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State elections office says new voting machines needed by January (Ohio) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, May 18, 2005 COLUMBUS, Ohio - Counties must be ready with federally compliant voting machines by January - four months earlier than expected - in case a special election is needed if a congressional seat opens, a spokesman for Ohio's chief elections officer said Wednesday. |
Few Problems Reported in Counting the Ballots (Los Angeles, CA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, May 18, 2005 This time around, the weather was good and City Clerk Frank Martinez used a different voting system, which meant few problems Tuesday with collecting ballots and counting votes |
Berks County (PA) may ask people to vote again in two precincts Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, May 18, 2005 READING, Pa. - Election officials in Berks County announced Wednesday that everyone who voted in two Reading precincts - nearly 200 people - may be asked to vote again because not all votes were recorded. |
Few problems with paper ballots (Pennsylvania) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, May 18, 2005 Voters in three Western Pennsylvania counties went back in time to vote on paper ballots Tuesday even after taxpayers spent millions of dollars on state-of-the-art technology. |
Ohio House OKs election reform bill Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, May 18, 2005 Columbus- A provision aimed at easing public concern over electronic voting eked its way into a sweeping election-reform bill Tuesday, as the legislation passed the Ohio House. |
New voting machines (New York) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, May 18, 2005 There are lots of reasons to look forward to July ? beach weather, vacations, the filing of campaign-finance reports by state lawmakers. The scent of greenbacks almost hangs in the air. We expect the documents to offer insight into the paralysis that grips Albany lawmakers unwilling to settle on the next generation of voting machines for New Yorkers. |
Black Box Voting in New York? Story Here Archive |
| Published:Wednesday, May 18, 2005 The future of New York State's elections is currently being decided. If voting machine manufacturers get their way, New Yorkers will cast their next federal election ballots electronically. But Bo Lipari with the grassroots organization, New Yorkers for Verified Voting, has been traveling the state exposing the potential pitfalls of this 21st century technology. On Sunday he spoke at the Community Church of New York. Sarah Turner has the story. |
Island County's punch cards are ditched but not the polls (Washington) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 17, 2005 COUPEVILLE - Chads will soon be gone in Island County but polling places will stay, county Auditor Suzanne Sinclair said Monday. |
Diebold shows off voting machines Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 17, 2005 The Rev. John Beaty said his concern about ``stolen elections' prompted him to attend Monday's demonstration of new voting machines in the Summit County Council chamber. |
County weighs mail-only vote Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 17, 2005 EVERETT - Snohomish County could save more than $1 million next year if it mothballs its touch-screen machines and conducts elections entirely by mail ballot. |
Schuylkill still using older methods in voting process (Schuylkill Co., PA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 17, 2005 The distinctive hum from a fleet of dot matrix printers was a sign of the election season in Schuylkill County. |
Pencils sharpened for paper primary (Greene Co., PA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 17, 2005 WAYNESBURG ? Greene County elections officials never intended to switch the voting system a little over a month before today's primary. |
More mail-in elections proposed (Santa Clara Co., CA) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 17, 2005 The latest proposal to make voting in California easier and more reliable doesn't involve touch-screens, software or machines worth more than your car. |
New ballot machines to mark mark in 2006 (Nebraska) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Tuesday, May 17, 2005 The next time Nebraska voters go to the polls, they will face several changes. |
Recount confirms win by Alter in April 5 vote (Jefferson Co. MO) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, May 16, 2005 Friday's recount of ballots cast in Jefferson County's state Senate election on April 5 had two winners: Republican Bill Alter and the county's new optical-scan voting system. Alter, of High Ridge, was sworn in to the Senate last month after an initial tabulation indicated he won the four-way race. |
Can Florida?s Election Officials Ignore the Law? - Circuit Court Deliberates Manual Recount Problems with Touchscreen Voting Machines Story Here Archive |
| Published:Monday, May 16, 2005 Florida - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a coalition of national groups concerned with voting integrity filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a seminal e-voting case brought by Florida Congressman Robert Wexler and others. Florida law requires manual recounts in close races. Rep. Wexler's case argues that when Florida election officials purchased touchscreen voting machines that do not leave a paper trail, they prevented true manual recounts and violated this law. The Congressman also argues that the touchscreen voting machines violate federal constitutional law. |
A new push to repair elections (Wisconsin) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Sunday, May 15, 2005 After two consecutive photo-finish presidential races, and with state voters still split down the middle, Wisconsin is a recount waiting to happen. |
Alternative to e-voting is needed: the mailbox (California) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Sunday, May 15, 2005 Touch-screen voting machines are fine for counties, like Santa Clara, that want them. But a simple and cheap alternative voting by mail should be available for counties that don't want technology forced on them. |
Election commission wants to hear from voters on ballot procedures (Washington Co., AR) Story Here Archive |
| Published:Sunday, May 15, 2005 FAYETTEVILLE The Washington County Election Commission wants to hear from county voters before deciding on voting procedures to comply with a new federal law. |
Clerk defends spanish ballots as helping voters Story Here Archive |
| Published:Sunday, May 15, 2005 Steve Druckenmiller, the Linn County clerk, has been surprised but undaunted by public reaction against his plan to offer ballots in Spanish next year. |
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