The Voting News Daily: NJ Sequoia counties no recourse, PA mostly digital recount to cost $1.3 mill, Philippines election related massacre
New Jersey needs a lemon law for voting machines: Counties that purchased voting machines from Sequoia Voting Systems, which provides the majority of voting systems in the state, in many cases entered into contracts that leave them little recourse if the machines malfunction or require repairs, according to a report issued today by New Jersey Public Advocate Ronald K. Chen…
As Aspen Colorado backs away from election transparency, they suddenly remember their election commission wasn’t properly appointed and new commission must be appointed. Will that be a bi-partisan commission?…Costly waste of time department: It will cost Pennsylvania $1.3 million to do a recount, much of it on paperless voting machines. Guess the losing candidate hasn’t heard about GIGO, Garbage in, Garbage Out….ACORN has flaws, but: Have the Media ‘Falsely Framed’ ACORN?…
Philippines declares state of emergency after brutal election related massacre..
All this and more in today’s voting news below…
AR: Paper Ballots Will Be Available To Benton County Voters
November 24, 2009 BENTONVILLE — Paper ballots will be available to anyone who wishes to use one during the 2010 elections.
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Last week, Bill Williams, chairman of the Benton County Election Commission, said that the commission hoped to have 100 percent electronic voting by 2012’s elections with the exception of provisional and absentee ballots.
http://www.nwanews.com/news/2009/nov/24/paper-ballots-will-be-available-benton-county-vote/
AZ: City staff eye potential savings of all mail-in ballot election
November 22, 2009 BULLHEAD CITY – During Thursday’s two-hour Bullhead City council retreat, City Clerk Diane Heilmann presented a report on the cost comparison of a traditional city election versus an all mail-in ballot election
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Heilmann’s study indicates an all mail-in ballot election would be less labor-intensive. Mohave County Elections Director Allen Tempert would continue to need people to open the ballots, prepare them for the tally machine “and he still needs to adhere to the testing and reporting legislation,” the report states.
http://www.mohavedailynews.com/articles/2009/11/23/news/local/local3.txt
CO: Council moves to appoint new election commission
November 24, 2009 http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/137748
NJ: Public Advocate releases review of voting machine contracts
11/24/09 TRENTON — Counties that purchased voting machines from Sequoia Voting Systems, which provides the majority of voting systems in the state, in many cases entered into contracts that leave them little recourse if the machines malfunction or require repairs, according to a report issued today by New Jersey Public Advocate Ronald K. Chen.
Read Report: The Purchase of Voting Systems in New Jersey: How Government Can Better Protect Taxpayer Rights and Voting Security
http://www.state.nj.us/publicadvocate/news/2009/approved/
091124_dpa_review_of_voting_machine_contracts.html
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NY: Hoffman considering challenge in NY-23
Nov 24, 2009 – Conservative Party candidate Douglas L. Hoffman passed his self-appointed deadline Monday without declaring whether he’d challenge results in the 23rd Congressional District race. Robert H. Ryan, Mr. Hoffman’s spokesman, said the candidate would announce his decision today. He would not say what Mr. Hoffman’s intentions were. Jude Seymour, Watertown Daily Times.
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20091124/NEWS03/311249966
NV: Former ACORN official in Las Vegas gets probation
LAS VEGAS — A former Las Vegas supervisor for the political advocacy group ACORN was sentenced Monday to up to three years’ probation for his role in a plan to pay canvassers to register Nevada voters during last year’s presidential campaign.