'Daily Voting News' For August 06, 2008

 

Today Jennifer Brunner, the Ohio Secretary of State, announced that she has filed a counterclaim in a lawsuit with Premier(Diebold) Election Solutions. The counterclaim asks for damages, including punitive damages, against the vendor for voting machine malfunctions and for the company’s claims that warranties on equipment have expired. Brunner is arguing that problems with the voting systems caused votes to be “ped” when memory cards were uploaded to the server. There is evidence that this happened in at least 11 of the 43 counties that used Diebold DREs in past elections. The company, apparently, agrees there was a problem as they issued a product advisory on this problem in May. One question is outstanding now: How many counties in how many states had the same problem and never realized it? It’s time to cut our loses and get rid of those damn machines.

 

Featured - OH: Press Release - Secretary of State Files Counterclaim In Lawsuit With Premier Election Solutions, Documents Equipment Malfunctions In Premier Voting Machine Counties

http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/News/UI/Default.aspx?page=9493&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

 

National: Press Release - "Going To the Polls Does Not Mean You Have The Right To Vote"

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Going-To-the-Polls-Does-No-by-Congressman-Jesse080805-615.html

 

National: NAACP Legal Defense Fund Unveils New Strategy to Protect Voter Rights This November

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/naacp-legal-defense-fund-unveils/story.aspx?guid=%7B953CC0F6-1530-485F-BEEB-CB6420EE70C4%7D&dist=hppr

 

National: Record number of US voters may cast paper ballots

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hgZvXctEDRG6qsDjywAk7nnXsgOAD92CVRN80

 

National: The Integrity and Security of Voter Registration Drives

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/70554

 

National: Open-source e-voting gets LinuxWorld test run

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9111820&intsrc=news_ts_head

 

CT: Our View: Turn no voter away on Election Day

http://www.norwichbulletin.com/opinions/x1230088114/Our-View-Turn-no-voter-away-on-Election-Day

 

KS: Ellis County - Amid confusion, school bond fails

http://www.hdnews.net/printstory/victoria080608

 

MO: MO voter arrested for trying to vote

http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/6/9488/29311/996/563441

 

MO: Greene County - Problems with poll machine for disabled people frustrates voter

http://www.ky3.com/news/political/26319754.html

 

MO: St Louis County - Last votes being tallied in St. Louis County

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/politics/story/48ECDEDC85B3F75A8625749D00586D37?OpenDocument

 

OH: Four election boards part of lawsuit against voting machine maker

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/08/06/ddn080608votingweb.html

 

OH: Brunner seeks damages for voting machine malfunctions

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/08/06/brunner.html?sid=101

 

WA: King County - Lambert not pleased with all-mail vote

http://snovalleystar.com/2008/08/06/lambert-not-pleased-with-all-mail-vote

 

WV: Ohio County - Commission to Buy More Electronic Voting Machines

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/512583.html?nav=510

 

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