John Gideon's "Daily Voting News" came up at the CFVI meeting tonight, so I'm sending an example, as some haven't seen about it.
Margit
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From: John Gideon <jgideon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Aug 20, 2008 5:54 PM
Subject: [DVN] - 'Daily Voting News' For August 20, 2008
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Tonight's Featured article discusses the report from VotersUnite.Org that we discussed in this space on Monday. The report does not just tell what is wrong; it also tells about what states and local jurisdictions can do that is right. "Researchers then offer solutions by highlighting the story in Luzerne County, Pa., where election director Leonard Piazza in 2006 refused to allow ES&S to service its voting machines. Instead, Piazza and his staff perform most maintenance functions and ballot design programming without letting vendor representatives upgrade the machines or come near county precincts during an election. It's not too late, Theisen said, for more public officials to take election administration into their own hands come November."
Featured - National: Report: Vendor Control Undermines Elections
Nonprofit group claims vote-counting machine vendors are the ones in control during some elections.
http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/621
National: Corporate Vendors Are Undermining U.S. Elections
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6287
National: States seek workarounds for e-voting systems
http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/803
National: Veterans focus of Dem voting law reform
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12624.html
National: How do you compare security across voting systems?
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1367
CO: Coffman has confidence in Morgan County elections
http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/news/2008/aug/20/coffman-has-confidence-morgan-county-elections/
CT: Hand audit to review primary ballots
http://www.connpost.com/localnews/ci_10250092
CT: Recounts to be held at four Danbury polls
http://www.newstimes.com/ci_10250516CT: Local polling places among 82 due for audit
http://www.nhregister.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20081965&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=635049&rfi=6
HI: Hawaii ballots add pick-a-party box
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jg6iCoRv9mPYRgdi_0fe_B5eXabQD92LUJMO1
MI: Voting machines still a problem for some local clerks
http://www.spinalcolumnonline.com/Articles-i-2008-08-20-55901.113117_Voting_machines_still_a_problem_for_some_local_clerks.html
MO: Christian County - Recount doesn't alter commissioner race
http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080820/NEWS06/808200510
OH: Legislature makes changes to improve Ohio's elections process
http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp?SectionID=42&SubSectionID=201&ArticleID=168452&TM=24399.42
OH: State official ends 'sleepover' practice for voting machines
http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/08/20/ddn082008sleepover.html
OH: Voting machines can't go home, Brunner says
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/08/20/sleepover.ART_ART_08-20-08_B2_GJB363T.html?adsec=politics&sid=101
OH: Editorial - Make Voting Easy, Secure
http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/513199.html?nav=511
OH: Fairfield County - County having problems with voting machine logistics
http://www.centralohio.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/BD/20080820/NEWS01/808200325/1002
OH: Summit County - Elections board to seek $615,000 for '08
Officials say more is needed to buy ballots, postage, rent scanners
http://www.ohio.com/news/27166114.html
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