'Daily Voting News' For January 16, 2008

 

An urgent action alert has been raised in New York. As a result of the Department of Justice lawsuit regarding New York State's lever machine replacement, New York State's county level election commissioners have until February 8, 2008 to choose whether to use either a paper ballot based ballot marker and scanner system, or a direct recording electronic (DRE) voting system for each county.

 

After reaching a compromise with the federal court to provide ballot marking devices for disabled voters in each polling places in 2008, the New York State Board of Elections has recklessly redefined ballot marking devices to include DRE voting machines. Let's be clear - the untested DRE devices which commissioners are now empowered to purchase are not Ballot Marking Devices, they are DRE touch screen voting machines. Because this choice will commit over half of the funding available for new voting machines, if a county s a DRE in February your county will vote on touch screen voting machines.

 

Concerned New Yorkers can help by notifying the county commissioners of the importance of choosing a paper ballot based system, and putting the media spotlight on the issue. It is urgent that you contact your local election commissioners in writing before the end of the month, and include newspapers and county legislators in that correspondence.

 

Please go to http://www.nyvv.org/ActJan08.shtml to learn how you can take action.

 

NAtional: Could post-ballot audits renew faith in U.S. elections?

Supporters say the time is now to mandate random counts after elections

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9057438&intsrc=hm_list

 

NAtional: Editorial - A Quick Fix for Electronic Voting

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/opinion/16wed1.html?hp

 

NAtional: Emergency measure advocates paper ballots and election audits

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-njvotingmachines0116jan16,0,1484512.story

 

NAtional: Ohio, Minnesota and Alabama Adopt New Online Solutions to Build 2008 Military and Overseas Absentee Voter Participation Rates

https://www.overseasvotefoundation.org/files/OVF_SHS_Annoucement_16-Jan-08.pdf

 

AZ: Pima County - Elections data fight in new phase

County opposes releasing more info to Dems

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/74194.php

 

AZ: Pima County - County OKs paper ballots going online after voting

Dems sought databases from all past elections

http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/220713

 

CO: Drop-in option mulled for mail-ballot elections

http://www.aurorasentinel.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=18138&TM=3655.491

 

CO: Officials lean toward paper ballots after electronic machines tossed

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_7981616

 

CO: Lawmakers favor paper for November election

http://dailycamera.com/news/2008/jan/16/lawmakers-favor-paper-for-november-election/

 

CO: Bill would let Coffman retest electronic voting machines

http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080116/NEWS/92956412

 

IL: Hancock County - Ballots still not available for early voting; ES&S responds to criticism by Asbridge

http://www.journalpilot.com/articles/2008/01/16/news/news2.txt

 

IN: Lake County - Voting to go all electronic

http://www.post-trib.com/news/742688,lcelect.article

 

NH: Democratic Ballot Recount Under Way In N.H.

Kucinich Questions Accuracy Of  Machine-Counted Ballots

http://www.wmur.com/news/15062536/detail.html

 

NH: What to expect from a NH Recount and Why

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_mark_cri_080116_what_to_expect_from_.htm

 

NJ: NJ Governor Signs Landmark Election Protection Legislation

http://e-voter.blogspot.com/2008/01/nj-governor-signs-landmark-election.html

 

NJ: AG rejects request for the use of emergency ballots on Feb. 5

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-12/1200461714290230.xml&coll=1

 

NM: Election Shuffle

Secretary of State fills positions, but questions remain

http://sfreporter.com/articles/publish/outtake-011608-election-shuffle.php

 

NY: Urgent Action Alert for New York State!

http://www.nyvv.org/ActJan08.shtml

 

NY: Federal judge approves NY voting machine plan

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-nyvotingmachines0116jan16,0,3409219.story

 

NY: Federal Judge Rules On Voting Compliance In N.Y.

N.Y. To Comply With 'Help America Vote Act'

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/ny.voting.machines.2.631228.html

 

NY: Judge OKs NY State Voting Remedies

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hM24D2P_dBmIDGu_u_mPKthDHpGQD8U77K2O0

 

NY: Suffolk County - FBI subpoenas election records in Huntington race

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/ny-lielec165539648jan16,0,7734489.story

 

NY: Sullivan County - Sullivan faces voting reform requirements

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080116/NEWS/801160342

 

OH: Brunner makes pitch to election chiefs

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/01/brunner_makes_pitch_to_electio.html

 

OH: Brunner meeting with county elections officials goes smoothly

Elections officials complain only a bit

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1200475885269740.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Brunner's election plan outlined in relative calm

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/01/16/BRUNPLAN.ART_ART_01-16-08_A1_U392OV1.html?sid=101

 

OH: Bob & Harvey's 3-Step "Ohio Plan" for fair and reliable voting and vote counts

http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2008/2974

 

OH: Penn State researchers help identify weaknesses in Ohio voting machines

http://live.psu.edu/story/28108

 

OH: Editorial - Playing politics with elections

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080116/OPINION02/801160320

 

PA: Companies compete for officials' votes

Voting machine manufacturers make pitches. Commissioners will recommend choice to council.

http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1200459956216420.xml&coll=2

 

PA: Lackawanna County - County stresses need, not speed, in vote machines

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19201872&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6

 

PA: Northampton County - County compares 6 replacement voting machines

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_3vote.6228105jan16,0,4777140.story

 

PA: Northampton County officials examine new voting machines

http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-58/1200489851253910.xml&storylist=penn

 

SC: NAACP wants eye kept on primary

Group cites voting machine concerns in request to U.S. Justice Department

http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/295642.html

 

SC: Voting machines in S.C. not big source of worry

http://www.timesanddemocrat.com/articles/2008/01/16/opinion/12916134.txt

 

SC: S.C. Voting Machines Banned in Other States

http://www.free-times.com/index.php?cat=1992912064017974&ShowArticle_ID=11461501080666647

 

TN: Davidson County - Password on laptop had been changed

http://www.fairviewobserver.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080116/NEWS0202/801160427/1321/MTCN06

 

TN: Sevier County - Sheriff's candidates present for required testing

[Note that this headline is deceptive. According to the article both candidates expressed concerns that testing was not completed in public]

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1211&dept_id=169689&newsid=19200292&PAG=461&rfi=9

 

WV: Kanawha County - Carper critical of touch-screen voting machines as two states try to ban them

http://www.dailymail.com/News/Kanawha/200801160147

 

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