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24 States' Laws Open to Attack, 24 states' laws are open to attack after the campaign finance ruling. (New York Times, 01/23/10)

Ruling on Spending May Alter Political Terrain, The Supreme Court rules that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections. (New York Times, 01/21/10)

Obama Received $20 Million From Healthcare Industry, Obama received $20 million from healthcare industry in 2008 campaign. (Raw Story, 01/12/10)

Courts Roll Back Limits on Spending in Election Law, Court decisions free interest groups from many restrictions on advertising about issues and candidates. (New York Times, 01/09/10)

Nader Files Lawsuit in Maine, Democrats targeted for campaign tactics. (Bangor Daily News, 01/07/10)

Campaign Cash From Wall Street, Campaign cash from Wall Street favored representatives who opposed finance reform bill. (Open Secrets, 12/14/09)

In House, Many Spoke With One Voice: Lobbyists', Statements by lawmakers were ghostwritten by Washington lobbyists. (New York Times, 11/15/09)

237 Millionaires in Congress, 44 percent of Congress are millionaires compared to about 1 percent of Americans overall. (Politico, 11/07/09)

Millions Spent by Lobby Firms, Six lobbyists for every member of Congress heap cash on politicians to water down legislation. (Guardian, 10/02/09)

Political Slush Funds: The Last Loophole, Leadership PACs let politicians spend money freely on leisure outings. (ProPublica and ABC News, 09/26/09)

Anti-ACORN Bill Ropes in Defense Contractors, The bill applies to 'any organization' that has been charged with breaking federal or state election laws, lobbying disclosure laws, campaign finance laws, or filing fraudulent paperwork. (Huffington Post, 09/23/09)

Supreme Court Considers Corporate Spending on Elections, The Supreme Court considers ending limits on corporate and union spending in political campaigns. (Reuters, 09/09/09)

Diebold Finds Election Division Buyer, ES&S to control most US elections. (BradBlog, 09/03/09)

Liberals Revolt Over Public Option, Congressional liberals are in full revolt. (Politico, 08/18/09)

Six Lobbyists Per Lawmaker Work to Shape Health-Care Overhaul, Bloomberg News investigation finds three new health lobbyists register every day. (ABC News, 08/14/09)

Computer Scientists Reveal New Voting Machine Hack Successfully Changed Votes, A team of computer scientists announce a new way to electronically steal votes. (Raw Story, 08/12/09)

Industry Cash Flowed to Drafters of Reform, Key Senator Baucus is a leading recipient. (Washington Post, 07/21/09)

Minnesota Supreme Court Rules for Franken, Coleman concedes to Franken after the Minnesota Supreme Court rules in Franken's favor. (Star Tribune, 06/30/09)

US Supreme Court Issues First Ruling to Limit Voting Rights Act, The court opens the door to gutting the most fundamental US civil rights law. (WSWS, 06/24/09)

House Panel Approves Mail Balloting for All Federal Elections, Legislation would allow all eligible Americans to vote by mail in presidential and congressional elections. (CQ Politics, 06/10/09)

Lobbyists Unlimited in Honoring Lawmakers, The donations are a path for lobbyists and company executives to mingle in more intimate surroundings with lawmakers. (USA Today, 06/08/09)

Former Clay Official to Change Plea in Vote-Buying Case, A former Clay County election officer plans to plead guilty to a charge that he took part in a vote-buying scheme with prominent public officials. (Kentucky.com, 05/29/09)

Feds Drop Phone-Jamming Case, Feds drop phone-jamming case against GOP organizer. (AP News, 05/27/09)

Inhofe Co-Sponsors Legislation to Protect Military Voters, The legislation attempts to reduce delays, ensure that ballots are delivered appropriately, and safeguard voter privacy and ballot secrecy. (American Chronicle, 05/12/09)

US Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Voting Rights Act, The Supreme Court indicates it is preparing to strike down or weaken Section 5 of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. (WSWS, 05/02/09)

Senator Specter to Switch Parties, Sen. Specter will switch his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat. (Washington Post, 04/28/09)

States Open Multiple Paths to the Ballot Box, Voting by mail and before Election Day. (Progressive States, 04/13/09)

Vote Flipping Was Not Unexpected, The state of Kansas was warned that the problem might occur. (Salina Journal, 04/10/09)

AZ Election Fraud Investigation, Front lines report from AZ election fraud investigation. (OpEdNews, 04/07/09)

Most Electronic Voting Systems Can Be Hacked, CIA expert says most electronic voting systems can be hacked. (Raw Story, 03/25/09)

Diebold Admits Voting Machine Flaw, Premier Election Solutions admits that its voting machine software can lose votes and fail to log the fact that the votes were lost. (Industry Standard, 03/22/09)

Electronic Voting Flaw Eyed by California, The California Secretary of State's Office holds a public hearing to gather testimony about a software flaw in electronic voting systems. (Government Technology, 03/17/09)

Court Refuses to Expand Minority Voting Rights, The Supreme Court rules that electoral districts must have a majority of minorities to be protected by a provision of the Voting Rights Act. (Associated Press, 03/09/09)

Senate Bill Would Outlaw Notorious Voter Suppression Tactic, 11 senators introduce legislation to sharply limit frivolous challenges to voter eligibility. (03/05/09)

Diebold Voting System Has 'Delete' Button for Erasing Audit Logs, California's secretary of state releases a report that Gems includes a button that allows someone to delete audit logs from the system. (Wired, 03/03/09)

Elections Offices Struggle with Economic Crisis, State and county elections offices struggle with the economic crisis. (Electionline, 02/20/09)

All Touch-Screen Voting Machines Allow Undetectable Hacking, Federal study says all touch-screen voting machines allow undetectable hacking. (Examiner, 02/18/09)

Panel Calls For All-Paper Elections, A panel studying ways to improve Colorado's election system recommends that the state get rid of electronic voting machines and move to an all-paper system by 2014. (Denver Post, 02/11/09)

EAC Certifies MicroVote EMS 4.0 Voting System, The US Election Assistance Commission certifies the Election Management System 4.0 by MicroVote General Corporation. (EAC, 02/06/09)

Health Care Groups Paid Daschle $220k, Daschle, tapped to be Obama's health czar, was paid more than $200,000 by the health-care industry in the past two years. (Politico, 01/31/09)

Dodd Wasted Taxpayer Millions on Voting Technology, Dodd wasted taxpayer dollars on voting technology the blind will never use. (Examiner, 01/26/09)

UI's Jones on Diebold: "Totally Nuts" , A world leader in voting machine oversight describes the Diebold voting machine audit logs as "just totally nuts". (Iowa Voters, 01/13/09)

No Campaign Reform? No Money, Activists Say, A grass-roots initiative seeks to get big money out of politics. (Associated Press, 01/10/09)

Activist Unmasks Himself, Activist unmasks himself as federal informant in GOP convention case. (New York Times, 01/05/09)

George Bush Aide Dies in Plane Crash, Mystery surrounds the death of a Republican pollster who was recently compelled to give evidence about alleged election fraud in the 2004 election in Ohio. (Telegraph, 12/21/08)

GOP "IT Guru" Reportedly Killed in Plane Crash, Mike Connell, GOP "IT Guru", reportedly killed in solo plane crash. (Velvet Revolution, 12/19/08)

Trouble Spots Remain, Survey shows Election Day went smoothly, but trouble spots remain. (Market Watch, 12/09/08)

Rejected Absentee Votes May Decide It, The next battle - whether to reexamine thousands of rejected absentee ballots. (Star-Tribune, 11/24/08)

The Morning After, Voting Problems Remain, Election Day was rife with problems, does anybody care? (National Journal, 11/19/08)

'No More Mr. Nice Gay' as Mormons Face Vote Backlash, Protesters vent fury after church funds successful effort to ban gay marriages. (Independent, 11/08/08)

Worry Builds Over Possible Confusion on Voting Day, Tricky ballots, malfunctioning machines, and long lines already among reported issues. (Globe and Mail, 11/03/08)

GOP Continues Voter Suppression Campaign, GOP continues voter suppression campaign while accusing ACORN of irregularity. (Michigan Citizen, 10/31/08)

The Vote Grab, Voting machines are unreliable and inaccurate. (Independent, 10/29/08)

Tennesseans Report Voting Problems, Not everyone is leaving the polls happy. (Tennessean, 10/25/08)

Florida's GOP Lawmakers Blamed for Early-Voting Lines, Republican legislators set new standards limiting the number of polling sites and their hours of operation. (McClatchy Newspapers, 10/23/08)

