'Daily Voting News' For April 14, 2008

 

The news from New Jersey is a bit distressing though probably not at all surprising. The Secretary of State, who just this month took over control of elections from the Attorney General, is backing Sequoia Voting Systems against concerned counties and the voters of the state. In a press release from last week and resulting news articles they have misstated the facts with regards to recent court decisions and have tried to make it appear that Princeton Professor Ed Felten rushed to judgment and made inaccurate statements. Let’s hope that Hart Intercivic will be a more ethical, honest vendor when they take over Sequoia. Any improvement is a pipe dream but it’s nice to dream occasionally.

 

NAtional: What’s Easier to Rig—the U.S. Presidential Elections or a Slot Machine?

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/04/14/whats-easier-to-rig%E2%80%94the-us-presidential-elections-or-a-slot-machine/

 

NAtional: The Myth of Verified Voting: How GOP strategists & J. Abramoff transformed America's elections and the reform movement itself

http://www.democracyfornewhampshire.com/node/view/5668

 

CO: Electronic voting machines get OK for this year, but future's iffy

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/apr/14/electronic-voting-machines-get-ok-for-this-year/

 

FL: Pasco County - Is 3rd System The Charm?

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/apr/13/pa-is-3rd-system-the-charm/

 

IL: Illinois Paper: 'The BRAD BLOG - The Little Blog That Did'

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5895

 

IL: Kane County - The Hart InterCivic Federal Fraud Complaint 'Under a Microsope' in Kane County, IL

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5893

 

IL: Kane County - Fight over eSlates

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/893146,3_1_EL14_A1ESLATE_S1.article

 

IL: Kane County - The little blog that did

For four years, Bradblog.com has reported on voting machine problems

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/892977,2_1_AU14_ESLATE_S2.article

 

MD: Two-party choke hold prohibits true democracy

http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/04/14/two-party-choke-hold-prohibits-true-democracy/

 

MS: Lawmaker: Voter ID dead for session

http://www.sunherald.com/306/story/489430.html

 

NJ: New Jersey Department of State Disputes Vote Findings

http://www.govtech.com/gt/286101?topic=117673

 

NJ: N.J. voting technology in question after discrepancies in February vote

http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2008/04/14/20852/

 

NY: Albany County - Help at polls for disabled voters

County lawmakers expected to OK $1.6 million plan to buy 210 ballot-marking machines

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=680536&category=REGION&newsdate=4/14/2008

 

NY: Orange County - Lawmakers OK $100,000 to store voting machines

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080414/NEWS/80413011

 

WV: Kanawha County - County clerk's office bulging with bigger-than-usual ballots

http://www.dailymail.com/News/Kanawha/200804140192

 

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