Pinellas Co Florida had an open house of all certified Optical Scan Systems for the public to test, view and evaluate. They are also creating a Citizen Selection Committee to decide which system they want to purchase. Meanwhile Broward Co has issued a no-bid, sole source contract to ES&S. No open house. No citizen involvement in the decision. One county official claims that there are no choices because there is only Diebold/Premier, ES&S and Sequoia. However, they have overlooked the fact that a fourth player is in the process of getting their op-scans certified for use in the state; Dominion Voting Systems, a Canadian company with sales all over Canada. Of course part of the story may be the fact that one of the Broward Co Commissioners is married to a former lobbyist for ES&S. All of this makes Broward Co Florida officials today’s winner of the “Enemy of Democracy” award.

 

NAtional: GOP Says They'll Continue Racist Voter Suppression Tactics

http://www.alternet.org/story/63574/

 

NAtional: Republicans Working Hard to Suppress Voting Rights

http://scoop.epluribusmedia.org/story/2007/9/26/22217/8867

 

NAtional: Von Spakovsky to slip through?

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/9/26/15268/5901

 

NAtional: Senate panel advances controversial FEC appointee

http://thehill.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=68744&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=70#

 

CA: California's big role in new primaries

http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/oped/ci_7013470

 

CA: San Mateo County – Poll Workers Get E-Voting Machine Training

http://cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2007/09/26/n/HeadlineNews/POLL-WORKERS/resources_bcn_html

 

CT: Out with the levers, in with the high-tech

http://www.acorn-online.com/news/publish/darien/23176.shtml

 

FL: Columnist - New vote machines, new set of problems?

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/09/27/Columns/New_vote_machines__ne.shtml

 

FL: Electomachine: Optical scanner? Same ol', same ol'

http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2007-09-27/news/electomachine/

 

FL: Broward County - Broward vote machine deal a no-bid outrage

http://www.miamiherald.com/418/story/251720.html

 

KS: Federal voting bill could be costly for Kansas counties

http://www.dodgeglobe.com/stories/092707/loc_20070927004.shtml

 

MI: Board opposes changes in voting

http://www.thedailyreporter.com/articles/2007/09/27/news/news02.txt

 

NJ: Voting machines will lack paper trail

Judge grants an extension on election technology

http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2007/09/27/news/18753.shtml

 

OH: Ohio to Test Vote Systems Before March

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/us/politics/27vote.html?ref=us

 

OH: Controlling Board Unanimously Approves Voting Machine Study

http://campaignsandelections.com/oh/articles/index.cfm?id=711

 

PA: Centre County - Machines, finances spark heated debate

http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/218353.html

 

PA: Westmoreland County - Old voting machines going ... going ...

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/dailycourier/news/s_529722.html

 

TN: "Trust, But Verify": Tennessee Advisory Commission Issues Voting System Report

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2595&Itemid=113

 

TN: Tennessee Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations: Update on study of election issues

http://www.votetrustusa.org/pdfs/Tennessee/TACIR%20Report.pdf

 

UT: Dopp sues Summit County in federal court

Parkite claims state and federal laws conflict

http://www.parkrecord.com/todaysheadlines/ci_6995897

 

Netherlands: Dutch government abandons e-voting for red pencil

http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/dutch-government-abandons-e-voting-for-red-pencil/

 

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