Brave New Films Exposes the Truth About ACORN, BNF releases a new short film debunking the McCain campaign's smears against ACORN. (FireDogLake, 10/21/08)

Could the US Election be Stolen?, A bitter and protracted fight could ensue if the race to the White House is decided by a narrow margin. (Agence France Presse, 10/20/08)

More W. Va. Voters Say Machines are Switching Votes, In a second West Virginia county, voters report electronic voting machines changed their votes from Democrats to Republicans. (Charleston Gazette, 10/18/08)

Ohio Files Appeal to Supreme Court, Ohio files appeal to Supreme Court on voter registration data. (Washington Post, 10/16/08)

Judge Sides With Voting Rights Groups, A federal judge rules that the current practices to purge voter rolls in Michigan are illegal. (Inter Press Service, 10/15/08)

Foreclosure Victims May Lose Votes as Well, An alleged purge of registered voters, many of whom lost their homes to bank foreclosure, has prompted a lawsuit and calls in Congress for a Justice Department investigation. (Inter Press Service, 10/14/08)

States' Actions to Block Voters Appear Illegal, Tens of thousands of eligible voters in swing states have been removed from the rolls or have been blocked from registering in ways that appear to violate federal law. (New York Times, 10/09/08)

ACORN Raid Reflects GOP Anger at Voter Registration Drive, The raid on Nevada offices of ACORN reflects the increasingly aggressive Republican attempts to derail voter registration efforts among poor and minority voters. (Washington Independent, 10/08/08)

Nader's Message Brings Maine Voters to Their Feet, The presidential candidate blasts the powers in Washington for the recent financial crisis. (Press Herald, 10/07/08)

Project Vote Denounces Republican Attack on Montana Voters, The Republican Party of Montana is challenging the eligibility to vote of residents of the state based solely on the fact that the residents have filed change-of-address cards with the US Postal Service. (Project Vote, 10/03/08)

Ballot-Counting Machines Off By Dozens in Tests, Palm Beach County's high-speed ballot counting machines can't count the same ballots the same way twice in tests. (Sun-Sentinel, 10/02/08)

Republican IT Consultant Subpoenaed, A high-level Republican consultant is subpoenaed in a case regarding alleged tampering with the 2004 election. (Raw Story, 09/29/08)

Disabled Veterans Face Red Tape in Voting, Tens of thousands of US war veterans are wondering whether or not they will be able to vote. (Inter Press Service, 09/27/08)

Election Officials Telling College Students They Can't Vote, Colorado Democrats accuse a Republican county clerk of falsely informing Colorado College that students from outside the state could not register to vote if their parents claimed them as a dependent on their tax returns. (McClatchy Newspapers, 09/25/08)

Conyers Demands 'Immediate Halt to Republican Vote Suppression Efforts', House Judiciary Chair announces hearings and requests 'full scale investigation' by DOJ into recent reports of GOP 'vote caging' schemes. (BradBlog, 09/19/08)

Constitution in Crisis, Candidates in Denial, Constitution Day arrives without major statements from candidates on the need to restore this country's commitment to the rule of law. (The Nation, 09/17/08)

Organizations Ready Lawsuits Against Police in Convention Cities, Political activists and legal groups prepare to file multiple lawsuits against the cities and police departments of Denver and St. Paul because of their treatment of convention protesters. (The Hill, 09/09/08)

John Brakey Arrested While Officially Observing Count, An official election observer is arrested when he notices that several of the incoming bags containing ballots from the precincts have unsecured or missing seals. (Election Defense Alliance, 09/07/08)

Antiwar March Ends in Tense Standoff, The final night of the convention leads to confrontations between police and protesters. (Star Tribune, 09/05/08)

Taxpayers Off the Hook for GOP Convention Lawsuits, The agreement only encourages police to use aggressive tactics knowing they won't have to pay damages. (Associated Press, 09/04/08)

2,000 Rally to 'Stop War on the Poor', A vocal group of demonstrators take to the streets of St. Paul voicing their anger about economic justice issues on Day 2 of the RNC. (Star Tribune, 09/03/08)

Police Raid RNC Protest Sites in Twin Cities, 'Terrorism' intended to divert attention from issues that protest groups are raising. (Star Tribune, 08/31/08)

Crackdown Begins, The police assault on civil liberties takes an early start ahead of the RNC. (Minnesota Independent, 08/30/08)

Homeland Insecurity in the Twin Cities, Cameras, camcorders, cell phones, computers, and notebooks are confiscated by Minneapolis police from artist-journalists in town to report on the RNC. (Twin Cities Daily Planet, 08/28/08)

Protesters at Democratic Convention Fly The 'Cage', Protesters came to Denver for countless causes, but they uniformly reject the designated protest zone. (CSM, 08/27/08)

Police Trap Peaceful Protesters in Denver, Denver police surround protesters peacefully marching toward the Democratic National Convention Center and use pepper spray, batons, and unwarranted aggression. (American News Project, 08/26/08)

Warning on Voting Machines Reveals Oversight Failure , Premier Elections Solutions alerts 1750 jurisdictions across the country to problems in tabulation software affecting all 19 of its models dating back a decade. (McClatchy Newspapers, 08/25/08)

Lobbyist Parties for Lawmakers Bend Rules, A huge loophole says it is fine for lobbyists or their employers to throw parties for a group of House members. (San Francisco Chronicle, 08/19/08)

Did Washington Waste Millions on Faulty Voting Machines?, Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding went to upgrade the nation's voting machines that states are now scrapping because of concerns about their security and reliability. (McClatchy Newspapers, 08/16/08)

US Groups File Election Complaint Against Wal-Mart, At issue is whether Wal-Mart's discussion of the law amounted to an effort to dissuade employees from voting for Obama. (Reuters, 08/14/08)

Gitmo on the Platte Set as Holding Cell for DNC, Protesters have already given the political prisoner camp or concentration camp the name Gitmo on the Platte. (CBS4 News, 08/13/08)

Missouri Voter Thrown in Jail, A Missouri voter refuses illegal demand to show photo ID at poll and gets thrown in jail. (BradBlog, 08/07/08)

Statement in Opposition to Senate Bill 3212, Statement in opposition to Senate Bill 3212 sanctioning the continued use of electronic voting machines. (Voter Action, 07/30/08)

Industry Gushed Money After Reversal on Drilling, Campaign contributions from oil industry executives to Sen. McCain rose dramatically after the senator reversed his opposition to the federal ban on offshore drilling. (Washington Post, 07/27/08)

Amnesty Int'l Focuses on Americans' Voting Rights, A watchdog group launches a campaign to make sure all Americans get to exercise their right to vote this year. (One World, 07/25/08)

Rove Threatened GOP IT Guru, Rove threatened GOP IT guru if he does not 'take the fall' for election fraud in Ohio. Update. (BradBlog, 07/24/08)

ACLU Sues Alabama on Ballot Access, People convicted of nonviolent offenses are at risk of being turned away by voter registrars in Alabama. (New York Times, 07/22/08)

House Defeats Paper Ballot Funding, The House rejects a bill that would have funded the purchase of paper ballots as a backup to electronic voting systems for the upcoming election. (FCW, 07/21/08)

GOP Cyber-Security Expert Suggests Diebold Tampered with 2002 Election, A leading cyber-security expert says he has fresh evidence regarding election fraud on Diebold electronic voting machines during the 2002 Georgia gubernatorial and senatorial elections. (Raw Story, 07/18/08)

House GOPers Defeat Back-Up Paper Ballot Bill, Another attempt to have back-up paper ballots for November dies in the House. (AlterNet, 07/16/08)

Democrats and Republicans will Party Hard on Soft Money, When delegates travel to the nominating conventions, they will enter a cocoon of corporate largesse. (Los Angeles Times, 06/18/08)

Schlozman to Face Grand-Jury Investigation, Justice Department lawyers file a grand-jury referral stemming from the 2006 US attorneys scandal. (Wall Street Journal, 06/16/08)

Bugs Removed From Pinellas Vote Tabulation System, Two pieces of malicious software have been removed from the Pinellas County's voting tabulation system. (St. Petersburg Times, 06/04/08)

Computer Problems Hamper Early Voting Procedures, Computer problems affected ballot verification procedures across New Mexico. (KOAT, 06/03/08)

Suspicion of Political Maneuvers as 9/11 Trial Schedule Materializes, Defense lawyers accuse Pentagon prosecutor of rushing to begin trial in height of the presidential campaign season. (Miami Herald, 05/30/08)

