'Daily Voting News' For January 04, 2008

 

A large majority of this evenings fare is again from Colorado and Ohio. The big story, though, may be the story that has not yet been made public. The New York Times Magazine, this Sunday, is running a massive article by Clive Thompson called “The Bugs In The Machines”. At one point Thompson says, "The earliest critiques of digital voting booths came from the fringe disgruntled citizens and scared-senseless computer geeks but the fears have now risen to the highest levels of government." I’m sure those disgruntled citizens and scared-senseless computer geeks will be anxiously awaiting this article. I know, as a proud “disgruntled citizen”, that I will.

 

NAtional: NY Times Magazine To Run ‘Massive, Scary’ Cover Story On America’s E-Voting Disaster This Sunday

Cover Graphic Said To Show Exploding Voting Booth with 'WARNING' Label: 'Your vote may be lost, destroyed, miscounted, wrongly attributed or hacked'

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5513

 

NAtional: Opinion - Court should uphold voter photo ID law

http://www.al.com/opinion/press-register/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1199441744138260.xml&coll=3

 

AR: St. Francis County - Election Commission hires Wright as new coordinator

http://www.thnews.com/article.php?id=4328

 

CA: Los Angeles County - California approves two voting devices

Decision clears the way for the Feb. 5 election to proceed in L.A. County.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-machine4jan04,1,3292926.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=2&cset=true

 

CA: Los Angeles County - State puts Inkavote system on notice

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7876632

 

CO: Voting machine maker [Hart] accuses Colorado of shifting standards

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/01/03/news/politics/13_44_341_3_08.txt

 

CO: Sides face off in vote-counting debate

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_7873186

 

CO:  Distributing Unhappiness in an Equitable Way

http://squarestate.net/showDiary.do?diaryId=5044

 

CO: With Few Options, Colorado Considers All-Mail Vote

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/us/04voting.html?ref=politics

 

CO: Many say paper

http://www.coloradodaily.com/articles/2008/01/03/news/c_u_and_boulder/news1.txt

 

CO: Legislature hears vote options

http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/jan/04/legislature-wades-into-voting-dilemma/

 

CO: Many vote for polling places

At public hearing, residents and county officials question the security of mail-ballot-only tallies

http://www.gazette.com/articles/election_31595___article.html/ballots_machines.html

 

CO: Voting goal: Avoid '08 chaos

Legislature poised to sort out system for state elections

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/04/voting-goal-avoid-08-chaos/

 

CO: Ballot question - paper or electronic?

http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1199439842/6

 

CO: Cacophony of voices brings no ballot clarity

http://origin.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_7876392

 

CO: Ouray County - De-certified voting machines: what does it mean?

http://www.ouraynews.com/Articles-i-2008-01-04-169722.112113_Decertified_voting_machines_what_does_it_mean.html

 

CO: Weld County - Clerk skeptical of mail-in general election ballot

http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080104/NEWS/714243092

 

IL: Paper or Touch-Screen? Air Ballot Concerns Tonight

http://www.journal-topics.com/gv/08/gv080104.1.html

 

IN: Lake County – Opinion - Clay should embrace plan to cut precincts

http://www.post-trib.com/news/opinion/725031,edit.article

 

NY: NY election board submits voting-machine timetable

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-nyvotingmachines0104jan04,0,1901885.story

 

OH: Ohio to Offer Paper Ballots in March

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/us/04ohio.html?ref=politics

 

OH: Brunner issues paper-ballot requirement

Counties must provide one to any voter who asks

http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/01/03/paper_ballots.html?sid=101

 

OH: Brunner: Scrap touch screens

Secretary of state wants to switch to scanned paper ballots.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/01/03/ddn010408brunner.html

 

OH: Election officials have mixed reaction to Brunner plan

Secretary of State has called for a voting machine switch, but some are worried about the cost.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/01/03/ddn010408brunnerinside.html

 

OH: Ohio to offer paper ballots

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080104/NEWS01/801040408/1077/COL02

 

OH: Opinion - OUR VIEW: Double trouble invited into primary election with Brunner directive

http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19167894&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46368&rfi=6

 

OH: All Ohio counties told to offer choice of paper ballot for March election

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1199439120321570.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Paper ballots could delay election results, officials say

http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/13043637.html

 

OH: Jilted touch-screen voting vendor prefers low-key reaction

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/5429079.html

 

OH: Franklin County, OH Election Official Pleads Guilty to 'Profiting from Contracts for Voting Machines'

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5511

 

OH: Lake County - Choosing how to vote

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19167928&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21849&rfi=6

 

PA: Mercer County - Voting Machine Questions

http://www.wytv.com/news/local/13025817.html

 

PA: Wayne County - State will reimburse Wayne for voting machines

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19168092&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=416046&rfi=6

 

TN: Group calls for paper trail on Tennessee elections

http://www.murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=8485

 

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