'Daily Voting News' For August 20, 2008

 

Tonight’s Featured article discusses the report from VotersUnite.Org that we discussed in this space on Monday. The report does not just tell what is wrong; it also tells about what states and local jurisdictions can do that is right. “Researchers then offer solutions by highlighting the story in Luzerne County, Pa., where election director Leonard Piazza in 2006 refused to allow ES&S to service its voting machines. Instead, Piazza and his staff perform most maintenance functions and ballot design programming without letting vendor representatives upgrade the machines or come near county precincts during an election. It's not too late, Theisen said, for more public officials to take election administration into their own hands come November.”

 

Featured - National: Report: Vendor Control Undermines Elections

Nonprofit group claims vote-counting machine vendors are the ones in control during some elections.

http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/621

 

National: Corporate Vendors Are Undermining U.S. Elections

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6287

 

National: States seek workarounds for e-voting systems

http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/803

 

National: Veterans focus of Dem voting law reform

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12624.html

 

National: How do you compare security across voting systems?

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1367

 

CO: Coffman has confidence in Morgan County elections

http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/news/2008/aug/20/coffman-has-confidence-morgan-county-elections/

 

CT: Hand audit to review primary ballots

http://www.connpost.com/localnews/ci_10250092

 

CT: Recounts to be held at four Danbury polls

http://www.newstimes.com/ci_10250516

 

CT: Local polling places among 82 due for audit

http://www.nhregister.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20081965&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=635049&rfi=6

 

HI: Hawaii ballots add pick-a-party box

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jg6iCoRv9mPYRgdi_0fe_B5eXabQD92LUJMO1

 

MI: Voting machines still a problem for some local clerks

http://www.spinalcolumnonline.com/Articles-i-2008-08-20-55901.113117_Voting_machines_still_a_problem_for_some_local_clerks.html

 

MO: Christian County - Recount doesn't alter commissioner race

http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080820/NEWS06/808200510

 

OH: Legislature makes changes to improve Ohio's elections process

http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp?SectionID=42&SubSectionID=201&ArticleID=168452&TM=24399.42

 

OH: State official ends 'sleepover' practice for voting machines

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/08/20/ddn082008sleepover.html

 

OH: Voting machines can't go home, Brunner says

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/08/20/sleepover.ART_ART_08-20-08_B2_GJB363T.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

 

OH: Editorial - Make Voting Easy, Secure

http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/513199.html?nav=511

 

OH: Fairfield County - County having problems with voting machine logistics

http://www.centralohio.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/BD/20080820/NEWS01/808200325/1002

 

OH: Summit County - Elections board to seek $615,000 for '08

Officials say more is needed to buy ballots, postage, rent scanners

http://www.ohio.com/news/27166114.html

 

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