Two-Year Effort Fails to Unravel Large-Scale Voter Fraud Schemes, Democrats accuse Texas attorney general of a partisan operation to discourage voters, especially minorities. (Dallas News, 05/18/08)

Voter ID by the Numbers, Missouri's state legislature may vote to put an amendment to the state constitution on the ballot requiring proof of citizenship from anyone registering to vote. (American Progress, 05/14/08)

Democrats on Committee Threaten to Subpoena Rove, Democrats on committee threaten to subpoena Karl Rove about former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman's prosecution. (Birmingham News, 05/02/08)

Supreme Court Gives Republicans a Boost, The US Supreme Court upholds a state law that Democrats and national civil rights groups believe could undermine the right of poor and minority voters to cast ballots. (Inter Press Service, 04/29/08)

NJ Judge Allows Electronic Voting Machines to be Examined, A New Jersey judge says voting rights activists should have a chance to examine the programming of touch-screen voting machines. (Associated Press, 04/25/08)

Obama Told to Pay Up or Risk Long Battle, Barack Obama is warned that his refusal to pay the traditional 'street money' to local operatives to help get the vote out in Philadelphia could cost him crucial percentage points. (Guardian, 04/22/08)

Congress Will Not Fund Paper Ballot Voting in November, The House of Representatives rejects legislation to fund paper ballot voting for the November elections. (AHN, 04/16/08)

Do Kane Votes Really Count With eSlate?, Federal lawsuit casts doubt on electronic balloting used locally. (Courier News, 04/13/08)

US Presidential Election Can Be Hacked, The US will pick a new president using electronic voting machines that can be hacked. (IDG News Service, 04/10/08)

Subpoenas Issued to Re-Examine Voting Machines, Subpoenas are issued in six New Jersey counties demanding that officials turn over for testing all voting machines where discrepancies were found in the presidential primary tallies. (Star-Ledger, 04/08/08)

A More Uniform System, Improving voting systems by providing uniformity in how votes are cast. (Sioux City Journal, 04/05/08)

Voting Machine Company Cheated Government, A former technician alleges the company cheated the federal government by falsifying information about the accuracy and security of its voting system. (Associated Press, 03/26/08)

Audit of Vote Count Planned in Counties, The audit would cover touch-screen machines and paper ballots read by optical scanners. (Columbus Dispatch, 03/25/08)

E-Voting Vendor's Web Site Hacked, Sequoia's e-voting machines come under fire from NJ election officials. (Computer World, 03/20/08)

American Statistical Association Calls for Audits, The Board of Directors of the American Statistical Association calls on the federal government to take actions that would assure greater levels of voter confidence in electoral outcomes. (eMediaWire, 03/17/08)

Story Behind the 2004 Lockdown, Even amid terror warnings, secret count was 'wrong move'. (The Enquirer, 03/16/08)

Senate Panel Ponders Election Fraud Again, Voter impersonation isn't nearly as big as problem as other forms of election fraud. (Miami Herald, 03/13/08)

'Myth' of Voter Fraud Focus of Senate Hearing, A Senate panel is investigating whether the myth of voter fraud has led to 'disenfranchisement' among individual voters. Hearings: In-Person Voter Fraud – Myth and Trigger for Disenfranchisement? ... DOJ a No Show at Congressional Hearing on 'Voter Fraud'. (Baltimore Chronicle, 03/10/08)

Democrats Reporting Irregularities in 14th District Voting Machines, The word 'Republican' flashes on touch-screen voting booths. (Daily Herald, 03/08/08)

Do-Over in Michigan and Florida?, Officials in Michigan and Florida show renewed interest in holding repeat presidential nominating contests so that their votes will count in the Democratic campaign. (Associated Press, 03/06/08)

Bomb Threat, Ballot Troubles as Ohio Votes, Reports of confusion and delay. Ohio GOP Calls on Cuyahoga County Prosecutor to Investigate Ballot Handling. (Raw Story, 03/04/08)

Is Your Name on the Voting List?, If your name isn't on it, you may have trouble casting a ballot in the race for the White House. (Associated Press, 03/02/08)

Lawmakers Question Election Board Members, Members of the Election Assistance Committee face questions from lawmakers concerned they are not doing enough to solve recurring voting problems. (CQ Politics, 02/27/08)

Voters, Poll Workers Question Accuracy of Lists, After New Mexico's presidential caucus, voters and poll workers question whether voter registration lists that the state provided to Democratic Party officials were outdated or incomplete. (Associated Press, 02/25/08)

Bloomberg Claims Vote 'Fraud', Mayor Bloomberg charges that 'fraud' was behind the unofficial results in the New York Democratic presidential primary that produced zero votes for Barack Obama in some districts. (New York Post, 02/19/08)

DREs Lose Round Two, Counties choose paper ballots despite court ruling. (NYVV, 02/18/08)

Judge Rules Ohio Curbs on Voter Registration Drives Unenforceable, US District Judge imposes a permanent injunction against enforcement of provisions of Ohio's 2006 election law that imposed curbs on voter registration drives. (ePluribus Media, 02/13/08)

Ohio Officials at Odds Over Paper Ballot, An order to provide a paper ballot to any voter who requests one. (New York Times, 02/10/08)

Team 4 Investigates Voting Machine Security Issues, Before you go to the polls, there's something you should know about the personal safety and security of your vote. (Pittsburgh Channel, 02/07/08)

Broward County Voters Give 110% in Florida Primary, 'Unofficial results' on county website show turnout exceeds registered voters in precinct D001. (BradBlog, 01/31/08)

Diebold Issues 'Product Advisory', Diebold issues 'product advisory' in Florida about malfunctions with optical-scan voting systems. (BradBlog, 01/29/08)

Voters Encouraged to Print Out Ballots, Voters in SC are encouraged to print out their own ballots before going to polls. (BradBlog, 01/26/08)

Kucinich Hand Count Stops in NH, Republican Albert Howard's NH hand count set to begin. Kucinich Requests State Carry Out 'Complete and Accurate Recount of All Ballots' (BradBlog, 01/23/08)

The Horry County, SC Disaster, Voters reportedly turned away without being able to cast a vote. (BradBlog, 01/19/08)

Emergency Measure Advocates Paper Ballots and Election Audits, Stopgap legislation would dedicate $600 million to voting districts that convert to paper ballots or put in audit systems in time for the November presidential election. (Associated Press, 01/16/08)

New Hampshire Election Contests Get Technical, Election integrity experts converge and join both Republican and Democratic candidates in quest for transparency. Diebold Miscounts Reported in First Day of Election Contest Hand Counts. (BradBlog, 01/15/08)

Diebold Voting Machine Failures Found During New Hampshire Primary, Election officials confirm that employees from Diebold's sole service provider in NH were allowed to access vulnerable optical-scan systems throughout Election Day. (BradBlog, 01/12/08)

Kucinich Calls for 'Recount' of New Hampshire Ballots, Kucinich cites concerns about 'unexplained disparities' in hand and Diebold machine counted ballots. (BradBlog, 01/10/08)

Ohio SOS Announces Investigation of Franklin County Board of Elections, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner says her office is investigating the Franklin County Board of Elections for possible voting problems. (BradBlog, 01/09/08)

NH Primary: Pre-Election Polls Different Than Results, Pre-election polls wildly different than results announced for Clinton and Obama. NH Primary Disinfo Alert. (BradBlog, 01/08/08)

Voter ID Laws are Set to Face a Crucial Test, Last year legislators in 27 states proposed laws like the one in Indiana seeking to increase identification requirements for registration or voting. Voter I.D. Requirements Reduce Political Participation. (New York Times, 01/07/08)

Ohio to Offer Paper Ballots in March, All counties in Ohio that still use touch-screen voting machines that were found to be unreliable in a statewide study must provide paper ballots to any voters who request them. (New York Times, 01/04/08)

Franklin County, OH Election Official Pleads Guilty, Franklin County, OH election official pleads guilty to 'profiting from contracts for voting machines'. (BradBlog, 01/03/08)

Electronic Voting is Questioned, States find critical flaws in the accuracy and security of their electronic voting machines. (Associated Press, 12/31/07)

High Court to Take on Voter ID Case, Does a state requirement that voters show a specific kind of photo identification before casting a ballot violate the Constitution? (Washington Post, 12/26/07)

Coffman Caught in Conflict Over Lobbying Firm, Revelations that a firm hired to lobby his office on behalf of an electronic voting-machine company also does work for his congressional campaign. (Denver Post, 12/21/07)

Justice Dept. Slowed Probe into Phone Jamming, The Justice Department delayed prosecuting a key Republican official for jamming the phones of New Hampshire Democrats until after the 2004 election. (McClatchy, 12/20/07)

