The Voting News Daily: Gouverneur Times vs NYS Board of Elections, Arkansas paper ballot battle, Voter Verified Inc?
Benton county citizens fight to keep their paper ballots….A new Florida corporation calling itself “Voter Verified Inc” files patent infringement against ES&S (and Diebold/Premier)…Bloomberg Spent $102 Million to Win 3rd Term yet won by fewer than 5 percent points…Complaint filed with Westchester County NY Board of Elections when two candidates names were missing from ballot at one of the polling sites…”FACT CHECK: Gouverneur Times vs. NYS Board of Elections”….
For some in military, power of vote now guaranteed…Franklin County PA used a central count scanner to do a recount, and says that it proved the precinct count to be accurate….
Philippine Elections and Murder Inc: “Elections in the Philippines are historically and perennially — they’re always violent — they only vary in degrees, for instance in the number of people killed every election period,” he said. “It has always been a problem for the Philippines, particularly in Maguindanao.”
AR: PUBLIC VIEWPOINT: Don’t Throw Away Paper Ballots
November 27, 2009 …Benton County proposes to be all-electronic, trusting our entire election to electronic voting machines that have documented vulnerabilities. In fact, counties across the country are scrapping these machines. Either the Election Commission knows something most of the country does not know, or they are way behind the curve.
http://smn.nwanews.com/news/2009/nov/27/public-viewpoint-dont-throw-away-paper-ba-20091127/
Optical Scan cheaper to own and operate, see
Voting System Cost Studies and Reports
http://www.votersunite.org/info/CostStudies.asp
States rush to dump touch-screen voting systems
States are increasingly abandoning touchscreen voting, scrapping multimillion-dollar systems purchased since 2000.
Arstechnica. August 20, 2008 It’s a good time to pick up an electronic voting machine on the cheap—provided you’re not a stickler for things like “accuracy” or “security.” States are scrapping tens of thousands of pricey touchscreen systems in response to mounting concerns about the machines’ reliability.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/08/states-rush-to-dump-touchscreen-voting-systems.ars
CA: City unveils improved election Web site
VoteSantaClarita.com provides voter essentials in English and Spanish
…VoteSantaClarita.com includes links with information on how to register to vote, how to vote by mail as well as an interactive form that shows voters their nearest polling place…
http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/21239/
FL: Voter Verified, Inc. v. Election Systems & Software, Inc.
RFC Case Number: P-V09-1969E
Court Case Number: 6:09-cv-01969-ACC-GJK
File Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Plaintiff: Voter Verified, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: Anthony I. Provitola of Anthony I. Provitola, PA
Defendant: Election Systems & Software, Inc.
Cause: 35:271 Patent Infringement
11/19/2009 1 COMPLAINT against Election Systems & Software, Inc. with Jury Demand (Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 32920), filed by Voter Verified, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(LAM) (Entered: 11/20/2009)
11/19/2009 Summons issued as to Election Systems & Software, Inc. (LAM) (Entered: 11/20/2009)
http://www.rfcexpress.com/lawsuit.asp?id=52130
Voter Verified, Inc. v. Premier Election Solutions, Inc. et al
RFC Case Number: P-V09-1968P
Court Case Number: 6:09-cv-01968-PCF-KRS
File Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Cause: 35:271 Patent Infringement
11/19/2009 1 COMPLAINT against Premier Election Solutions, Inc., Diebold, Incorporated with Jury Demand (Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 32919) filed by Voter Verified, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(LAK) (Entered: 11/20/2009)
http://www.rfcexpress.com/lawsuit.asp?id=52129
Florida Profit Corporation
VOTER VERIFIED, INC.