'Daily Voting News' For January 09, 2008

 

Yesterday while voters in New Hampshire were going to the polls a large group of activists filled the Board of Supervisors conference room in Pima County Arizona. A judge recently decided that the county should release the database from the 2006 primary and general election. The supervisors began by voting not to appeal the court’s decision. Then a raucous crowd of more than 60 people demanded to be heard. John Brakey was gaveled down and threatened with expulsion. The board decided to hear from the citizens and after hearing from about 20 the board turned totally and unanimously agreed to release the 2006 primary and general election data tapes, PLUS the RTA data that was the original reason for the court case. Great job by the folks in Pima County and by our friend John Brakey.

 

The Cuyahoga Co. Ohio Board of Elections is discussing the possibility of seeking a refund from Premier/Diebold for the DRE voting system that has been failing miserably for the past two years. As much as that system has been a disaster Premier should just refund the total purchase price of $21M and consider themselves lucky.  

 

For the past two years counties in Arkansas have had huge problems with ballot programming supplied by ES&S. Many of those counties have decided to leave the vendor out of the process and they are doing it themselves. Any progress toward getting the vendors out of voting administration is good progress.

 

Just minutes ago it was reported that the county clerk in Hancock Co Illinois is requesting the DoJ to investigate the deceptive practices of ES&S.

 

NAtional: 99 Ways to Steal Elections: The Story of John Fund and Ron Paul

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_melinda__080109_99_ways_to_steal_ele.htm

 

AR: Smooth Electronic Voting Expected

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/5440394.html

 

AZ: Pima County - RTA databases to be released

Info from '06 election may help clear the air over integrity issue

http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/219706

 

AZ: Pima County Board of Supervisors Advances Election Integrity with Vote to Release All 2006 Election Databases

http://arizona.typepad.com/blog/2008/01/pima-county-boa.html

 

CA: Monterey County - Observation panel to watch over local primary

Part of condition to recertify touch-screen voting

http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_7919893?nclick_check=1

 

CA: San Bernardino County - County joins lawsuit against secretary of state

http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/county_4409___article.html/san_bernardino.html

 

CA: San Bernardino County - County joins suit on ballot counting

http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_7917092

 

CA: San Bernardino County - S.B. County joins lawsuit testing new vote recount order

http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_H_vote09.3269856.html

 

CO: Legislators lose their confidence in Coffman

http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/01/08/010908_1a_Vote_machines.html

 

CO: Editorial - Election land mine

http://www.chieftain.com/editorial/1199866732/2

 

CO: Columnist - Fried: Legislature Must Quickly Grapple with State Election Meltdown

http://www.fortcollinsnow.com/article/20080109/NEWS/281569573

 

CO: Denver may get voting reprieve

Clerk: Coffman says he's 'likely' to OK equipment

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/09/denver-may-get-voting-reprieve/

 

CO: Denver - Coffman changes tune on machines

Denver's clerk says she was told he might recertify the voting system after an appeal.

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_7916814

 

CT: Vote Tally Discrepancy Reported To State

http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=d8689393-8e25-4d00-82e6-35685cbbdc2f

 

FL: Hillsborough County - Sample ballot mailed with Rudy boo-boo

Hillsborough elections chief apologizes.

http://www.sptimes.com/2008/01/09/Hillsborough/Sample_ballot_mailed_.shtml

 

IL: DuPage County - DuPage, state differ on files

Commission stands by its destruction of election records

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-durecords_09jan09,1,6588254.story

 

IL: DuPage County - County must get state permission to destroy election files

http://www.bnd.com/326/story/222950.html

 

IL: Hancock County - Election vendor accused of deceptive practice

http://www.journalpilot.com/articles/2008/01/09/news/news3.txt

 

MA: Technology empowers visually impaired voters

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/NEWS/801090331

 

MT: Gallatin County - Group wants county voting machines decertified

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2008/01/09/news/20vote.txt

 

NC: Ghost in the voting machine

http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A166482

 

NM: Voter Beware

http://sfreporter.com/articles/publish/outtake-010908-voter-beware.php

 

NY: Voting machine deadline looms

New York officials to choose options this month for voters with disabilities.

http://www.stargazettenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/NEWS0110/801090308

 

NY: N.Y. sets timetable on ballot machines

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_allegra__080109_n_y__sets_timetable_.htm

 

OH: Study pushes for changes to Ohio elections

Secretary of state’s recommendations include centralized vote centers, optical-scan ballots and ‘no fault’ absentee voting

http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/News/2008/01/09/22302/

 

OH: Columnist - We're all paying and paying for Florida's 2000 election meltdown - Kevin O'Brien

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/kevin_o_brien/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1199871318136860.xml&coll=2

 

OH: State scrambling to find $31 million

Cuyahoga County, 56 others looking to replace electronic voting systems before March primary

http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/13554012.html

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Elections Board seeks refund for faulty touch-screen system

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1199871297136860.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Franklin County - Price tag for ballot directive may rise

Proposed number to print is too low, county insists

http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/01/09/more_cost.ART_ART_01-09-08_A1_T290NT1.html?sid=101

 

OH: Marion County - How will you vote?

http://www.centralohio.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/BE/20080109/NEWS01/801090328/1002

 

OH: Trumbull County – Editorial - Local voting plan better than Brunner’s

http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/Editorials/articles.asp?articleID=26815

 

OH: Trumbull County - Local officials weigh in on vulnerable voting machines

http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/Editorials/articles.asp?articleID=26809

 

PA: Northampton County - County racing to find new voting machines

Officials will meet with vendors Tuesday. They must pick by month's end to be set for primary.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b3_3vote.6218269jan09,0,3658441.story

 

PA: Northampton County - Retiring the lever voting machines for the second time

http://blog.pennlive.com/northamptoncounty/2008/01/retiring_the_lever_voting_mach.html

 

TX: Waller County - Waller early voting plan opposed

Black officials urge feds to rule that one-site limit is discriminatory

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5438936.html

 

WV: Opinion - W.Va. Right About Voting Machines

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/504326.html

 

WV: Voting Machines Criticized in Harrison, Belmont and Jefferson

http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/504339.html?nav=510

 

VoterID: Voter ID requirement comes under fire

Indiana is one of only three states nationally to require identification in order to vote

http://www.pal-item.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/NEWS01/801090312/1008

 

VoterID: Court Hears Voter ID Case

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iegvd98ph9koi4IJgrhdaPAwZsxQD8U28B980

 

VoterID: Opinion - Requiring voter ID at the polls is a snake-oil remedy

http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-ed_levitt_0109jan09,0,1877668.story

 

VoterID: Editorial - The Court and Voter ID’s

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/opinion/09wed2.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin

 

VoterID: Supreme Court to hear Indiana voter ID law

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080109/LOCAL/801090472

 

VoterID: Project 21 Members Argue that Voter ID Laws Depress Fraud, not Turnout

http://www.thesop.org/index.php?id=9035

 

VoterID: Editorial - Voter ID law is a fraud

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/01/09/a16a_voterid_edit_0109.html

 

VoterID: Supreme Court Weighs Voter ID Requirements

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17942818

 

VoterID: Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Voter ID Law

Indiana Law Requires Voters to Show Identification at Polls

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/09/AR2008010901743.html?hpid=moreheadlines

 

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