Sequoia has agreed to turn over source code and design documents for its electronic voting machine system to the District of Columbia Board of Elections for examination. The Board hopes to discover what caused the software to add 1500 write-in votes to the totals in last year's September primary. One of Sequoia's original suggestions was that it was static discharge or human error. But the DC Board of Elections didn't buy it. They pursued, investigated, and finally decided to go to court. Sequoia immediately caved. Could it be because Sequoia doesn't own the intellectual property rights)?

National: Paper Presentation: Biomtric [sic] Voting system
http://hello-engineers.blogspot.com/2009/06/paper-presentation-biomtric-voting.html

AZ: Is Internet Voting Safe? Vote Here
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/06/cfp-evote/

CA: Elections Commission Looks at Instant Runoffs
http://www.sanjoseinside.com/sji/blog/entries/elections_commission_looks_at_instant_runoffs/

DC: Firm to Give D.C. Information About Its Voting Devices
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/05/AR2009060503617.html

GA: Handel in hot water over voter screening
http://www.fayettedailynews.com/article.php?id_news=3705

MS: Miss. voter ID supporter calls ruling victory
http://www.sunherald.com/218/story/1394526.html

NJ: Mock election aims to fix voting machine flaws
http://www.app.com/article/20090605/NEWS/906050372/1004/NEWS01

OH: Trolling for chicks in Voter Vault
http://delawarecountypoliticalreporter.blogspot.com/2009/06/trolling-for-chicks-in-voter-vault.html

PA: 4 former ACORN workers will face trial in Pa.
http://www.kansascity.com/440/story/1235503.html

SD: Election Night Results Rapid City City/School Election held on June 2, 2009
http://www.votepennco.com/docs/2009election/electionnewsrelease0609.pdf

India: Some technological issues with elections.
http://reformourdemocracy.blogspot.com/2009/06/some-technological-issues-with.html

Netherlands: changing the ROMs of a Nedap e-voting computer in 60 seconds
http://boingboing.mobi/computers/changing-the-roms-of-a-nedap-e-voting-computer-in-60-seconds

Philippines: With Due Respect Neither fraud-proof nor error-free
http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20090607-209173/Neither-fraud-proof-nor-error-free

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