'Daily Voting News' For January 12, 2008

 

Congratulations to the Pima Co Arizona Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians who all worked together along with their attorneys and Election Integrity activists like John Brakey and Jim March. This group, and the countless other citizens of Pima Co, were able to convince the County Board of Supervisors that they need to release all of the data files from the Diebold system used by the county. Because this group was “rock-solid” in their stance they now have all of the files from the 2006 primary and general elections and the May 2006 Regional Transportation Authority election. These files will now be scoured for evidence of election fraud or hacking. The information obtained from them will be used to create a computerized tool that will help elections officials and political parties nationwide investigate their own local voting systems for security weaknesses that could be used to rig elections. Great job!!

 

A couple days ago I mentioned a letter from a Solano Co California Supervisor who wanted a Board of Supervisor’s hearing about last Nov.’s election and 1,321 phantom votes. The supervisor has now apologized for a mistake in computing the number of votes. The total is now 11 more votes cast than voters who voted. The Board of Supervisors has also put elections on the agenda for their next meeting.

 

NAtional: VIDEO: Rep. Rush Holt Calls For Paper Ballots And Audits In Every Election On Countdown

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5549

 

AR: Pulaski County - Election Glitches Vanish For Arkansas' Super Tuesday

http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=58849

 

AZ: Pima County - Databases for elections released to Democrats

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/73925.php

 

CA: California Voted "NO" On Paperless, Insecure Voting Machines

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_sandy_sa_080112_california_voted__22no.htm

 

CA: Solano County - Correction In Solano Election Results

http://www.benicianews.com/articles/index.cfm?artoid=334378

 

CO: Coffman still trying for voting machine fix

http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/01/10/011108_12B_voting_machines.html

 

CO: Most clerks pushing for mail ballots

Opponents believe approach too risky

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/12/most-clerks-pushing-for-mail-ballots/

 

CO: Lawmakers to address vote machine problems

http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1200129048/2

 

CO: Mesa County - Getting it right

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/12/getting-it-right/

 

NH: Experts Question Clinton's New Hampshire Primary Win

http://www.alternet.org/story/73551

 

NH: We Need To Eliminate Secret Vote Counting, Not A Recount

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00103.htm

 

NH: N.H. plans hand recount of primary ballots

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9849226-7.html?tag=nefd.top

 

NH: Primary votes to be recounted

GOP, Democratic candidates request it

http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080112/FRONTPAGE/801120402/1043/NEWS01

 

NH: Clinton-Obama swap on NH scanners? not so much

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/11/91642/8304/344/434942

 

NH: BILL MAHER ON NH PRIMARY: 'I'm Bothered That a Private Company (Diebold) Runs the Machines, Are Only Ones Who Know What Went On'

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5550

 

NY: New York and New Hampshire

http://nyvv.org/blog/bolipariblog.html

 

OH: Brunner to defend election proposals

Secretary of state to address conference of county officials, explain system changes

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/01/12/brunner_meet.ART_ART_01-12-08_B1_MQ91ME2.html?sid=101

 

PA: Fayette County - Fayette may get more vote machines

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/fayette/s_547062.html

 

TN: Sevier County - Local candidate challenges voting machine accuracy

http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=53378&provider=gnews

 

VoterID: Requiring voter ID on GOP's agenda

http://www.kansas.com/news/state/story/279079.html

 

VoterID: Opinion - Voter ID law an ugly effort to subvert ballot

http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/tucker/stories/2008/01/11/tucked_0113.html

 

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