'Daily Voting News' For January 29, 2008

 

Liberty voting systems is not able to take NO! for an answer. Liberty is the company that sold hundreds of thousands of Euros worth of voting machines to Ireland only so those machines could be found to be insecure and to have them stored since delivery in warehouses across the country; and the company whose voting machines have been banned in its home country of Holland. Last week the New York State Board of Elections chose not to allow the use of any DRE voting machines for persons with disabilities thus leaving Liberty with no where to sell their machines. Yesterday Liberty decided they would ignore the decision and turn to the courts so they filed a temporary restraining order in an attempt to get the courts to change the decision made by the state. Last night the court found against the company and refused to issue an immediate restraining order. A further proceeding will now take place on Thursday. The utter gall of this company that sells voting machines that can’t be used in its home country and that are gathering dust in Ireland is amazing. &&& There will be a report, in this space, on the Florida primary tomorrow.

 

NAtional: In Too Many Elections, Voters Remain 'Uncounted,' Miscounted or Denied the Right to Vote, As Filmmaker David Earnhardt Shows Us

http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/interviews/093

 

NAtional: Voting with (Little) Confidence

Experts say that when it comes to voting machines, usability issues should be as much of a concern as security.

http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20122/

 

NAtional: Are states ready for the 2008 election?

http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=274862

 

NAtional: BuzzFlash Interview with 'Uncounted' Filmmaker, David Earnhardt

PLUS: Why Machine-Printed Ballots and So-Called 'Paper Trails' are ALWAYS a No-Go if You Wish to Have Verifiable Elections...

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5620

 

NAtional: Q&A: "There Is Such a Thing as Technology Overkill"

Interview with Dr. Avi Rubin, expert on e-voting

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40988

 

AZ: Pima County - Ballots online: Can do but may be forbidden

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/relatedstories/222469.php

 

CA: Instant Runoff Voting Delayed

http://novometro.com/news_details.php?news_id=2554

 

CA: Sonoma County - Problems with mail-in ballots

http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080129/NEWS/801290411/1033/NEWS01

 

CA: Sutter County - It will be voters' choice

http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/county_59589___article.html/johnston_machines.html

 

CO: Johnson urges letter to Ritter

Lawmaker criticizes paper ballot proposal

http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080129/NEWS01/801290317/1002/CUSTOMERSERVICE02

 

CT: Connecticut: Bysiewicz Prepared To Eliminate Manual Recoun

http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=139

 

FL: Editorial - Change primary system

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/01/29/m18a_primary_edit_0129.html

 

FL: Touch-screen mysteries

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/elections/sfl-flbnopaperbox0129sbjan29,0,5418038.story

 

FL: Some problems crop up in Florida vote

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/On_touchscreens_final_day_small_problems_0129.html

 

FL: Election chiefs warned about voting 'glitch'

http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080129/NEWS01/80129028

 

FL: Voting glitches reported in Florida

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=72754

 

FL: Broward County - Federal monitors will watch over polling sites

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/397212.html

 

FL: Broward County – Florida Voting Problems

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/01/29/617612.aspx

 

FL: Hillsborough County - Hillsborough Hires PR Firm To Explain New Voting Machines

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/jan/29/me-county-hires-firm-to-explain-voting-device/

 

FL: Martin County - Voting going smoothly as election day begins

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/tcoast/epaper/2008/01/29/0129mcvoting.html

 

FL: Miami-Dade County - Glitches blemish S. Fla. voting

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_dade/story/398429.html

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Notable glitches mar otherwise smooth voting in Palm Beach County

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2008/01/29/0129pbcvoting.html

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Voting underway; with a disruption in Kings Pointe

http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/palm/blog/2008/01/voting_underway_with_a_disrupt.html

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Rush Limbaugh has trouble voting

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/floridapolitics/entries/2008/01/29/rush_limbaugh_has_trouble_voti.html

 

FL: Sarasota County - Problems with new voting machines reported in two precincts

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080129/BREAKING/63466273

 

FL: Sarasota County - Problems with voting machines; reaction mixed on tax amendment

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080129/BREAKING/63466273/-1/newssitemap

 

FL: Volusia County - Canvassing board orders another count of early ballots

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/EastVolusia/evlEAST02POL012908.htm

 

FL: Volusia County - Voters Report Problems In Florida

http://www.local6.com/politics/15168479/detail.html

 

IA: Area voting machines fine with state

http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/502124.html

 

IN: Marion County - Special election ballots to be tallied at central site

Clerk defends plan to eliminate scanners at polls after GOP expresses concern

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080129/LOCAL19/801290354/-1/LOCAL17

 

MN: Columnist - Nick Coleman: Every vote counts - unless, of course, it doesn't

http://www.startribune.com/local/14623742.html

 

NY: They’re Baaaack…

DRE Vendor Demands Court Restraining Order

http://nyvv.org/blog/2008/01/theyre-back.html

 

NY: Next challenge for New York: Run better elections than New Hampshire

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_allegra__080128_next_challenge_for_n.htm

 

NY: Editorial: New York closer to better voting machines

http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-vpvote295555633jan29,0,1889042.story

 

NY: Monroe County Has to Move Fast on Voting Machines

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxxi/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1219471&sectionID=1

 

NY: Tompkins County - Elections board picks optical scan machine

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080129/NEWS01/801290324/1002

 

OH: If It’s Broke; Don’t Fix It

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_teresa_b_080128_if_it_s__broke_2c_don_.htm

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - ACLU asks federal court to block paper ballots in Ohio county

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2008/01/aclu-asks-federal-court-to-block-paper.php

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - ACLU wants to keep Cuyahoga from using new voting system for primary

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1201599130271000.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Lucas County - Ohio will review complaints about elections board

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080129/NEWS24/801290371

 

PA: Lackawanna County - Voters association says paper ballots best for primary

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19241051&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6

 

PA: Northampton County - No worries over voting machine challenge

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-voting0128-cn,0,3790737.story

 

VA: Lawmakers wonder if state election laws are tough enough

http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=7792121&nav=S6aK

 

Germany: Security of Voting Machine in German State Election Questioned

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3094781,00.html

 

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