'Daily Voting News' For January 10, 2008

 

It appears that Hart Intercivic has admitted that the optical-scan tabulators certified by the state of Colorado and used in that state show a significant error rate when a ballot has stray marks. This was mentioned, and nearly lost, in an article in today’s Denver Post. The vendor has offered a software upgrade to Colorado and they think that upgrade MAY fix the problem. In the mean time counties across the country may be using these same machines with no knowledge of a problem and no knowledge that Hart is providing an upgrade to one state while ignoring theirs.

 

NAtional: Alarms Should Go Off Whenever the Discrepancies Between the "Official" Results and the Polls Can't Be Explained

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_andi_nov_080110_alarms_should_go_off.htm

 

CA: Marin County - Huffman's vote-by-mail bill advances

http://www.marinij.com/marin/ci_7924426

 

CA: San Diego County - Voting critics lambaste supervisors

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/01/10/news/sandiego/20_30_581_9_08.txt

 

CA: San Diego County - San Diego Voters Confront Board of Supervisors

http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/diarypage.php?did=5540

 

CA: Ventura County - Is Ventura up to the count?

Voting machines decertified, then recertified with extra security measures

http://www.vcreporter.com/article.php?id=5613&IssueNum=158

 

CO: Citizens Call for Coffman to Resign

http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5440958&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

 

CO: Coffman: 'I created a lot of confusion'

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/10/coffman-i-created-a-lot-of-confusion/

 

CO: Editorial - Well, will they work or not?

Confusion over certification of voting machines leaves our heads spinning - and wondering about Coffman's leadership.

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_7924693

 

CO: Voting machine snafu resolution possible

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_7933208

 

CO: Coffman Wants More Time, Flexibility To Fix Voting Machines

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/15021885/detail.html

 

CO: Larimer County - Clerk urges all mail-in ballot

Larimer County official hopes Legislature will pass election fix

http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080110/NEWS01/801100363/1002/CUSTOMERSERVICE02

 

CO: Pueblo County - County voting machines likely to be recertified

http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1199949687/3

 

IL: Feds to investigate spiraling costs of county election vendor

http://www.macombjournal.com/articles/2008/01/10/news/news0.txt

 

MD: 2008 Election Judge Training

http://avi-rubin.blogspot.com/2008/01/2008-election-judge-training.html

 

MS: Federal appeals court sets hearing date in voter-ID lawsuit

http://www.sunherald.com/218/story/290854.html

 

MT: Gallatin County won't change voting machines

http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=7605114

 

NH: Bob Koehler - Primary Concerns

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_bob_koeh_080109_primary_concerns.htm

 

NH: Criminal record of Kenneth Hajjar- New England voting machine firm exec

http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_bev_harr_080109_criminal_record_of_k.htm

 

NY: Can you spell DEEP TROUBLE?

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_james_st_080110_can_you_spell_deep_t.htm

 

NY: Chenango County - County awaits word on HAVA directive

http://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2008-01-10/3455/County-awaits-word-on-HAVA-directive/

 

NY: Warren County consolidates voting districts

http://www.poststar.com/articles/2008/01/10/news/latest/doc478653dd3cbb4525530251.txt

 

OH: Fairfield County - Paper ballots to make comeback March 4

Official says electronic voting has raised security concerns

http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080110/NEWS01/801100321/1002

 

OH: Franklin County - Secretary Of State Investigating Franklin County Board Of Elections

http://www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/news.apx.-content-articles-CMH-2008-01-09-0037.html

 

OH: Franklin County - Ohio SoS Announces Investigation of Franklin County Board of Elections (Finally!)

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5539

 

OH: Miami County election officials get pay hikes

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/01/10/ddn011008raisesweb.html

 

OH: Washington County - State removes clamps on local elections office

http://www.mariettatimes.com/news/story/new32_110200875700.asp

 

PA: Crawford County - Officials confident voting machines pose no problems

http://www.meadvilletribune.com/local/local_story_009222956.html

 

PA: Mercer County - Elections chief: Voting machines here might not be so vulnerable

http://www.sharonherald.com/local/local_story_009215531.html

 

PA: Philadelphia - Oh Challenges Voting Irregularities In City Council Election

http://www.thebulletin.us/site/news.cfm?newsid=19185191&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=618959&rfi=6

 

TN: Ballot paper trail proposal comes late

http://dnj.midsouthnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080110/OPINION01/801100304/1016

 

WV: Some States Find Faults With Voting System

http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=33382

 

VoterID: High court appears to sides on Voter ID

Justices focus on Indiana law requiring every voter to show identification

http://www.mercurynews.com/crime/ci_7931148?nclick_check=1

 

VoterID: Justices seem hesitant to toss Indiana's voter ID law

Some on high court appear to search for middle ground on law that is toughest in nation

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080110/LOCAL/801100446/-1/LOCAL17

 

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