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'Daily Voting News' For February 27, 2008

 

Today Election Assistance Commission commissioners met before the House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee to answer questions about how they have been spending tax-payers money. One Congressman, Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), asked the commissioners about their HAVA mandated duties as a “clearinghouse”. The commissioners who responded, again, denied their responsibility to warn anyone of voting machine problems. They claimed that they just don’t have the staff or funds to do the job. I need to point out to the commissioners, some of whom read DVN, that I am the compiler, writer, editor and publisher of DVN and it doesn’t take a dime of tax payer’s money to do what I do. All they need to do is to forward DVN out to election officials across the country and their mandate would be met. If that’s too hard, I already send them reports of voting system failures every time they appear and ask them to forward them on to others who may need the information. All they need to do is to pass on the information as I request. Job done and the tax payers don’t pay anything for a warnings that voting machines may have failed in one state and that failure may happen on the same machines used elsewhere in the nation. I guess it is easier to ignore problems and hope they just go away. It’s easier, anyway, until you have to go before Congress and Congressman Hinchey begins demanding answers.

 

NAtional: A Quaint Story about How We Used to Have Democratic Elections

http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/genera_mj_creec_080226_a_quaint_story_about.htm

 

NAtional: Lawmakers Question Election Board Members

http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=news-000002677796

 

CA: Los Angeles County to count flawed 'double bubble' ballots

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080226-1621-ca-independentvoters.html

 

CO: Bill outlines paper-ballot election

http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_8369533

 

CO: Bill shifts votes to paper ballots

Clerks criticize the plan, which allows electronic voting as a second choice.

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_8371929

 

CO: Still Waiting

http://www.coloradodaily.com/articles/2008/02/26/news/c_u_and_boulder/news3.txt

 

CO: Bill would force voters to ask for touch screen

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/02/26/022708_1b_Paper_voting.html

 

CO: Bill would require use of paper ballots

http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1204100657/3

 

CO: Bill would open way for paper ballots

http://www.gazette.com/articles/bill_33600___article.html/ballots_machines.html

 

CO: State lawmakers move forward paper ballot proposal for 2008 elections

Bill allocates $3.5M for buying more scanners

http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/feb/27/legislature-2008-paper-ballots-lawmakers-choice/

 

CO: All-paper voting bill has bipartisan face

Top legislative leaders in both parties back it; county clerks skeptical

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/feb/27/all-paper-voting-bill-unveiled/

 

CO: Lawmakers move ahead with paper ballots; scanners still in limbo

http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080227/NEWS/185654909

 

CO: Denver - Dems botch caucus picks

The huge turnout in the state created confusion, and Greens and Republicans were among those chosen as delegates.

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_8329907

 

CO: La Plata County - Lawmakers present paper-ballot bill

La Plata County clerk worries state could be ‘laughingstock’

http://durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news&article_path=/news/08/news080227_1.htm

 

CO: Morgan County clerk still nervous

http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/articles/2008/02/27/news/local_news/voting%20mach%20sidebar%202-27.txt

 

FL: Miami-Dade County - S. Miami election error leads to challenge

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/429243.html

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Reduce absentee voting

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/02/27/m18a_absentee_edit_0227.html

 

MN: Opinion - Bill Boyne: Four steps to restore fair elections

http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=12&a=330478

 

MS: Mississippi Voters Threatened by Illegal Purge, if New Bill Passes Legislature

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/mississippi-voters-threatened-by-illegal-purge-if-new-bill-passes-legislature,294325.shtml

 

NY: NY board approves voting machine panned by disability advocates

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-nyvotingmachines0227feb27,0,2360636.story

 

OH: Secretary of State to Hold Town Hall Meeting at Ohio University Eastern

http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/506386.html

 

OH: Post-EVEREST Study Reveals MORE Vulnerabilities

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_rady_ana_080226_post_everest_study_r.htm

 

OH: ‘Paper” Vote System To Debut in Ohio with Flaws, Researchers Say

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/538168/

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Elections System Switches Could Cost Taxpayers $40M

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/15429715/detail.html

 

OH: Hardin County - Chairman removed from elections board

http://www.limaohio.com/story.php?IDnum=49771

 

PA: Fayette County - Fayette officials make deadline to buy scanners

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/fayette/s_554415.html

 

PA: New voting machines set to be purchased for Fayette County

http://www.heraldstandard.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19335178&BRD=2280&PAG=461&dept_id=480247&rfi=6

 

TN: Hamilton County – Columnist - Voting vs. Technology?

Electronic systems need careful scrutiny—and informed citizens

http://www.chattanoogapulse.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2008/02/27/47c45d970acf9

 

TX: Ford Bend County adds eSlate machines

A week after top election official quits, leaders order 200 extra devices to handle expected high turnout

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/5573079.html

 

TX: Fort Bend County - County adds 200 machines for election

http://www.herald-coaster.com/articles/2008/02/27/news/top_story/topstory.txt

 

TX: Travis County - Austin voter casts ballot twice because of 'glitch' in system http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=201403

 

TX: Upshur County - Contract mishandled, Upshur lawsuit claims

http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/02/27/02272008_Upshur_Lawsuit.html

 

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