Election Software Lost in Transit, More than a hundred computer chips containing voting machine software were lost or stolen during transit in California. (Wired, 12/19/07)

Judge Throws Out Florida Voting Law, A federal judge orders state election officials to stop enforcing a voter registration law. (Miami Herald, 12/18/07)

Judge Miller Orders Release of 2006 RTA Database, Judge Michael Miller orders the release of the final MDB and GBF database files for the 2006 RTA election. (Blog for Arizona, 12/18/07)

Colorado's Republican Sec. of State Decertifies E-Voting Machines, Mike Coffman announces that a number of Colorado's e-voting machines have failed state certification testing and will not be allowed for use in the 2008 election cycle. (BradBlog, 12/17/07)

John Tanner Resigns as DOJ Voting Chief, Damage to department will take a very long time to repair. (BradBlog, 12/14/07)

Ohio Sec. of State Recommends Ban of DRE Voting Machines, 'Critical security failures' leads Ohio Sec. of State to recommend ban of touch-screen voting machines. (BradBlog, 12/14/07)

DOJ Argues for Voter ID Law in Supreme Court Case, The Justice Department files an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of Indiana's voter ID law. (TPMmuckraker, 12/11/07)

Diebold Tabulation Software Goes on Trial in Pima County, Arizona, The Pima County Democratic Party sues Pima County for public records access to election databases. Day 1 ... Day 2 ... Day 3 ... Final Day. (BradBlog, 12/04/07)

20 Percent of Election Printouts Were Unreadable, Officials fear disaster in Cuyahoga County during primary vote. (Plain Dealer, 11/28/07)

Voter ID Fraud Doesn't Exist Says ACORN, The Association of Community Organization for Reform Now submits an amicus brief to the Supreme Court. (Townhall, 11/26/07)

San Francisco Files Lawsuit Against ES&S, San Francisco files lawsuit against ES&S for fraud, false claims, and breach of contract. (BradBlog, 11/20/07)

California Files $15 Million Lawsuit Against ES&S, Voting machine company allegedly violated law by deploying uncertified touch-screen machines in several CA counties and lying about it in public hearings. (BradBlog, 11/19/07)

Political Scientist Calls Voter ID Laws 'Democratic Emergency', Swarthmore College political science professor Richard Valelly joins a group of leading scholars in signing an amicus brief submitted to the Supreme Court to appeal the approval of Indiana's voter ID legislation by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. (AScribe, 11/15/07)

Fifty States Face Voting Machine Lawsuits, Secretaries of State in fifty states will each receive subpoenas in the National Clean Election lawsuit. (Clarksville Online, 11/13/07)

RVers Are Blocked From Voting, People who live full-time in their recreational vehicles are dropped from voter rolls because they do not have a genuine home address, only a mailbox. (Associated Press, 11/06/07)

Bill to Outlaw 'Voter Caging' Introduced in US Senate, The bill would outlaw 'voter caging', the practice of sending mail marked 'Do Not Forward' to a targeted list of voters in hopes of using the returned mailings as a basis to challenge the right of the voter to vote. (BradBlog, 11/05/07)

Survey Contradicts Vote Machine Firm's Failure Rate Claim, Voting machine manufacturer says some of its 25,000 optical scan readers used throughout the nation have developed a problem that causes memory card failures during elections. Will the EAC Take Action? (News-Journal, 11/03/07)

New Life for Initiative to Apportion Electoral Vote, Republican donors pump new life into a proposed ballot initiative that would alter the way electoral votes are apportioned in California. (New York Times, 11/03/07)

Judge: West Lake Hills Election Stands, Judge rules that West Lake Hills' City Council election will not be overturned, prompting the city's mayor to blast electronic voting machines used in the election and call for a return to paper ballots. (Statesman, 11/02/07)

Bill to Ban DRE Voting Machines Finally Introduced in Senate, Nelson and co-sponsor Whitehouse rewrite bill to do away with discredited systems by 2012 and 'any subsequent year'. (BradBlog, 11/01/07)

DNC Calls for 'Immediate Firing' of DOJ Voting Chief, DNC calls for 'immediate firing' of DOJ voting chief in wake of 'outrageous comments' and 'outright attack on voting rights'. (BradBlog, 10/29/07)

Mukasey Dodged Photo ID Questions, Mukasey dodges photo ID questions during Senate confirmation hearings and Kennedy asks AG-nominee whether he'll fire DOJ voting chief. (BradBlog, 10/26/07)

Rep. Nadler Joins Calls for Firing of DOJ Voting Section Chief, Rep. Nadler says recent actions by Tanner demonstrate he and others have 'perverted the Justice Department'. (BradBlog, 10/24/07)

GOP Team Revives Electoral Vote Initiative, The intent is to change California's winner-take-all system, which would give Republicans an edge in the presidential race. (Los Angeles Times, 10/23/07)

Obama: Fire Voting Rights Chief, Sen. Obama urges the acting attorney general to fire voting rights section chief Tanner. Obama Campaign Calls on Public to Join Demand. (TPMmuckraker, 10/19/07)

Hearing on No-Excused Absentee Voting Legislation, House subcommittee will discuss Rep. Susan Davis' bill to expand absentee voting to millions of Americans. (VoteTrustUSA, 10/15/07)

Conyers Troubled by Tanner's 'Justification' for Unequal Treatment of Black Voters, Conyers issues statement on news reports questioning DOJ's 2004 presidential election 'investigation' in Ohio. (BradBlog, 10/12/07)

Obama Blocks Vote on Von Spakovsky in Senate, Feingold joins Obama in blocking the vote. (BradBlog, 10/04/07)

FL-13: Report Says More Testing Needed of ES&S Voting Machines, GAO finds prior tests do NOT offer 'reasonable assurance' that touch-screen machines were not at fault in Sarasota's November 2006 election. (BradBlog, 10/02/07)

GOP Electoral Initiative Dealt Major Blows, A proposed California initiative campaign that could have helped Republicans hold on to the White House in 2008 is a shambles. (Los Angeles Times, 09/28/07)

Ohio, Florida Laws Could Dampen Democratic Voting, Ohio and Florida have enacted laws that election experts say will help Republicans impede Democratic-leaning minorities from voting in 2008. (McClatchy Newspapers, 09/26/07)

Supreme Court to Review Voter ID Law, The Supreme Court agrees to decide whether voter identification laws unfairly deter the poor and minorities from voting. (Associated Press, 09/25/07)

Restoring Democracy – Election Reform or Band-Aid Solutions?, Voting rights news update. (Project Vote, 09/23/07)

WTP Initiates National 'Clean Elections' Lawsuit, Ten states are sued to prevent the use of computerized voting systems during the 2008 primary and general elections and beyond. (We The People Foundation, 09/21/07)

Tasered Student Asked Kerry About Conceding 2004 Presidential Election, Prior to being dragged off by security, a student waves Greg Palast book and asks: 'In this book, it says five million votes were suppressed. Didn't you want to be president?' (BradBlog, 09/18/07)

Davis Proposes Amendment to Restrict Use of DRE Voting Machines, Susan Davis proposes amendment to restrict the use of direct recording electronic voting machines. (Verified Voting, 09/13/07)

Amendment to Ban/Restrict Touch-Screen DREs May Be Brought to Holt Bill, An amendment to either ban or restrict the use of DRE voting systems may be added to HR 811 by Rep. Susan Davis. Rep. Davis: DRE Voting Machines are the '800 Pound Gorilla in the Room' ... NJ Judge Issues Another Blow to Voting Machine Vendors. (BradBlog, 09/05/07)

NAACP Challenges Louisiana Voter Purge, The NAACP files a civil rights lawsuit challenging a purge of Louisiana voters. (Associated Press, 08/31/07)

LA Country Registrar McCormack Announces Retirement, The Registrar of Voters for the most populous county in the nation announces retirement. (BradBlog, 08/28/07)

Florida Primary Found in Violation, DNC says state could lose vote at convention. (Boston Globe, 08/26/07)

ES&S to Face Millions in Fines, ES&S to face millions in fines and possible decertification in CA for use of uncertified voting systems. (BradBlog, 08/21/07)

E-Voting Predicament: Not-So-Secret Ballots, Ohio's method of conducting elections with electronic voting machines reveals who voted for which candidates. (CNet News, 08/20/07)

Rather Looks at 2000 Voting Snafus, Dan Rather Reports explores the very paper from which punch-card ballots were made and glaring shortcuts in how certain touch-screen voting machines were produced. (Associated Press, 08/17/07)

