'Daily Voting News' For February 19, 2008

 

Yesterday, in a closed meeting of the Fort Bend County Elections Commission commissioners accepted the resignation of the county Election Administrator, J.R. Perez. According to a member of the commission Perez was going to be asked to tender his resignation anyway. Perez is another hero election administrator who has lost his job because he has taken a position against the use of paperless voting machines. In this case Perez has argued that the continued use of the county’s Hart Intercivic ESlate Direct Recording Electronic voting machines would cause long lines and disenfranchise voters during the states March 4 primary. Perez, instead, argued for paper ballots. Thank you J.R. Perez.

 

NAtional: When the Nominating System is a Whole Lot Better than the Argument Against It….

http://www.moresoftmoneyhardlaw.com/news.html?AID=1199

 

NAtional: 10.0 on the Richter Scale...

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_james_st_080219_10_0_on_the_richter_.htm

 

NAtional: Premier Names First Board of Directors

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/premier-names-first-board-of-directors,284520.shtml

 

CA: Los Angeles County - Bowen to the Rescue: CA's SoS Calls on L.A. County Registrar to Count Thousands of Still-Uncounted Super Tuesday Ballots

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5709

 

CO: New tests clear some voting devices

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/feb/19/new-tests-clear-some-voting-devices/

 

CO: Mesa County - Report: Voting machines not 100% usable

http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=7889800

 

FL: Sarasota County – Sarasota Soda – A Brief Sip

http://www.wordsunltd.com/abc.htm

 

NJ: Trenton must merge various election days

http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080219/OPINION/802190303/1046

 

NM: Vote 2008: Party to study caucus woes

State chairman aims to determine why voters rolls incomplete

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/Vote-2008-Party-to-study-caucus-woes

 

NM: Handwritten Ballots Mark Tight N.M. Vote

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iTleP4M3PuKspxXvQtKtxeUPgSoQD8USULUG0

 

NY: New York City - Elections Board Could Face Grilling Over Primary Numbers

http://www.nysun.com/article/71438

 

NY: New York City - Civic Group Calls for Voting Investigation

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/civic-group-calls-for-voting-investigation/

 

OH: Union County - Paper-ballot lawsuit dismissed

Judge nixes Union County's challenge to Brunner's order

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/02/19/ballots.html

 

PA: Editorial - State officials need to ensure that voting machines produce a paper trail

http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2008/02/19/Opinion/Editorial.For.The.Record-3218183.shtml

 

PA: Centre County - Study: Touch screen voting systems may be unreliable

http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2008/02/19/study_touch_screen_voting_syst.aspx

 

PA: Lackawanna County - Commissioners favor e-vote machines, despite protest

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19309213&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=614635&rfi=6

 

TX: Dallas County - Polling places are ready for Dallas-Fort Worth's early-voting stampede

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/topstories/stories/021908dnmetvoting.3ad6144.html

 

TX: El Paso County - Voters urged to cast ballot early

http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_8299171

 

TX: Fort Bend County - Texas Election Official Pushed Out of Job After Warning of Concerns With County E-Voting System

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5714

 

VA: 'American Flag Waved, Vote Recorded Accurately!,' Says Charlottesville, VA Election Website

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5713

 

VA: Bottlenecks At The Polls

A historic turnout creates long waits for many Arlington voters.

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?paper=60&cat=104&article=93751

 

VA: Fairfax County - To Avoid Jams, More Voting Machines Sought

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/18/AR2008021802129.html?hpid=sec-metro

 

VA: Fairfax County - Officials request new election equipment in Fairfax

http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=7890501&nav=23ii

 

WI: DREs Lose Round Two

http://www.nyvv.org/boblog/2008/02/18/dres-lose-round-two/

 

WI: Senator Kohl Calls for Audit of Polling Places

http://wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=7889567

 

WI: Polling Place Problems During Wisconsin Primary

http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/15767172.html

 

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