'Daily Voting News' For April 17, 2009

 

“Announce plans to improve the quality of your equipment.” “Announce plans to guarantee adequate staff to support first deployment of the new equipment.” “Negotiate supportive policies for software licensing fees, especially for small counties.””Announce a provision for “open-source” software.” These are all requests of two potential vendors of voting systems to New York State in an open letter to them from New Yorkers for Verified Voting. See our ‘Featured’ article.

 

Featured - NY: An Open Letter to Vendors of Voting Equipment for New York

http://www.nyvv.org/newdoc/2009/OpenLtr2Vendors.pdf

 

AZ: Pima County - AP Notices AZ AG's Criminal Investigation Ballot Count in Phoenix

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7077

 

CA: Riverside County - Save R Vote presentation in Riverside Co, CA

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Save-R-Vote-presentation-i-by-Tom-Courbat-090416-14.html

 

CA: Riverside County supervisors will consider a ballot measure asking residents for their confidence in voting machines

http://www.pe.com/localnews/politics/stories/PE_News_Local_S_savervote17.40b80ae.html

 

FL: Overhaul of Voting Rules Proposed

Republican state lawmakers have proposed major changes.

http://www.theledger.com/article/20090416/NEWS/904165078/1374?Title=Overhaul-of-Voting-Rules-Proposed

 

FL: With little discussion, Florida House passes sweeping changes to voting rules

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/legislature/article993043.ece

 

KY: Franklin County - Back to the paper ballot

http://www.state-journal.com/news/article/4568926

 

WI: Trouble Voting (Three videos of vote flipping on AutoMark)

http://shultzonline.com/vote/

 

Bulgaria - Offline: e-vote to failure

http://www.sofiaecho.com/2009/04/17/706208_offline-e-vote-to-failure

 

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