Diebold Can't Sell Elections Unit, Diebold says it has failed to sell its voting technology business. (Associated Press, 08/16/07)

ES&S Failed to Disclose Manila Manufacturer to Fed Agency, ES&S failed to disclose the foreign facility's role in assembling its voting machines to the Federal Election Assistance Commission. (Wired, 08/14/07)

Diebold Optical-Scan System Fails in Iowa GOP Straw Poll, Results delayed as at least 1500 paper ballots re-counted by hand. (BradBlog, 08/11/07)

Paper Ballots for California, Secretary of State announces de-certification/re-certification plans for e-voting systems. (BradBlog, 08/04/07)

States Not Doing Enough to Ensure Accurate Count, New report finds states are not doing enough to ensure accurate count on electronic voting machines. (Brennan Center, 08/01/07)

Florida Voting Machines Can Be Hacked, The Florida Secretary of State's office conducts an elections study that confirms insider computer hackers can change votes without a trace on Diebold optical-scan machines. (Miami Herald, 07/31/07)

Hoyer-Holt HR811 'Compromise' Pushed Forward, The Hoyer-Holt HR811 'Compromise' is pushed forward secretly in the House with PFAW serving as broker and press agent. (Bradblog, 07/30/07)

Scientists' Tests Hack into Electronic Voting Machines, Computer scientists from California universities hack into three electronic voting systems and find several ways in which vote totals can potentially be altered. State Vote Machines Lose Test to Hackers. (New York Times, 07/28/07)

Emails Detail RNC Voter Suppression in Five States, Documents detail how Republican operatives, with the knowledge of several White House officials, engaged in an illegal, racially-motivated effort to suppress votes during the 2004 presidential campaign. (Truthout, 07/26/07)

Senators to Abandon '08 E-Voting Paper Trail Mandate, Senators back away from banning electronic voting machines that lack paper trails. (CNET News, 07/25/07)

Diplomats Received Political Briefings, Documents show how the White House sought to ensure that its appointees involved in foreign policy were kept attuned to the administration's election goals. (Washington Post, 07/24/07)

Overhaul Plan for Vote System will be Delayed, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate slow their drive to revamp the nation's voting systems. (New York Times, 07/20/07)

Hinchey Says Holt Election Bill 'Has Been Compromised', Hinchey says Holt election bill 'has been compromised' and this administration is the 'most impeachable in history of our country'. (Bradblog, 07/18/07)

Kucinich Circulates Letter Asking Pelosi to Slow Progress of Holt's Bill, Kucinich circulates 'Dear Colleague' letter asking Pelosi to slow progress of Holt's election reform bill. (Bradblog, 07/17/07)

California Judge to Rule County Must Rehold Election, California judge to rule county must rehold election after Diebold touch-screen election records destroyed by county officials. (Bradblog, 07/12/07)

Files Show Talks on 'Vote Caging', Discussions with elections chief were prior to '04 election. (Times-Union, 07/08/07)

Justice Department's Failure to Enforce National Voter Registration Act, A new report underscores the Justice Department's failure to enforce the National Voter Registration Act. (Project Vote, 07/04/07)

House Bill Would Punish Voter Deception, Those who knowingly convey false information with the intent to keep others from voting would face up to five years in prison. (Associated Press, 06/25/07)

Court OKs Special-Interest 'Issue Ads' Close to Elections, The Supreme Court weakens a key provision of a landmark campaign finance law. (Associated Press, 06/25/07)

CA SOS Pulls Voting Machine Co. Source Code Out of Escrow, ES&S refuses to turn over source code for 'top-to-bottom' review. (Bradblog, 06/21/07)

Dems Push for Voter Suppression Probe, Senate Democrats urge the Justice Department to investigate whether one of its former prosecutors led attempts to suppress Florida voter turnout during the 2004 presidential election. (Associated Press, 06/19/07)

Senators Demand Justice Dept. Investigation into RNC 2004 Vote Caging Allegations, Senators Kennedy and Whitehouse send a letter to Gonzales demanding probe into 'allegations that the Republican National Committee engaged in 'vote caging' during the 2004 elections'. (Bradblog, 06/18/07)

Lawyer Can't Recall His Role in Controversial Policies, Hans von Spakovsky deflects questions about whether he undermined voting rights laws. (McClatchy Newspapers, 06/13/07)

Coalition of Election and Computer Experts Ask Congress to Vote No on H.R. 811, American elections are about to be further compromised by a legislative 'solution' to electronic voting machine fraud. (PRWeb, 06/12/07)

Kucinich to Withdraw Co-Sponsorship of Holt Election Reform Bill, Rep. Kucinich also plans to 'continue oversight hearings on election integrity' and re-introduce legislation calling for hand-counted paper ballots in presidential elections. Kucinich Says No to Holt Bill – His Alternative, 'Paper' for President. (Bradblog, 06/11/07)

Complaints Abound Over Enforcement of Voter Registration Law, Hundreds of public-assistance agencies illegally failed to offer voter registration to mostly poor and minority clients. (McClatchy Newspapers, 06/06/07)

Conyers Requests Palast's 'Vote Caging' Evidence, House Judiciary chair tells Palast in interview 'We're not through with Griffin by any means'. (Truthout, 06/04/07)

Panelists Allege Election Tampering, A panel of educators and a journalist outline claims that some elections over the past six years have been compromised by fraud and the improper invalidation of millions of ballots. (Daily Freeman, 06/02/07)

Civic Groups Call on Senate to Correct E-Voting Problems Before 2008, A call on Sen. Feinstein to revise her bill to address the widespread problem of paperless voting before the 2008 Presidential election. (VoteTrustUSA, 05/30/07)

Immigration Bill Amendment to Require Photo ID at Polling Place, Republican immigration bill amendment to require disenfranchising photo ID restrictions at polling place. (Bradblog, 05/24/07)

Efforts to Stop 'Voter Fraud' May Have Curbed Legitimate Voting, Allegations that von Spakovsky was a key player in a Republican campaign to hang onto power in Washington by suppressing the votes of minority voters. (McClatchy Newspapers, 05/20/07)

CEO From Firm Embroiled in GOP 'Voter Fraud' Scam Resigns, CEO resigns from Missouri legal firm embroiled in US attorney purge and GOP 'voter fraud' scam. (Bradblog, 05/17/07)

Rep. McHenry's Aide Indicted for Voter Fraud, A field coordinator in Congressman Patrick McHenry's 2004 campaign indicted for voter fraud in North Carolina. (CBS News, 05/12/07)

Sales Rep Named as Registrar of Voters, Former Diebold and Sequoia sales rep named as new San Diego County Registrar of Voters. (Bradblog, 05/11/07)

Congress Takes One Step Forward on Verifiable Voting, Legislation aimed at overhauling how people vote moves out of a Congressional committee. (Truthout, 05/10/07)

House Committee Votes to Dismiss 4 of 5 Contested Elections, House Administration Committee unanimously votes to dismiss 4 of 5 federally contested 2006 House elections. (Bradblog, 05/08/07)

Congress Urged to Address Security and Reliability of Voting Machines, Brennan Center's Lawrence Norden urges Congress to take steps to address the 'certification and use of voting systems with serious security, accuracy and reliability flaws'. (Common Dreams, 05/07/07)

Florida Moves to Paper Ballots, The Florida House unanimously passes CS/HB 537, already passed in the Senate, that provides almost all voters paper ballots in time for the 2008 Presidential election and bans paperless DREs outright by 2012. (Bradblog, 05/03/07)

2006 Missouri's Election was Ground Zero for GOP, The preoccupation with ballot fraud in Missouri was part of a wider national effort aimed at protecting the Republican majority in Congress by dampening Democratic turnout. National Media Finally Picks Up On ACVR Fraud. (McClatchy Newspapers, 05/02/07)

EAC Interferes With Florida Decision, EAC interferes with Florida decision to rid the state of touch-screen DRE voting systems. (Bradblog, 04/27/07)

Writer/Researcher of EAC 'Voter Fraud' Study Gag-Ordered, Tova Andrea Wang says she has been gag-ordered by the federal commission. EAC Commissioner Responds to Request. (Bradblog, 04/26/07)

Curtis Campaign Calls for Investigation, Clint Curtis Campaign calls for congressional investigation of his contested US House race against Tom Feeney. (Bradblog, 04/25/07)

Court Rejects Blocking Arizona Voter Law, Federal appeals court rejects attempt to halt enforcement of an Arizona law that requires voters to show identification before casting a ballot and submit proof of citizenship when registering to vote. (Associated Press, 04/21/07)

