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Daily Voting News For September 28, 2007
Sunday, 30 September 2007, 6:33 pm | John Gideon
Advanced Voting Solutions has now told three Pennsylvania counties that they have decided not to go any further with federal testing of their voting system, a requirement by the state before any voting system can be certified for use there. The question ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 26, 2007
Thursday, 27 September 2007, 9:04 am | John Gideon
Daily Voting News For September 26, 2007 Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org More >>
Daily Voting News For September 24, 2007
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 12:43 am | John Gideon
We were encouraged earlier this year when two states announced their plans to do a complete review of their voting system. California has now completed their “Top-To-Bottom Review” and has taken action on all but the three Document Review papers that have ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 23, 2007
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 12:42 am | John Gideon
In Nevada ex-Secretary of State and now Congressman Dean Heller likes to tell anyone who will listen why he dislikes HR-811 and all about the amendments he has added to the bill. He falsely claims to have “inserted” amendments that would exempt ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 20, 2007
Sunday, 23 September 2007, 11:26 pm | John Gideon
What is more important; verified accurate elections or results reported on election night? San Francisco election officials would have us believe election night reporting is the most important as they whine about how the decertification of their voting ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 21, 2007
Sunday, 23 September 2007, 11:22 pm | John Gideon
Over the past week the media and the blogs have been filled with articles in support of a report negative on voter-verified paper audit trail requirements. Though the articles have found fault with parts of the report from the new on the scene Information ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 19, 2007
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 8:10 pm | John Gideon
Early voting is taking place in Shelby Co, Tennessee but the Memphis mayor wants the voting to stop and he seems to have convinced the city attorney that he is correct. The issue is that the county’s Diebold TSx voting machines seem to be flipping ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 18, 2007
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 12:27 am | John Gideon
First some business. I thought it was readily apparent that comments that I write and post in this lead ‘graf’ are comments and opinions on what has happened during the day or what may be happening in the future. What I write here is not news. Apparently ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 17, 2007
Tuesday, 18 September 2007, 12:19 am | John Gideon
HR-811/Microsoft-811 may be going to the floor for a vote sometime this week. Maybe not. Does it all really matter though? The bill will almost definitely get a majority of the votes, though it may be closer than some have thought. Then what? Then comes ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 16, 2007
Monday, 17 September 2007, 1:02 pm | John Gideon
It seems to be about time that I explain the loose rules that I use in selecting what goes into DVN and what stays out. First, though I have a position with regard to legislation I am very careful to not let my position cloud my decision as to whether ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 14, 2007
Monday, 17 September 2007, 7:57 am | John Gideon
Luzerne Co Pennsylvania is going to battle against ES&S over maintenance contracts and annual fees. The county has a plan that will save them $200,000 and they want annual contracts. ES&S wants a three year contract and they claim that they are ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 12, 2007
Friday, 14 September 2007, 9:02 pm | John Gideon
Today’s “Enemy of Democracy” is George Gilbert, the director of the Guilford Co, North Carolina Board of Elections. In making an argument against a voter verified paper audit trail and against HR-811, George uses a disingenuous argument when he ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 13, 2007
Friday, 14 September 2007, 11:35 am | John Gideon
A new think-tank has stepped forward to have their voice heard in regards to voting technology. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation correctly argues that paper trails don’t ensure accurate e-voting totals. More >>
Daily Voting News For September 11, 2007
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 8:14 pm | John Gideon
Franklin Co Ohio Board of Elections Chairman Matt Damschroder, said, "I don't think that anyone can point to any empirical evidence that would lead any reasonable person to say the voting systems used in Ohio are flawed, thus requiring a new round ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 10, 2007
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 7:48 pm | John Gideon
The 2006 elections cost the tax payers of Cuyahoga Co Ohio $47.86 per voter. Franklin Co paid $16.04 and Hamilton Co paid $21.30 per voter. Part of the cost for Cuyahoga Co is that every election they must spend $800,000 for 6000 new memory cards. The ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 9, 2007
Monday, 10 September 2007, 11:44 pm | John Gideon
Mississippi’s election laws are very questionable. During the August 7 state primary some voters who were not able to use Wilkinson Co’s DRE machines used paper ballots. These would be absentee, affidavit (provisional) and curb-side (for voters with disabilities). ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 8, 2007
Saturday, 8 September 2007, 4:37 pm | John Gideon
According to a transcript of the Rules Committee meeting of Wed. Congressman Alcee Hastings had the following to say about HR-811, “I need to be persuaded. Otherwise I would do something that I have not done since I have been here, and that is vote ... More >>
Daily Voting News For September 6, 2007
Friday, 7 September 2007, 11:47 am | John Gideon
Today’s new includes more and varied articles on HR-811, including an editorial against the use of DREs from the NYTimes. It appears that the bill will go back to the Rules Committee for another shot at a decision from that body. If it clears the ... More >>
Daily Voting News For 6 September, 2007
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 3:29 pm | John Gideon
In yesterday’s DVN I said, “When the bill goes to the floor there will be a bipartisan “unfunded mandate” amendment that will be allowed to be voted on and added to the bill if it passes”. I should have said that there will LIKELY be a bipartisan ... More >>
Daily Voting News For 5 September, 2007
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 1:30 pm | John Gideon
It’s been a hectic day today with HR-811 going to the Rules Committee as it must before going to the floor for a vote. The Rules Committee is supposed to decide whether amendments can be made to the bill; what amendments will be accepted; or whether ... More >>
