By John Gideon on 9/28/2006, 5:00pm PT  

Guest Blogged by John Gideon of VotersUnite.org and VoteTrustUSA.Org

Maryland Gov. Ehrlich feels so negatively about his state's use of e-voting machines that he is actually using an automated phone message to encourage his supporters to vote absentee in Nov. / Overseas e-mailed ballots from the military are handled by a Pentagon contractor with partisan ties, according to an article in the San Jose Mercury. / Mississippi may disenfranchise all voters who use absentee ballots. They cannot get them mailed in time. How can that be all right? How can the military not be given time to vote? / Today was the House Admin. Committee hearing on voting technology. The AP reporter who attended must have fallen asleep after ten minutes. He only touched on one small part of what was discussed in the hearing. / The Tarrant Co. Texas Democratic party is preparing a federal lawsuit against the SoS for refusing to allow the county to have a vvpat. ...

  • NAtional: Press Release: Researcher to demonstrate to Congressional committee how electronic voting machines can be hacked LINK
  • NAtional: Opinion - Our view on improving elections: Phony urgency on vote fraud LINK
  • NAtional: Voting a tricky mission for troops waiting for ballots in battlefield LINK
  • NAtional: Overseas voting a concern — again LINK
  • NAtional: VoteTrustUSA.org Issues 'URGENT ALERT' for Citizens to CALL Congress NOW to Demand Passage of Emergency Paper Ballot Legislation! LINK
  • NAtional: U.S. soldiers' overseas votes ripe for fraud LINK
  • NAtional: Suppressing the Vote LINK
  • NAtional: CNN's Lou Dobbs: New Emergency Legislation Could Help Avoid An E-Voting Debacle LINK
  • NAtional: California Sec. of State Candidate Lauds Emergency Paper Ballot Legislation! LINK
  • NAtional: Lawmaker, witnesses dispute value of paper records in e-voting LINK
  • NAtional: ACM Security Experts Urge Paper Trails for Electronic Voting; Simons, Felten Stress Security, Reliability, Backup Procedures to Ensure Public's Trust LINK
  • NAtional: Computer experts renew call for secure e-voting LINK
  • NAtional: Officials fear overseas vote complications LINK
  • NAtional: Electronic Voting Under Scrutiny LINK
  • NAtional: Are Voting Machines Reliable? Congress Is Questioning The Security Of New Electronic Voting Machines LINK
  • NAtional: Congress Debates E-Voting Security LINK
  • CA: Opinion - Patt Morrison: Memo to Congress --- Voting Is a Right. The rush to pass voter ID laws proves that the biggest threats to fair elections are elected officials. LINK
  • CA: San Mateo County - E-voting is scaled back LINK
  • CO: Security added for voting LINK
  • GA: McKinney To Hold Press Conference On Diebold Election Equipment LINK
  • GA: Ballot backup will cost millions LINK
  • GA: Paper trail for electronic voting could cost millions LINK
  • GA: Federal Judge blocks voter registration rules before election LINK
  • MD: Primary election challenges mark road to general election LINK
  • MD: Officials say general election will be better. Plans include increased training for judges, technicians LINK
  • MD: Ehrlich calls in appeal for absentee balloting. Automated message is directed to potential supporters LINK
  • MD: Columnist - 'No' vote for state's electronic balloting LINK
  • MD: Editorial - Paper ballots needed in state precincts LINK
  • MS: Absentee ballots may not be ready for November LINK
  • MT: Paper trails key to Montana elections success LINK
  • NY: Opinion - New York not ready with new voting machines LINK
  • OH: Cuyahoga County - Electronic voting LINK
  • SD: New machines should be safer LINK
  • SD: Making voting easier LINK
  • TX: Williams leads taxpayer-funded e-vote blitz. Secretary of state boasts of faster, easier, more secure way to vote. LINK
  • TX: Rebeca Chapa: Technology alters needs at the polls LINK
  • TX: Tarrant County - Tarrant Democrats threaten to sue Secretary of State LINK
  • INternational: For All the Marbles: Eclectic Polling Practices. While U.S. Elections Go Increasingly Hi-Tech, Some Nations Hold on to Ancient Polling Methods LINK

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