More Than 1 in 4 Votes Recorded Incorrectly, More than 1 in 4 votes recorded incorrectly on Diebold System in Cuyahoga County. (Bradblog, 04/21/07)

Administration Tried to Curb Election Turnout in Key States, For six years the Bush administration, aided by Justice Department political appointees, has pursued an aggressive legal effort to restrict voter turnout in key battleground states in ways that favor Republican political candidates. (McClatchy-Tribune, 04/19/07)

US House Subcommittee Testimony, Avi Rubin believes the only way to achieve software independence is with paper ballots. (VoteTrustUSA, 04/18/07)

House to Begin Probe into Florida Election, A House task force takes first steps in an investigation of a Florida congressional election decided by 369 votes. (Associated Press, 04/16/07)

ES&S Voting Systems Vulnerable to 'Serious' Viral Vote-Flipping Attack, ES&S touch-screen voting systems found vulnerable to 'serious' viral vote-flipping attack. US Election Assistance Commission refuses to issue warning. (Bradblog, 04/16/07)

Judge Finds Against Dept. of Justice in 'Voter Fraud' Case, Federal judge finds against US Dept. of Justice in Missouri 'voter fraud' case. (Bradblog, 04/15/07)

Feinstein and Durbin Seek Response From EAC, Feinstein and Durbin seek response from EAC regarding allegations of altered or delayed studies. Sen. Menendez Asks Committee to Examine Altered Voter Fraud Report. (VoteTrustUSA, 04/13/07)

75,000 Voter Registration Cards Found in Trash Bin in Atlanta, The Georgia Secretary of State's office begins an investigation into who threw more than 75,000 Fulton County voter registration cards in a trash bin. (Associated Press, 04/12/07)

Panel Said to Alter Finding on Voter Fraud, A federal panel responsible for conducting election research played down the findings of experts who concluded that there was little voter fraud. (New York Times, 04/11/07)

Ohio's Election Protection Movement Wins Two Big Victories, Bennett forced to face public hearing and Brunner agrees to take possession of ballots and key documents from the disputed 2004 election. (Common Dreams, 04/05/07)

France Fears American-Style 'Kafkaesque Balloting', First presidential race to use paperless voting draws fear. (Bradblog, 04/04/07)

Bennett Suspended by Brunner, New charges announced against Ohio GOP Head and last holdout on Cuyahoga County Election Board. (Bradblog, 04/03/07)

Federal Election Agency Plays Politics with Voter ID Study, It appears that politics remains the EAC's main priority. (Project Vote, 03/30/07)

Maryland Senate Advances Bill to Dodge Electoral College, Maryland poised to become the first state to agree to bypass the electoral college and elect US presidents by national popular vote. (Washington Post, 03/29/07)

Hursti to Appear Before Panel in Riverside County, CA, Security expert to give testimony before county's commission investigating complaints about local election system. Hackin' Harri Hursti a Hit in Riverside County, CA. (Bradblog, 03/28/07)

International Observers Find Fault with 2006 Election, International observers find fault with 2006 United States election and call for Congressional reform. (OpEdNews, 03/27/07)

FL-13: Undisclosed Letter of Agreement From ES&S to State Unearthed, Terms of audit and source code review dictated by voting machine company to Florida State Election Director prior to tests of failed touch-screen voting systems from contested election. (Bradblog, 03/24/07)

Task Force Formed to Investigate Florida 13th Election, A congressional committee organizes a task force to investigate controversial election. (Congressional Quarterly, 03/23/07)

House Administration Hearings on Holt Election Reform Bill, Hearings for HR811 Election Reform Bill. (Bradblog, 03/23/07)

CA50: Appellate Court Dismisses Busby/Bilbray Election Contest as Moot, Voters and state law rendered meaningless. Plaintiffs are likely to appeal decision to CA Supreme Court. (Bradblog, 03/22/07)

New Criminal Investigation Launched into Election Improprieties in Cuyahoga County, OH, Special prosecutor appointed to look into the early printing of absentee ballot and early voting election results prior to Election Day in 2006. Diebold Fails Again. (Bradblog, 03/21/07)

Ohio Asks Election Board Members to Quit, All four election board members for Cuyahoga County told to resign or face being fired. (Associated Press, 03/19/07)

Election Scorecard Proposal Gains Momentum, If election experts and two leading presidential contenders get their way, states will soon be scored on how well they handle elections. (Associated Press, 03/18/07)

Blind and Disabled Voter Advocates Call for 'Immediate Ban' of DRE Voting Systems, Two different statements from civil rights leaders call for discontinuation of insecure, unverifiable, and disenfranchising DRE touch-screen voting technology. (Bradblog, 03/14/07)

Ohio Election Workers Sentenced, Two county election workers sentenced to 18 months for rigging a recount of 2004 presidential election ballots. (Associated Press, 03/14/07)

New GAO Report, Another confirmation that the 'security and reliability concerns' of election integrity experts are 'legitimate'. (Bradblog, 03/08/07)

Introduction of Count Every Vote Act, Clinton in the Senate and Tubbs Jones in the House introduce the Count Every Vote Act. (PFAW, 03/07/07)

Claims of 'Voter Fraud' Often Manufactured, New report says claims of 'voter fraud' often manufactured and exaggerated for political purposes - a myth promulgated to suppress voter participation. (VoteTrustUSA, 03/06/07)

Fight to End Vote Suppression, Conyers, Emanuel, Holt, Becerra, Honda, Ellison fight to end vote suppression. (VoteTrustUSA, 03/05/07)

Edwards Says 'Yes' to Nationwide Ban on Touch-Screen Voting Machines, John Edwards says 'yes' to nationwide ban on touch-screen (DRE) voting machines. (Bradblog, 03/03/07)

Feinstein Calls for Full Funding of HAVA, Senator Feinstein calls for full funding of Help America Vote Act in FY08 budget. (VoteTrustUSA, 02/28/07)

Feinstein Calls for Probe into E-Voting Machines, Senator asks GAO to look at potential for DRE malfunctions, election fraud. (Computer World, 02/26/07)

Waters to Withdraw Co-Sponsorship of Holt Election Reform Bill, Rep. Maxine Waters announces intention to withdraw co-sponsorship of Holt Election Reform Bill. (Bradblog, 02/21/07)

Advocacy Groups Call for E-Voting Changes, Coalition of voting rights groups call on Congress to pass legislation requiring that electronic voting machines have printers attached to ensure that election results can be audited. (Computer World, 02/19/07)

Rep. Jackson Proposes Amendment Establishing Constitutional Right to Vote, The United States is one of the eleven nations in the world that doesn't provide an explicit right to vote in its Constitution. (VoteTrustUSA, 02/18/07)

Complaint Filed Against San Diego County's Registrar, San Diego County Registrar of Voters, Mikel Haas, ordered poll workers not to inform voters about their right to vote on paper ballots. (Bradblog, 02/18/07)

GOP Operative Approved by Senate for EAC Post, Unqualified, inexperienced GOP operative approved by Senate for EAC post without public hearing. (Bradblog, 02/16/07)

Feinstein Asks GAO to Investigate Sarasota County Electronic Voting Systems, Senator Feinstein asks the Government Accountability Office to launch an investigation of the electronic-voting system used in Sarasota County, Florida. (VoteTrustUSA, 02/15/07)

Senate Bill Urges E-Voting Paper Trail, Under bill introduced in Senate, all electronic voting machines would have to allow voters a way to verify their picks on paper before casting their ballots. (CNet News, 02/13/07)

Advocates Call on Congress for Reform, Civil and voting rights advocates call on Congress for significant reform in wake of 2006 flawed elections. (Common Dreams, 02/12/07)

Paper Trail Wanted for Voting Machines, Congressional Democrats hope to move quickly on legislation that would make obsolete many touch-screen voting machines. (Post-Gazette, 02/10/07)

Sequoia Voting Machines Hacked, Sequoia touch-screen voting machines hacked, found vulnerable to vote-flipping by Princeton University. (Bradblog, 02/10/07)

Feinstein Will Pursue Paper Record at Polls, Bill would also require routine audits of voting systems. (San Francisco Chronicle, 02/08/07)

Politicians Call for E-Voting Paper Trails, A push is under way by congressional Democrats to enact legislation that would require paper trails to accompany all electronic voting machines in time for the 2008 presidential election. (CNET News, 02/07/07)

Cuyahoga County Election Director Resigns, New SOS requests audit of Blackwell and shredded documents. (Bradblog, 02/06/07)

