'Daily Voting News' For December 15, 2008

 

The news has not been written yet but I am hearing from New Jersey that the bill that would have forced the state’s voters to continue to use Sequoia Advantage DREs with no paper audit trail was defeated in one house of the state legislature and the bill in the other house never went to the floor for a vote. Now the state needs to decide whether to wait and hope Sequoia can get a vvpat printer certified or do the right thing and change over to a paper-based voting system.

 

National: Toward A Better Registration System

Eliminating A Mountain Of Paperwork Is A Top Priority For Gathering Of Election Administrators

http://www.nationaljournal.com/njonline/rg_20081211_4869.php

 

National: Unstuffing the Ballot Box

The right is working to change voting rules. Advocates and ordinary citizens are pushing back.

http://www.utne.com/2006-07-01/UnstuffingtheBallotBox.aspx

 

National: EAC Honors Poll Workers from Election Day 2008

http://www.eac.gov/News/eac-honors-poll-workers-from-election-day-2008/base_view

 

GA: Lee County - Poll workers thanked

http://www.albanyherald.com/stories/20081215n1.htm

 

KS: Riley County Clerk: General election cost $77K

http://www.themercury.com/News/article.aspx?articleId=ae20382e4a8b45dbaee011d7fe5b56d9

 

MD: Md. election board seeks '09 touch-screen pact

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6165950.html

 

MD: Md. election board seeks '09 touch-screen pact

http://www.examiner.com/a-1745883~Md__election_board_seeks__09_touch_screen_pact.html

 

MN: A nasty bug emerges in the state election system

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/36145339.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr

 

MN: Coleman, Franken joust ahead of critical election board meeting

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/36179989.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUq9_b9b_jEkP:QUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

 

MN: Editorial: Recount reveals an election weak spot

Changes needed to reduce absentee ballot error rate.

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/editorials/36194339.html?elr=KArksc8P:Pc:UthPacyPE7iUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiU

 

MN: Senate recount : Coleman camp takes separate objections to Supreme Court and Canvassing Board

http://www.minnpost.com/ericblack/2008/12/15/5294/senate_recount__coleman_camp_takes_separate_objections_to_supreme_court_and_canvassing_board

 

NJ: Editorial - A vote for optical scan

http://www.nj.com/opinion/times/editorials/index.ssf?/base/news-0/122934154096780.xml&coll=5

 

NY: Good News from Minnesota:

New York State Has Selected the Right Voting System

http://www.nyvv.org/newdoc/2008/GoodNewsFromMinnesota121408.pdf

 

PA: 38,983 voters purged from rolls

York County hadn't tossed deadwood voters in a decade.

http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_11232664

 

TX: Commentary - Republicans revive voter ID proposal

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/robison/6164918.html

 

TX: Dewhurst trying to work out a deal to get voter ID bill passed

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/36148044.html

 

TX: Johnson County - Editorial: Elections office must be efficient

http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/opinion/local_story_350084258.html?keyword=secondarystory

 

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