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Computers won't get a vote of confidence Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, June 30, 2005 If, after attending this week's "Voting Integrity Forum" at the county courthouse, you believe the gravest threat to democracy is the computerized voting machine, who could blame you? |
Verified Voting advocate explains voting machine options (New York) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, June 30, 2005 ONEIDA - A forum was held Wednesday night about the Help America Vote Act at the city hall. Bo Lipari of New Yorkers for Verified Voting presented the pros and cons of the paper ballot and optical scan voting machine. |
The Case for Optical Scan Voting Technology (Connecticut) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Thursday, June 30, 2005 Next year, Connecticut voters may shake their head at the irony responsible for replacing our voting machines, but they will shake their fists if they believe Connecticut chose the wrong machine. The mechanical lever machine was invented to replace paper ballots in 1892, 15 years after the fiercely contested presidential election of Rutherford B. Hayes. Due to a similar presidential election in 2000, the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) was passed and mandates that we now generate a paper record of votes to allow a manual audit or recount. The irony is that the greatest century of technological advances has brought us back to counting votes on paper. |
Group?s members test new voting machines (Kane Co., IL) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, June 29, 2005 Kane County voters casting ballots in next spring?s elections should expect a whole new experience and possibly a longer wait than they are accustomed to, representatives of the League of Women Voters concluded Tuesday. |
Touch-Screen Voting Machines Coming To Idaho Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, June 29, 2005 Boise - The days of pregnant chads may be coming to an end. Secretary of State Ben Ysursa says some newly certified voting machines combine high-tech innovation and better access for people with disabilities. |
Diebold revisited: Council should stand firm for equal protection (Volusia Co., FL) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, June 29, 2005 When errors occurred in Volusia County precincts during the 2000 presidential vote, paper ballots allowed an accurate manual recount. |
Paper backup to electronic voting ahead (Snohomish Co., WA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, June 29, 2005 Snohomish County's elections division likely will spend more than $1 million for equipment that provides a paper backup to electronic voting. |
Counties to receive voting funds (California) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, June 29, 2005 Secretary of State Bruce McPherson came to Redding Tuesday to tell north state elections officials that the region will receive about $8 million from the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). |
County moves ahead on e-voting (Alameda Co., CA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, June 29, 2005 Despite stout public opposition, Alameda County will likely stick with Diebold electronic voting machines for the next congressional and presidential elections. |
Greene likely to get maximum grant for voting (Greene Co., PA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, June 29, 2005 WAYNESBURG ? Greene County will likely receive the maximum grant amount afforded through the federal Help America Vote Act, but local officials worry that it may not be enough to cover the purchase of new voting machines. |
Mississippi signs contract for new voting machines (Mississippi) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, June 29, 2005 JACKSON, Miss. - Most Mississippi counties need to replace outdated voting machines by next January to comply with a federal law, and Secretary of State Eric Clark says he's optimistic the change will make elections more efficient. |
Visual impairment group joins voting fray (Volusia Co., FL) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, June 28, 2005 In the see-saw battle over touch-screen voting machines in Volusia County, one thing seemed certain Monday. If or when the issue goes to court, it will be quite a tangle. |
Hoyer Introduces the Secure America's Vote Act Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, June 28, 2005 U.S. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) of Mechanicsville has introduced an election reform bill called the "Secure America's Vote Act of 2005." |
Vote to keep polls will cost $1 million (Snohomish Co., WA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, June 28, 2005 Snohomish County residents who like voting at the polls won't be forced into voting by mail, despite a trend statewide toward mail-in ballots. |
Touch-screen voting better choice (Volusia Co., FL) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, June 28, 2005 Two opinions that dealt with accessible voting in Volusia County appeared in The News-Journal on June 22. I take issue with both. In the editorial, "Stand firm, Diebold deal wrong for Volusia," the writer emphasized that the system needs to be voter verifiable and said that this is not the case with the touch-screen system. I disagree with that statement, because the system verbally lets the print-impaired voter wearing the headphones know what votes he cast and the screen shows a recap of votes cast for those with sight. This certainly does meet the intent of the Help America Vote Act, and it meets the requirements of Florida's certification process as being "independently voter verifiable." |
Diebold touch screens don't meet disability requirements (Volusia Co., FL) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, June 28, 2005 The Diebold voting machines being proposed for Volusia County don't meet the requirements of the Help America Vote Act. The shocking part is, they don't have to. It's only 2005 and the law doesn't go into effect until Jan. 1, 2006, so vendors are able to sell, this year, whatever type of voting systems they can get away with selling. |
Grass-roots Bucks group shows pitfalls of electronic voting (Bucks Co., PA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, June 28, 2005 To comply with federal law, the Bucks County commissioners might have to buy new voting machines by the end of the year in time for the 2006 primary election. |
Feds may pay for new voting machines (Pennsylvania) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, June 28, 2005 HARRISBURG - Three western Pennsylvania counties - Beaver, Greene, and Mercer - are closer to having federal funds pay for new voting machines after the state recently decertified their electronic machines. |
County weighs voting options (Alameda Co., CA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, June 28, 2005 It's shopping time for elections officials, the moment to buy the means of democratic choice for the next congressional and presidential elections. |
Plenty of static over electronic voting machines (Bucks Co., PA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, June 28, 2005 Marybeth Kuznik had to wing her part of the program when she couldn't get the overhead presentation she'd prepared to work. |
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