'Daily Voting News' For April 01, 2008

 

As of today the New Jersey Secretary of State takes over all election duties from the Attorney General. This could change the state’s opinion on the Sequoia issue. Will the SOS be an advocate for the county election officials or side with the vendor? Time will tell.

 

A software error from Diebold is responsible for the revelation that John McCain won the Nov. general election.

 

Iowa Governor Culver signed legislation today that forces counties who use DREs to now purchase optical-scan machines. Another state added to the long list of states who have turned their backs on DREs and the voting machine industry that supports DREs.

 

NAtional: Diebold software error reveals John McCain to win Nov. 4 election

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/04/onion.html

 

NAtional: Diebold Launches Initiative to 'Care' About Things

No, Seriously...

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5854

 

NAtional: No Clearance for von Spakovsky

http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-221.html

 

NAtional: Hearing Highlights Mixed Compliance, DoJ Inaction on Public Assistance Voter Registration Requirement

http://blog.thehill.com/2008/04/01/hearing-highlights-mixed-compliance-doj-inaction-on-nvra%e2%80%99s-public-assistance-voter-registration-requirement/

 

CA: CA Post-election tally reports now online at SoS site

http://www.calvoter.org/news/blog/index.html

 

CO: Colorado Petition Draws Charges of Deception

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/us/01denver.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

 

IA: State to require paper ballots

http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2008/04/01/news/local/doc47f1b0f173338001400692.txt

 

IA: Secretary of State warns of long lines on November 4

http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=06749900-E8E2-B617-0ECCF401EC302705

 

IA: Iowa Adopts Statewide Paper Ballot System for November 2008

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2802&Itemid=113

 

IA: Culver signs into law $5 million voting system upgrade

http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?S=8101074&nav=menu132_3

 

IA: Governor Culver signs voting machine bill

http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080401/NEWS/30570855/1006/news

 

IA: Culver signs bill for voting system upgrades

http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2008/04/01/news/latest/doc47f2925686901313709842.txt

 

MO: St Louis County - County voting system tamper-proof

http://southcountyjournal.stltoday.com/news/sj2tn20080331-0402fen-voting0.ii1.txt

 

NC: NC Registration “Unprecedented”

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/01/848998.aspx

 

NC: Burke County - County commissioners approve voting machines

http://www.morganton.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=MNH/MGArticle/MNH_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173355161068&path=!frontpage

 

NJ: Control of elections shifts from the AG to state department

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1207028154273570.xml&coll=1

 

OH: Athens County - Commissioner race tie rests on recount results

http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/News/2008/04/01/23491/

 

OH: Franklin County - Scrutiny of 700 ballots foretells fall frustration

Elections panel joins in tedious resolution of disputed votes

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/04/01/Votemachine.ART_ART_04-01-08_B1_4L9Q50D.html?sid=101

 

PA: Bucks County - Voters file new petition to move polling place

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-04012008-1512064.html

 

PA: Mercer County - County's voting machines good for now

http://www.sharonherald.com/local/local_story_091221644.html

 

SC: Florence County - Florence to ask county elections commission to hold municipal primaries

http://www.morningnewsonline.com/midatlantic/scp/news.apx.-content-articles-FMN-2008-03-31-0029.html

 

SC: Richland County - Problem fixed in Ward 17

http://www.thestate.com/localelections/story/362339.html

 

TX: District 73 - Recount doesn't sway District 73 candidate

Calling for a new vote, Macias refuses to concede

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5663508.html

 

TX: District 73 - Macias lawsuit challenges March 4 defeat

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8VON4I80.html

 

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