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'Daily Voting News' For August 02 and 03, 2008
Monday, 4 August 2008, 3:50 pm | John Gideon
Our featured article today is an editorial from the New York Times who have correctly labeled the Feinstein-Bennett Bill, S.3212, as a BAD electronic voting bill. In their opening graf the Times Editorial Board says, “Congress has stood idly by while ... More >>
'Daily Voting News' For August 1, 2008
Monday, 4 August 2008, 1:07 pm | John Gideon
I’ve added a new suggestion to this reminder so I am going to send it a second day in a row. [Thank you for the timely suggestion Jody] Voter registrations and voter registration data bases have been a huge problem during the primary elections. ... More >>
'Daily Voting News' For July 31, 2008
Monday, 4 August 2008, 12:30 am | John Gideon
It has been a couple weeks since we reminded all of our subscribers that voter registrations and voter registration data bases have been a huge problem during the primary elections. There is no reason to believe that they will not be a huge problem in November. One ... More >>
Daily Voting News For July 30, 2008
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 5:01 pm | John Gideon
In today’s “Featured” article, Voter Action had this to say in opposition to S.3212, “The United States Congress should be investigating, not financing, the private companies that have sold the DRE systems to states and counties throughout ... More >>
Daily Voting News For July 30, 2008
Thursday, 31 July 2008, 2:26 pm | John Gideon
S.3212 is BAD legislation. The bill will be heard by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration tomorrow at 10AM Eastern. Rather than ensure a paper ballot, or even a paper trail, this bill will allow more software or other verification schemes. ... More >>
'Daily Voting News' For July 27 and 28, 2008
Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 4:52 pm | John Gideon
As reported in today’s “Featured” article problems encountered during New York State’s tough certification testing have caused the timeline for the 2009 rollout of state’s new voting machines to slip. Now the State Board of Elections has notified ... More >>
Daily Voting News For July 26, 2008
Sunday, 27 July 2008, 7:54 pm | John Gideon
“On June 26, 2008, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT) introduced the Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act (S. 3212). The press release accompanying the introduction of S. 3212 observes “the ability to ensure there ... More >>
Daily Voting News For July 25, 2008
Sunday, 27 July 2008, 7:32 pm | John Gideon
Voter registration is the subject of today’s three “Featured” articles. First, nine Senators have introduced S-3308 to require the Department of Veteran Affairs to help veterans to register to vote. We welcome this new legislation but it may ... More >>
Daily Voting News For July 22, 2008
Thursday, 24 July 2008, 2:14 pm | John Gideon
“It seems incomprehensible for me that VA does not want to assist veterans to register. It is despicable,” said Jim Dickson, vice-president of American Association of Persons with Disabilities (AAPD). “I am trying hard to not express how angry I ... More >>
Daily Voting News For July 21, 2008
Tuesday, 22 July 2008, 1:57 pm | John Gideon
“I’m concerned about the weak spots,” said Rosemary E. Rodriguez, the chairwoman of the United States Election Assistance Commission, which oversees voting. “So much depends on whether there will be enough poll workers, whether they are trained ... More >>
Daily Voting News For July 19 and 20, 2008
Monday, 21 July 2008, 1:22 pm | John Gideon
Voters in the state of Hawaii filed a lawsuit on July 14, 2008, asking the Court to order the Hawaii Chief Elections Officer to stop using telephone lines or the internet for transmitting ballot counts and election results for final tabulation ... More >>
Daily Voting News For July 18, 2008
Sunday, 20 July 2008, 10:02 pm | John Gideon
Today is one of those days where there are many big stories. The list of Secretary of States who have joined together to demand that Veterans Administration facilities be opened to allow non-partisan voter registration drives has risen to 19. Meanwhile, ... More >>
Daily Voting News For July 15, 2008
Thursday, 17 July 2008, 1:44 pm | John Gideon
Yesterday another bill went to the floor of the House of Representatives and, like the last time, failed to get enough votes. It is time that the national organizations and their supporters change their strategies to a state-by-state strategy. We are ... More >>
Daily Voting News For July 15, 2008
Wednesday, 16 July 2008, 2:08 pm | John Gideon
In today’s “Featured Article” I relate how the EAC is getting bad advice from their very own Board of Advisors. This board includes officials who are either under the influence of the voting machine vendors or who have taken funds from those vendors. ... More >>
Daily Voting News For July 14, 2008
Tuesday, 15 July 2008, 1:12 pm | John Gideon
In this evening’s “Featured Article”, Kim Zetter of “Threat Level Blog” at Wired reports about the failure of new Sequoia voting machines to get through state and local testing. So far about 50 percent of the voting machines delivered ... More >>
'Daily Voting News' For July 12 and 13, 2008
Monday, 14 July 2008, 3:18 pm | John Gideon
It has been a couple weeks since we reminded all of our subscribers that voter registrations and voter registration data bases have been a huge problem during the primary elections. There is no reason to believe that they will not be a huge problem in November. One ... More >>
Daily Voting News For July 11, 2008
Monday, 14 July 2008, 12:19 am | John Gideon
Yesterday members of Ohio Election Justice Campaign (OEJC) filed papers in US District Court in Ohio asking a judge to begin criminal contempt proceedings for the destruction of ballots, against his orders, from the Nov. 2004 election. In King Lincoln, et ... More >>
'Daily Voting News' For July 10, 2008
Sunday, 13 July 2008, 4:01 pm | John Gideon
Yesterday members of Ohio Election Justice Campaign (OEJC) filed papers in US District Court in Ohio asking a judge to begin criminal contempt proceedings for the destruction of ballots, against his orders, from the Nov. 2004 election. In King Lincoln, et ... More >>
Daily Voting News For June 29 & 30, 2008
Tuesday, 1 July 2008, 12:56 am | John Gideon
“Daily Voting News” wants to congratulate and thank Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz for taking a stand against the federal Department of Veterans Affairs. Earlier this month the Secretary requested permission to visit veteran facilities ... More >>
Daily Voting News For June 27, 2008
Sunday, 29 June 2008, 9:46 pm | John Gideon
The state of New Mexico has a couple recounts that must be done because of close election results in those races. Previously recounts were accomplished by rereading the memory cards. One candidate in one of the recounts protested this means of finding ... More >>