Holt Pushes Paper to Back Up Election Results, Requiring electronic voting machines to have paper backups so election results can be verified. (Courier-Post, 02/04/07)

Hearing on Electronic Voting Problems of 2006 Election, Senate Rules Committee to hold hearing on electronic voting problems of 2006 election. (YubaNet, 02/03/07)

Florida Shifting to Voting System with Paper Trail, Gov. Crist announces plans to abandon touch-screen voting machines. (New York Times, 02/02/07)

Congress Gets to Work on Election Reform, While legislators are busy in statehouses across the country crafting new election-related legislation, the members of the 110th Congress have been working on Capitol Hill. (ElectionLine, 02/01/07)

34 Election Reform Organizations Urge Congress to Require Paper Ballots, 34 non-partisan election reform organizations launch a new campaign urging Congress to enact legislation requiring a paper ballot for every vote cast. (PR Newswire, 01/30/07)

Two Election Workers Convicted of Rigging '04 Presidential Recount, Two Ohio election workers are convicted of illegally rigging the 2004 presidential election recount. (Associated Press, 01/24/07)

State Legislators, Election Officials Tackle Voting Issues, Paper trials, voter ID, and early voting are on the agenda. (ElectionLine, 01/21/07)

Ney Sentenced to 30 Months, Bob Ney sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for bribery scandal. (Bradblog, 01/19/07)

Hill Will Examine Voting Machines, Senior Democratic Members in both chambers say they will begin scrutinizing electronic voting equipment. (Roll Call, 01/16/07)

E-Voting Critic Named to Oversight Role, Major e-voting critic named to key voting systems oversight role by new CA Secretary of State. (Bradblog, 01/08/07)

Probation Given to Two GOP Operatives, Probation given to two GOP operatives found guilty of switching Democratic voter registration forms to Republican. (Bradblog, 01/04/07)

Electronic Voting Led to Errors, Report says malfunctioning machines and late poll openings are among the complaints. (Houston Chronicle, 01/03/07)

Holt to Support Jennings Contest on House Floor, Holt announces that he intends to take steps to put the US House of Representatives on record as recognizing the justification of the electoral challenge filed by Jennings. Judge Denies Source Code Review. (VoteTrustUSA, 12/29/06)

E-Voting Named #3 Biggest Technology Mistake, E-voting named #3 biggest technology mistake of 2006. (PCWorld, 12/27/06)

Clint Curtis Files Congressional Challenge, Clint Curtis files Congressional challenge to election of US House opponent Tom Feeney. (Bradblog, 12/26/06)

Voting Machine Firm Hires Ex-Elections Director, The former head of elections for Georgia is going to work for the company that supplied the state's $75 million electronic voting machine system. (Journal-Constitution, 12/23/06)

Congress Asked to Intervene in Florida Race, Christine Jennings asks Congress for an investigation. (Associated Press, 12/21/06)

More Than 35 Election Integrity Orgs Issue Open Letter, More than 35 election integrity organizations issue an open letter demanding 'a paper ballot for every vote cast'. (Bradblog, 12/14/06)

Computer Security Expert Agrees to Meet Challenge, Harri Hursti agrees to meet CA County Supervisor's '1000 to 1' challenge to 'manipulate' Sequoia voting machine. (Bradblog, 12/12/06)

Voting System Changes Afoot, The EAC approves a new voluntary program. (Internet News, 12/11/06)

Sweeping Changes Expected in Voting, By the 2008 presidential election voters are likely to see sweeping changes in how they cast their ballots and how those ballots are counted. (New York Times, 12/08/06)

Panel Wants Paper Trail for Touch-Screen Voting, A committee votes to create a national standard that could eliminate paperless electronic voting machines. (Miami Herald, 12/07/06)

EAC Releases Findings of Voting Fraud and Voter Intimidation Study, The Election Assistance Commission votes on the findings of the Voting Fraud and Voter Intimidation Study and accepts recommendations to conduct a comprehensive assessment of all claims, charges, and prosecutions of voting crimes. (EAC, 12/07/06)

Can't Prove All Votes Counted Properly, NJ election official admits she can't prove all votes counted properly. (Bradblog, 12/05/06)

Extra Checks on Voting Machines Rejected, A federal advisory panel rejects a recommendation that states use only voting machines that produce results that can be independently verified. (Associated Press, 12/04/06)

GOP Pays $135K in Call Jamming Suit, State and national Republicans will pay $135,000 to settle a suit involving a scheme to jam Democratic get-out-the-vote calls on Election Day 2002. (Associated Press, 12/02/06)

Security of Electronic Voting is Condemned, Agency says paper systems should be included. (Washington Post, 12/01/06)

Tests an 'Exercise in Futility', Group says state run tests of ES&S touch-screen machines an 'exercise in futility'. (Bradblog, 12/01/06)

Congress to Look at Voting Problems, Sarasota's voting controversy has given new life to election reform advocates in Congress. (Herald Tribune, 11/30/06)

Recommendation to Scrap Voting Machines, National Standards Institute to recommend scrapping direct recording electronic touch-screen voting machines. (Bradblog, 11/29/06)

Votes Flipping in Arkansas Run-Off Election, Mayoral candidate's own votes repeatedly flipped in county clerk's office in front of county clerk. (Bradblog, 11/27/06)

Ballots Favored Dems, The group of nearly 18,000 voters that registered no choice in Sarasota's disputed congressional election solidly backed Democratic candidates in all five of Florida's statewide races. (Orlando Sentinel, 11/22/06)

FL: Voter Lawsuit Filed, Voter lawsuit filed in Florida's 13th congressional district. (Bradblog, 11/21/06)

FL-13 Buchanan/Jennings Race, Screenshots of the ballot as seen on the voting machines on Election Day. Non-partisan election integrity groups to sue for revote in US House race. (Bradblog, 11/20/06)

Major Miscount of the Vote in 2006 Election, Reported results skewed 4 percent toward GOP. Call for investigation. Exit Polls Show 'Landslide Denied'. (Election Defense Alliance, 11/17/06)

CA Registrar Orders Voters be Turned Away at Polls, Monterey County, CA registrar orders voters be turned away at polls rather than be given paper ballots. (Bradblog, 11/16/06)

"House Member Wants E-Voting Paper Trail", Rep. Rush Holt says the inaccuracy of electronic touch-screen voting machines 'poses a direct threat to the integrity of our electoral system'. (Associated Press, 11/15/06)

Denver Election Clerk Resigns, Denver Election Clerk resigns in wake of Election Day e-voting meltdown. (Bradblog, 11/14/06)

Outcome Uncertain in Eight House Races, Eight House races remain without winners after Tuesday's election. CA50 Busby/Bilbray 6-Point Distortion ... Gov. Bush Says Undervotes Worth Investigating. (Associated Press, 11/10/06)

House May End Up in 13th District Feud, You can't tell if the votes inside the computers correspond with the way people actually voted. (Herald-Tribune, 11/09/06)

FBI Probing Complaints in 2 States, Intimidating calls and misleading ballots are among the 'dirty tricks' reported. (Associated Press, 11/08/06)

Nov. 7 Voting News, Polling Places Turn to Paper Ballots ... US Sends Poll Watchers to 69 Jurisdictions ... Democrats Call for Federal Probe over GOP 'Robocalling' ... Groups Seek to Aid Voters. (11/07/06)

Lou Dobbs: Early E-Voting Problems, Report on a number of e-voting problems. (CNN, 11/07/06)

Nov. 6 Voting News, AZ: ID Laws Keeping Voters Away From Polls ... CA: High School Students as Touchscreen Inspectors ... CA: Not Counting Paper Ballots until Thursday ... FL: Unattended Voting Machines ... MO: Sec. of State Forced to Show Photo ID ... NH: Makes GOP Stop Some Automated Calls ... NM: Growing Complaints of GOP Phone Calls ... VA: Widespread Incidents of Voter Suppression. (11/06/06)

Nov. 5 Voting News, All Four Major E-Voting Machines Flip Votes in Early Voting ... Republican 'Fake Phone Call' Scandal Spreads ... What to Do if You have Trouble Voting. (11/05/06)

The Pentagon Papers of E-Voting, The long-sought 2003 State of Maryland's 'SAIC Report' on Diebold security vulnerabilities now released in full. (Bradblog, 11/05/06)

New Worries Abound about Reliability of US Voting Machines, Many US voters are worried that widespread problems with new electronic voting machines could lead to a repeat of past ballot count nightmares. (Agence France Presse, 11/03/06)

