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High?tech voting machines head to Lee County (Lee Co., IA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, September 6, 2005 FORT MADISON ? In the past, voters who made a mistake had their ballots tossed out. A new system in Lee County soon will save those votes. |
Some pens mightier than others in election kerfuffle (Maricopa Co., AZ) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, September 5, 2005 The election system in Maricopa County is tinged with inaccuracies and allegations of fraud. But it has nothing to do with undocumented immigrants and everything to do with the permanent markers called Sharpies. |
State to seek voting-machine bids in '06 (Hawaii) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, September 5, 2005 State elections officials plan to seek bids early in 2006 for new electronic voting machines to be used in the 2006 primary and general elections ? a timetable some folks feel is too tight. |
County election board makes choice in voting machines (Knox Co., OH) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Friday, September 2, 2005 MOUNT VERNON ? Knox County?s first choice in voting machines is the ES&S Direct Read Electronic Touch Screen system. |
Voters to test machines: Farmington, Brigham City to use ATM-style devices (Utah) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Friday, September 2, 2005 Neither paper jams nor excessive costs will slow the implementation of electronic voting machines. |
Two cities chosen as electric-vote test sites (Utah) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Friday, September 2, 2005 Election officials who gathered at the Capitol on Thursday from every county in Utah for training on new electronic voting took a break to hear Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert's ion of cities to test the high-tech ballot boxes. |
Carbon may balk at buying machines (Carbon Co., PA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Friday, September 2, 2005 Carbon County commissioners are threatening to join Monroe County and refuse to buy new electronic voting machines as required under federal law. |
Rockland to look at optical scanner voting machines (New York) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Friday, September 2, 2005 Now that New Yorkers will no longer be pulling levers at the polls, counties must decide how its residents will cast their votes and Rockland is researching the options. |
Hart to get more elections money (Boulder Co., CO) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Friday, September 2, 2005 BOULDER ? The manufacturer that built Boulder County?s maligned ballot-counting machines for the 2004 presidential election has won the contract to print the county?s November mail ballots, even though another company submitted a lower bid. |
Diebold responds to e-voting stories (California) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, September 1, 2005 CALIFORNIA Secretary of State Bruce McPherson has implemented a thorough and widespread certification process to ensure all electronic voting machines comply fully with state and federal laws. |
Diebold parts ways with consulting firm after donations (Ohio) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, September 1, 2005 COLUMBUS, Ohio - Diebold Inc. has elected not to renew its contract with a consulting firm after its workers offered campaign funds to county officials while trying to persuade them to use Diebold's voting machines. |
Paper Record of Electronic Ballots Is Urged (Virginia) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, September 1, 2005 RICHMOND A group of Northern Virginia residents concerned about past problems with electronic voting machines urged a state panel last week to require localities to use devices that allow voters to see an automatically generated paper record of their ions. |
State law would mandate following e -vote paper trail (California) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, September 1, 2005 California is on the verge of turning away from electrons and toward paper as the ultimate arbiter of democratic choice, with final passage Monday of a bill requiring the use of paper trails for recounting votes. |
Beaver County voters to see voting machines (Pennsylvania) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, September 1, 2005 The people of Beaver County will have ample opportunity to examine the candidates and get a sense of their strengths and weaknesses and how accessible they are. |
Residual votes declined in Florida, Michigan with d voting equipment Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, September 1, 2005 WASHINGTON D.C.?Aided by new technology, voting behavior improved considerably in Florida and Michigan based on residual votes declining in 2004 compared with 2000, a new study co-authored by University of Michigan researchers indicated. |
County seeks new voting system (Alameda Co., CA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, August 31, 2005 OAKLAND - The Alameda County Board of Supervisors is seeking a new equipment voting system that could meet both state and federal requirements by Jan. 1. |
Paper ballot spot check is key to election integrity (California) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, August 31, 2005 A paper trail, both during an election and afterward, is essential to ensure the integrity of electronic voting. A bill requiring the use of paper ballots during a post-election recount is heading toward the governor's desk. Despite the opposition of Secretary of State Bruce McPherson, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger should sign it. |
Voting machines: Elections officer doesn't want to write a blank check (Salt Lake Co., UT) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, August 31, 2005 The Salt Lake County Council on Tuesday supported the state's decision to buy electronic voting machines but has asked for amendments to the contract to financially shield the county in the event of a recount. |
Voting changes are too slow (New York) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, August 31, 2005 State lawmakers' penchant for missing deadlines can be dizzying at times. Just look at their pathetic attempts at voting reform. The federal government started the clock in 2002, passing the Help America Vote Act. |
Mail vote may be put on ballot (Snohomish Co., WA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, August 31, 2005 EVERETT - Snohomish County voters should have a say in whether the county keeps its polling places open or switches to an all-mail ballot, County Executive Aaron Reardon said Tuesday. |
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