'Daily Voting News' For March 04, 2009

 

On the heels of yesterday’s announcement of a letter to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and a full report on the findings of an investigation by the California Secretary of State’s office, we have articles from Kim Zetter in her blog for Wired Magazine and one from one of the principles of the “Humboldt County Election Transparency Project”, Mitch Trachtenberg that is posted on BradBlog.

 

Yesterday I mentioned the letter sent by the Secretary of State to the EAC. In that letter is a request by Bowen that the EAC “consider requiring that, for every voting system certified by the EAC, the voting system vendor report any and all flaws and problems with the system to the EAC and to the elections officials in the states where the system is used when such flaws are discovered.” This morning I was reminded by a member of the EAC staff, who receives DVN, that in the “Testing and Certification Manual” the EAC already requires what the Secretary has suggested they require.

 

Featured: CA: Report: Diebold Voting System Has 'Delete' Button for Erasing Audit Logs

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/03/ca-report-finds.html

 

Featured: CA: E-VOTE BOMBSHELL: Diebold Tabulator Drops Votes, Allows Undetectable Audit Log Deletion

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6962

 

National: Voting integrity lies

http://www.examiner.com/x-1818-Denver-Election-Reform-Examiner~y2009m3d2-Voting-integrity-groups-speak-with-a-forked-toungue

 

AZ: Pima County - RTA Mysteries Resolved In April?

http://blog.tucsonweekly.com/?p=1852

 

CA: Diebold voting system sported '' button: report

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Diebold_voting_system_sported__button_0304.html

 

CA: Counties scramble to cover May vote

Leaders skeptical of state promise to repay

http://www.modbee.com/local/story/618854.html

 

CA: Riverside County - County wants cash for hand count

http://www.mydesert.com/article/20090304/NEWS01/903040318

 

CO: Coffman to face state ethics panel to answer complaint

http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_11829608

 

CO: All-paper vote has its doubters

http://www.denverpost.com/statehouse08/ci_11829609

 

CT: Sparks Fly Over Threat To Cut Registrars’ Hours In Half

http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=1639

 

IL: Let's give instant run-off voting a chance at the polls in Chicago

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-zorn-03-mar03,0,1441908.column

 

KY: Bullitt County - Bullitt sets aside excess funds for new voting machines

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090304/ZONE10/903040555

 

MD: State likely to miss paper-ballot system deadline

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.voting4mar04,0,2117036.story

 

MN: Downballot: Wanting a do-over?

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/03/04/1819405.aspx

 

MN: Coleman Spokesman Declares That Court Can't Certify Election Result

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/coleman-spokesman-declares-that-court-cant-certify-election-result.php

 

MN: Opinion - Franken Won the Minnesota Senate Race; Coleman Needs to Make a Dignified Exit

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/john-farrell/2009/03/04/franken-won-the-minnesota-senate-race-coleman-needs-to-make-a-dignified-exit.html

 

MN: Coleman: ‘Court’s going to have to reflect on’ do-over election

http://minnesotaindependent.com/28125/coleman-franken-stealing-signature-do-over

 

MN: Minnesota Update: The System Is Broken Because Of This Case!

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/minnesotathe-system-is-brokenbecause-of-this-case.php

 

MN: Opinion - No legal basis for Senate do-over yet

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/40731702.html?elr=KArksc8P:Pc:Ug8P:Pc:UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr

 

MN: Coleman wonders if judges can find a winner

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/40649872.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUnciaec8O7EyUsr

 

MN: Team Franken Tackles The Coleman Electoral-Uncertainty Principle

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/team-franken-tackles-the-coleman-election-uncertainty-principle.php

 

MN: Senate recount trial: Franken to move for dismissal

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/40732432.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUncacyi8cyaiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

 

MN: No legal basis for Senate do-over

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/40731702.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUg:oaEQDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

 

MS: Voter ID bills die in Mississippi Legislature

http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=9941843&nav=menu40_2

 

NY: Elections board to recount votes in Staten Island race

http://www.silive.com/news/advance/index.ssf?/base/news/123617160484040.xml&coll=1

 

TN: Williamson County - Election bill surprises some communities

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090304/COUNTY0904/903040356/1142

 

VT: Burlington Holds Second Highly Successful Instant Runoff Voting Election

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-richie/burlington-holds-second-h_b_171645.html

 

WI: A Rock, A Hard Place, and Interim Certification

http://washburnsworld.blogspot.com/2009/03/rock-hard-place-and-interim.html

 

Germany: German High Court: E-Voting Unconstitutional

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6961

 

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