'Daily Voting News' For January 15, 2008

 

I’m not going to hold my breath but it seems that maybe some common sense is now being used in Colorado. While SoS Coffman has everything mucked-up with machines decertified based on testing results and his offers to recertify them without any testing if a county appeals his decision. Now the Senate Majority Leader has stepped forward. Senator Ken Gordon, who lost in a bid for SoS against Coffman, is the co-chair of a task force looking at the election issues. He says that involved legislators and clerks have nearly come to an agreement that the voters will vote on paper ballots with either precinct or central-count optical scan or vote-by-mail. Vote-by-mail will be done much like it is in Washington state with centralized vote centers for voters with disabilities and anyone who wants to vote on an e-voting machine. A single system will be used throughout the state.

 

NAtional: Bernard Weiner: U.S. Elections Still in SNAFU Mode

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0801/S00132.htm

 

CA: Editorial - The fictional crime of voter fraud

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/15/EDGRUDSL9.DTL

 

CA: Merced County – LTTE - Voting machine challenge taken

http://www.modbee.com/opinion/letters/story/180497.html

 

CO: State caucuses slated Feb. 5

Voting methods still uncertain for other elections coming up

http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/articles/2008/01/14/news/local_news/caucuses%20.txt

 

CO: Dem chair calls on Coffman to resign

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/14/dem-chair-calls-coffman-resign/

 

CO: Lawmaker sounds death knell for electronic voting

http://origin.denverpost.com/extremes/ci_7978228

 

CO: 2 more file voting-machine-ban appeals

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/15/2-more-file-voting-machine-ban-appeals/

 

CO: Editorial - Clerks know Colorado voting best

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080115/EDITS/898647830

 

CO: Editorial - Counties appeal on vote machines

http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/articles/2008/01/15/opinion/editorials/election%20editorial.txt

 

CO: Boulder County - Mayo foils voting machines

Boulder County Clerk begins to dig through ballots used to test voting equipment

http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/jan/15/mayo-foils-machines/

 

CO: Boulder County clerk seeks new verdict on decertified voting machine software

http://www.timescall.com/News_Story.asp?id=5855

 

CO: Mesa County clerk appeals Coffman action

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/15/mesa-county-clerk-appeals-coffman-action/

 

FL: Broward County - Some early voters in Hollywood get wrong ballots

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbvoting0115sbjan15,0,7286285.story?coll=sofla_tab01_layout

 

FL: Palm Beach County - Early voting steady on opening day; 20,000-30,000 expected to cast ballots in county in 2-week span

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/local_news/epaper/2008/01/15/s1b_earlyvoting_0115.html

 

KS: Editorial - Where is evidence for voter fraud?

http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/01/where-is-evidence-for-voter-fraud/

 

MI: Michigan voting officials confident of e-voting systems

Expecting no problems with New Hampshire-style optical-scan units

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9057242

 

MS: [Senatorial] Election date overturned

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080115/NEWS01/801150303

 

MT: Study prompts concern over voting machines

http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/01/15/news/mtregional/news10.txt

 

NH: Recount cost could climb to $125,000

New hand tally would start tomorrow

http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080115/FRONTPAGE/801150398

 

NH: Candidates say they can pay for recounts

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080115/NEWS08/383047012/-1/news

 

NH: 'Send Lawyers, Peace and Money': New Hampshire Election Contests Get Technical, Testy Before They Even Begin

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5560

 

NJ: Group wants emergency ballots at polls

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/01/group_wants_emergency_ballots.html

 

NY: Suffolk County - FBI looking into Huntington election

http://www.newsday.com/community/news/northshoresuffolk/huntington/ny-hlfbi0116,0,7976229.story

 

OH: Brunner Fires EVEREST Guru, Turns Down Help from Election Experts, Emboldens GOP Opposition

http://discuss.epluribusmedia.net/node/505

 

OH: Ohio GOP To Meet In Secret Over Election Machines

ProgressOhio Calls For GOP To Open Up Elections Meetings

http://www.progressohio.org/page/community/post/daveharding/C3nS

 

OH: GOP to privately meet on Democrat’s voting proposal

http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080114/UPDATES01/80114041

 

OH: Secretary of State solicits input on paper ballots

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/12003895713710.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Brunner defends touch-screen ban

Hearing on decision to scrap voting machines statewide set for next week

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080115/NEWS01/801150348/1056/COL02

 

OH: Ballot proposal turns partisan

Democrats wary of private GOP meeting

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/01/15/Brunner.ART_ART_01-15-08_A1_QS92FLC.html?sid=101

 

OH: Fulton, Union counties say move to optical-scan voting by fall not doable

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/01/14/ddn011508ohvoting.html

 

OH: Lucas County - New voting machines mandated for Ohio

State wants 57 counties to scrap touch-screens

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080115/NEWS24/801150330/-1/FORSIDE

 

OH: Ross County - Ross elections officials worried about changes

http://www.centralohio.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/B8/20080115/NEWS01/801150303/1002

 

SC: Chester County NAACP asks feds to monitor elections

http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/294501.html

 

VoterID: Opinion - Photo ID for voting is just common sense

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=706861

 

VoterID: Opinion - Voter ID Laws Could Bar Minorities and Young People

http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080115/cm_thenation/45270405

 

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