision on what action they should take with regards to ES&S in the future. My advice, for what it’s worth, do the job you were hired for and count the people’s votes. If you can’t do that job then quit and put someone into the position who can do the job.

 

NAtional: Fixing "Broken Windows" - the Wrong Ones - in Voter ID

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2662&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: Efforts increase to enfranchise U.S. citizens abroad

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/11/28/america/vote.php

 

NAtional: Voting system ped from EAC certification program

http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/45478-1.html

 

NAtional: Pew's electionline.org Examines First Five Years of the Help America Vote Act

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-29-2007/0004714023&EDATE=

 

AZ: Pima County - Voting Counts

Democrats' accusations of security breaches by the Pima County Elections Division go to trial next week

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Currents/Content?oid=oid%3A103686

 

AZ: Pima County - Voting GEMS

A lawsuit regarding election procedures has raised tensions at Pima County headquarters

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Currents/Content?oid=oid%3A103687

 

CT: Mayoral challenge faces uphill battle

http://www.connpost.com/localnews/ci_7584184

 

FL: CD-13 - Jennings withdraws her lawsuit in D-13 election controversy

http://www.bradenton.com/local/story/239749.html

 

FL: Bradenton - Evers won 3 of 5 wards in losing election

Mayor Wayne Poston received 24 more votes overall as city begins mandatory recount today

http://www.bradenton.com/local/story/239821.html

 

FL: Bradenton - Election and runoff cost taxpayers $5 per vote

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20071129/NEWS/711290334

 

IA: Just How Do Those Wacky Iowa Caucuses Work?

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2664&Itemid=113

 

IN: Delaware County - Recount ordered in close Muncie mayor's race

http://www.wsbt.com/news/indiana/11905686.html

 

IN: Delaware County - Judge denies venue change for recount

Judge Robert Barnet Jr. on Wednesday denied a request by Republicans to transfer the recount to a court outside Delaware County.

http://www.thestarpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071129/NEWS01/711290353/1002

 

MI: Troops may miss vote

Earlier primary makes getting ballots overseas and back a challenge

http://www.macombdaily.com/stories/112907/loc_vetvote001.shtml

 

NY: Opinion - HAVA lawsuit: Sad ending to important process

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071129/OPINION01/711290337

 

NY: Clinton County Plans For New Voting Machines

http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=7424783&nav=menu183_2

 

NY: Professors Call for Optical Scan Systems to Replace Lever Voting Machines

Beware of Computerized Touch Screen Voting Machines say Computer and Social Science Faculty

http://www.nypirg.org/goodgov/hava/Oscanrelease.html

 

OH: Columbiana County - Surace captures wellsville mayor’s race by four votes following recount

(The county paid $1350 for an ES&S ‘technician’ to feed ballots into the op-scan machine)

http://www.reviewonline.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=11266

 

OH: Cuyahoga County – Editorial: Under whichever voting system, Election Night mustn't be election nightmare

http://www.cleveland.com/politics/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1196329314129170.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Ohio e-voting review makes a mockery of "recounts"

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071129-ohio-e-voting-review-makes-a-mockery-of-recounts.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County voting saga continues

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20071129/FREE/71129019/1008&Profile=1008

 

OH: Franklin County - Former election official charged with ethics crimes

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/11/29/Hackett.html

 

OH: Knox County - Election board verifies results

http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/07/11/29/elc.results.html

 

PA: The End of Line for AVS in Pennsylvania?

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2663&Itemid=51

 

PA: Move may mean end for voting machines

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19067539&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6

 

PA: Northampton County - County zaps electronic balloting

Commission decertifies machines for '08 election. Northampton County has five months to replace them.

http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-14/1196313112301070.xml&coll=2&thispage=1

 

PA: Northampton County - Voting company's woes are county's challenge

Electronic machines fail to get federal OK; primary is in limbo.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_3voting.6159238nov29,0,4165577.story

 

UT: Salt Lake - Salt Lake Officials Urging Voters to NOT Come to Polls in Wake of Disastrous Move to Touch-Screen Voting

Fear 'Train Wreck' in Upcoming Presidential Primary Election as Cost of Move to Electronic Voting Translates to 40% Fewer Voting Booths...

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5374

 

WI: State voter registration software a ‘disaster’

http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/1316

 

WI: Audit: Voter system still can't track ineligibles

http://www.rhinelanderdailynews.com/articles/2007/11/28/ap-state-wi/d8t6vtn80.txt

 

WI: Audit finds voting issues

State driver, death, felony records won't be accessible by February's primary

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=691258

 

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