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'Daily Voting News' For December 19, 2007

Now that Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman has followed state law and found that nearly every voting system used in the state has problems resulting in decertification or conditional certification of those systems, he wants the laws changed to make voting system certification easier. He claims he doesn’t want to change requirements for security or accuracy but, on the other hand, he thinks a change to state law to allow the vendors to install software patches following an abbreviated certification process, with no federal testing or certification, would be good. He also doesn’t want to be bothered with state certification testing looking instead to other states for their test results. Of course this would allow him to pick and chose between states. California decertified Premier voting systems and recertified them with conditions. Colorado did not decertify their Premier machines. Perhaps Coffman would rather look at testing done by Washington state where there is next to no testing other than an acceptability test done on vendor provided equipment with vendor provided test ballots? He clearly doesn’t like the results of their testing so he is searching for a test that will give him what he considers to be acceptable results.

NAtional: A Step in the Right Direction

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/014/494abixg.asp

NAtional: (France) French e-voting study highlights hidden costs

Electoral districts have difficulty evaluating all the costs associated with using electronic voting machines

http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/19/French-e-voting-study_1.html

NAtional: (France) French e-voting study highlights hidden costs

Districts didn't budget realistically for deployment issues

http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=security_hardware_and_software&articleId=9053644&taxonomyId=145&intsrc=kc_top

NAtional: Tougher voter ID laws fuel debate

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-12-19-voter-id_N.htm

AZ: Arizona: Judge Orders Election Database Release

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2690&Itemid=113

CA: Election Software Lost in Transit

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/12/election-softwa.html

CA: Lost In Transit

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5462

CA: San Diego County - County suing state over voting-machine use conditions

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071218-1623-bn18county.html

CA: San Diego County sues secretary of state

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/12/19/news/top_stories/1_04_1412_18_07.txt

CA: San Diego County - County sues official over voting machine rules

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071219-9999-7m19county.html

CA: San Diego sues Bowen over voting machine restrictions

http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/579402.html

CA: San Mateo County - Voting machines to be tested for presidential primaries

http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=1451

CA: Tulare County - Mixup on voter form deadline

http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071219/NEWS01/712190316

CO: Secretary Of State Wants To Fas-Track Election System Fixes

Coffman Asks Legislators To Change Law To Affirm His Decisions

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/14884775/detail.html

CO: Most Electronic Voting Machines Banned in Colo.

http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5256514&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

CO: Quick fix possible?

http://www.coloradodaily.com/articles/2007/12/18/news/c_u_and_boulder/news1.txt

CO: Colorado Decertifies Machines for Voting

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/19/us/politics/19voting.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin

CO: Looser rules sought for voting fix

Mike Coffman says the current "inflexible bureaucratic process" won't allow machines to be fixed for 2008 elections.

http://www.denverpost.com/extremes/ci_7755289

CO: Editorial - Talbot: Your vote counts ...

... except in 1 percent of test cases

http://dailycamera.com/news/2007/dec/19/your-vote-counts/

CO: Editorial - A vote for flexibility

Secretary of state should be able to streamline certification

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/dec/19/a-vote-for-flexibility/

CO: Editorial - Patchwork plan to tally votes

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_7753183

CO: Solution may not be simple

Coffman appeals for calm, but new lawsuit possible

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/dec/19/solution-may-not-be-simple/

CO: El Paso, Teller counties pass muster in state tests

http://www.gazette.com/articles/counties_31056___article.html/voting_machines.html

CO: Douglas County - Cities, including a rookie, deal with ballot curveball

Castle Pines North among those with elections at hand

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/dec/19/cities-including-a-rookie-deal-with-ballot/

CO: Eagle County - Eagle Co. escapes voting machine crisis

Local equipment not included in those deemed unreliable and unsecured, officials say

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20071218/NEWS/424730451

CO: Garfield County - Secretary of state nixes GarCo voting machines

http://www.aspendailynews.com/article_23503

CO: Garfield County can't count on voting machines

County clerk not sure what will happen in upcoming election

http://www.postindependent.com/article/20071219/VALLEYNEWS/67660618

CO: Jefferson County - Jeffco to appeal voting machine decision

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/dec/19/jeffco-appeal-voting-machine-decision/

CO: Ouray County - State decertifies e-voting systems

http://www.ouraynews.com/Articles-i-2007-12-19-169054.112113__State_decertifies_evoting_systems.html

CO: Routt County - Coffman, legislators seek election solutions

County clerks fear voter confidence is shaken

http://www.craigdailypress.com/news/2007/dec/19/coffman_legislators_seek_election_solutions/

FL: Court Enjoins Florida Voter Registration Requirement

http://www.ballot-access.org/2007/12/18/court-enjoins-florida-voter-registration-requirement/

FL: State Will Fight Judge's Ruling On Voter ID

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2007/12/state-will-figh.html

FL: Judge blocks Florida voter-ID law

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-votinglawsuit1907dec19,0,1073016.story

IL: Kane County - County clerk works to fight election confusion

Official says Web site and early voting could help with double election

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/703535,2_1_AU19_ELECTION_S1.article

MI: Some Michigan voting machines same as Colorado's

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071219/POLITICS/712190435/1022/POLITICS

NM: New Mexico has no plans to toss voting machines

http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/dec/19/new-mexico-has-no-plans-toss-voting-machines/

NY: New Voting Machines May Not Meet State Standards

http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/voting/20071219/17/2384

NY: N.Y. lags in voting-machine overhaul

Justice Department suing; court case resumes today

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071219/NEWS/712190338

NY: NYS Faces Court Order For New HAVA Voting Machines

http://www.qgazette.com/news/2007/1219/features/041.html

OH: Editorial - Look to Minnesota for vote-counting solution

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2007/12/19/foley19.ART_ART_12-19-07_A17_R88QJGF.html?sid=101

OH: Editorial - Ohio votes

http://www.thecourier.com/opinion/editoral/ar_ED_121807.asp

OH: Ohio governor backs 2008 election overhaul

http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=293141&c=y

OH: Concerns About Ohio Voting Machine Vulnerability

http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=7e6e7600-4270-4c83-a4bc-9a233f7eeb51

OH: Ohio Will Likely Face Big Vote-Counting Problems in 2008

http://www.alternet.org/story/71041/

OH: NE Ohio elections boards back vote counters pulled in Colorado

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/summit/1198056642320050.xml&coll=2

OH: Ohio's return to paper ballots will be studied, speaker says

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071219/NEWS09/712190420

OH: Governor, speaker urge action on voting reform

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071219/NEWS01/712190331/1056/COL02

OH: Voting changes a costly concept

Brunner gives her plan a $31 million price tag

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/12/19/more_machines.ART_ART_12-19-07_A1_B78QNJ9.html?sid=101

OH: Strickland backs voting overhaul

http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071219/NEWS01/712190380

OH: Columnist - Ann Fisher commentary: Can Ohio deal with another ballot box?

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/12/19/ann19_ART_12-19-07_B1_IC8QOIP.html?sid=101

OH: Harvey Wasserman on New Ohio Voting Report: “The 2004 Election Was Stolen… Finally We Have Irrefutable Confirmation”

http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/17/harvey_wasserman_on_new_ohio_voting

OH: Cuyahoga County - Colorado rejects vote scanner that Ohio official wants

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1198057287320050.xml&coll=2

OH: Cuyahoga County - Cuyahoga elections board to meet Thursday on voting equipment

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1198057138320050.xml&coll=2

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