Lou Dobbs: Avalanche of Problems with E-Voting Machines, Report on a myriad of e-voting problems pouring in from across the country during early voting. (CNN, 11/03/06)

Nov. 2 Voting News, Jumble of State Laws Could Disenfranchise Voters ... Candidates Advised to 'Citizen Audit' Race Before Conceding ... CA: On Sequoia Push the Yellow Button and Vote as Many Times as You Want ... MD: 2003 Report Revealing Serious Security Concerns was Withheld from Elections Board ... OH: Possibly Exposed Election System to Computer Virus ... OH: Electronic Voting System Added Votes Never Cast. (11/02/06)

Lou Dobbs: Voting Activists Leading the Battle for Voting Security, Report about voting activists having to step up and try to ensure the voters' votes are counted correctly because elections officials have failed. (CNN, 11/02/06)

Many Eyes Will Watch the Polls, Thousands of lawyers, election monitors, and volunteers with video cameras will be mobilized on Election Day in an effort to guard against problems at the polls. (USA Today, 11/01/06)

Lou Dobbs: Early Voting Troubles in Florida, Report about the increasing incidence of problems in Florida during early voting. (CNN, 11/01/06)

Diebold AV-OS is Vulnerable to Serious Attacks, Diebold's optical scan ballot counter is as vulnerable to tampering, vote rigging, and incorrect tabulation as the DRE. (Avi Rubin's Blog, 10/31/06)

Lou Dobbs: It's About Time, Looking into the sale of Sequoia Voting to a company owned by Venezuelan nationals. (CNN, 10/31/06)

Oct. 30 Voting News, CA: Registrar Sends Voting Machines Home with Pollworkers ... FL: Votes Hopping from Democrats to Republicans ... OH: Reversal in Voter ID Laws Plunges State of Elections into Chaos ... TX: Flipping of Straight Ticket Ballots from Democratic to Republican. (10/30/06)

11 Charged with Voter Registration Fraud, Dozens of people who thought they were signing up to be Democrats ended up Republican. (Los Angeles Times, 10/27/06)

US Warned of Ballot Box Chaos as Elections Near, Report says 10 states not ready for electronic vote. Scientist hacks into new polling machine on TV. (Guardian, 10/27/06)

Lou Dobbs: It's a Case of Special Interest Over the National Interest, Report on the broken system of certifying electronic voting systems for use by the voter. Maryland Trains Poll Workers So Diebold Can't Blame Them for Diebold's Failures. (CNN, 10/26/06)

DOD's Voting Scheme 'Poses Significant Security Risks', Computer scientists warn that US military and overseas ballots are vulnerable to loss of privacy, identity theft, hackers, and tampering by both American and foreign governments. (Bradblog, 10/25/06)

Washington Post Reveals Hidden Work by Diebold in Maryland, In Maryland system boards are replaced in secret. (Bradblog, 10/25/06)

Judge Rules on Exit Polls in Florida, Federal judge throws out Florida law that prohibits exit polling within 100 feet of a voting place. (Associated Press, 10/24/06)

Lou Dobbs: Electronic Voting a 'Giant Problem Across the Country', The latest cautionary report on voting and elections. Interview with Former EAC Commissioners. (CNN, 10/24/06)

Chicago Voter Database Hacked, Civic group claims it could have tampered with voter roles. Voter Registration Database Discovered Vulnerable to Hackers. (ABC News, 10/23/06)

Electronic Voting Machines Could Skew Elections, Researchers and candidates have little confidence in machines designed to make elections easier to call. (ABC News, 10/22/06)

High Court Allows Arizona to Enact New Voter ID Law, The Supreme Court clears the way for Arizona to enforce a new rule that requires most voters to show proof of identification before casting a ballot. (Los Angeles Times, 10/21/06)

Lou Dobbs: Graduate Students to Fix E-Voting Machines, Report on the frenzy to hire computer science graduate students by state officials fearing an e-voting machine disaster on election day. (CNN, 10/20/06)

Officials Probing Possible Theft of Voting Software, FBI investigating possible theft of software in Maryland. (Washington Post, 10/20/06)

New Laws and Machines May Spell Voting Woes, Officials are bracing for an Election Day with long lines and heightened confusion, followed by an increase in the number of contested results. (New York Times, 10/19/06)

Legal SWAT Teams, Republicans and Democrats amass huge volunteer armies of lawyers to watch polls, man voter hot lines, and stand ready to fight results on Election Day. (Forbes, 10/18/06)

New Voter ID Laws Could Cost Millions Their Right to Vote, Recent court decisions find impact too great and laws not based in fact. (VoteTrustUSA, 10/17/06)

One in Three Provisional Ballots Cast in 2004 Left Uncounted, No fix seen for 2006. (USNewsWire, 10/17/06)

NAACP to Monitor Elections, The NAACP will monitor voting in 10 states next month. (Associated Press, 10/16/06)

High Court Strikes Down Voter ID Law, Missouri Supreme Court strikes down the state's new voter identification law. (Associated Press, 10/16/06)

Vendor Applies for Certification with Open Voting Consortium, Open Voting Solutions, Inc. becomes the first voting system vendor to apply for certification with Open Voting Consortium. (VoteTrustUSA, 10/15/06)

Urgent Alert Regarding US Elections, Information quality professionals issue urgent alert to Congress and chief election officials in every state. (VoteTrustUSA, 10/13/06)

Sen. Feinstein Seeks to Ensure Accuracy of Federal Elections, Bill would require paper voting records and audits. (YubaNet, 10/12/06)

Lou Dobbs: States are Buying Used Voting Machines, They may no longer meet state standards. (CNN, 10/11/06)

Lou Dobbs: Two Segments from Florida, There's new evidence that the integrity of our midterm elections may be at risk because of problems with electronic voting machines. (CNN, 10/11/06)

New Voter Registration Laws Leave Thousands Off the Rolls, Some of this year's elections could be decided by those who can't vote. (USA Today, 10/10/06)

Lawmakers Voice Concern Over Voting Machines, Are the nation's polling places being set up for failure in the upcoming election? Demand for Emergency Paper Ballots Grows. (WTHR, 10/09/06)

Lou Dobbs: Country Has Done Well with Paper Ballots, Counties are beginning to question whether their voters should be forced to vote on electronic voting machines. (CNN, 10/07/06)

Lou Dobbs: Flawed Elections? We're Talking About a Disaster Here, Why is any election officer taking a risk with these machines when they could easily move to paper ballots? Voter Registrations Faked in GOP Drive ... Candidates' Party Wrong on Ballots. (CNN, 10/06/06)

Lou Dobbs: The Public Outcry is Intensifying, The public outcry over electronic voting machines is intensifying. (CNN, 10/05/06)

Disenfranchisement in Battleground States and House Districts, Media briefing on new voter suppression strategies. Report suggests disenfranchisement in battleground states and House districts. (USNewsWire, 10/04/06)

All Paper, No Machines, Kucinich introduces HR 6200 to amend HAVA and rid us of machines: mandated paper ballots only, hand counted, and posted at the precinct level for one and all to see. Ask your Senators and Representative to support HR 6200. (IndyBay, 10/03/06)

Lou Dobbs: The 'We Count 2006' Election Integrity Event, Report on the 'We Count 2006' gathering in Cleveland, Ohio. (CNN, 10/03/06)

House Passes '21st Century Poll Tax', House passes bill that would require government-issued identification to vote. (Louisiana Weekly, 10/02/06)

Lou Dobbs: Congressional Testimony on the Threat of Electronic Voting Machines, Congress hears alarming testimony that e-voting machines are vulnerable to tampering, outright fraud, and political manipulation. (CNN, 09/29/06)

Diebold Added Secret Patch in 2002, Whistleblowers say Diebold added secret patch to Georgia e-voting systems in 2002. (Progressive News, 09/28/06)

Lou Dobbs: Paper Ballot Legislation Could Help Avoid an E-Voting Debacle, Report on the Emergency Paper Ballot legislation filed in both the US House and Senate. (CNN, 09/28/06)

Paper Ballot Legislation Introduced in House, Emergency paper ballot legislation introduced in House by Holt to match Senate bill. New Sense of the Senate Resolution filed by Feingold and Kerry. Video: RFK Jr. Endorses Paper Ballot Legislation. (Bradblog, 09/27/06)

Lou Dobbs: Congressman Takes E-Voting Machines to Supreme Court, Congressman Wexler is so alarmed at the lack of a paper trail in electronic voting machines that he's taking his case to the Supreme Court. (CNN, 09/27/06)

Boxer, Dodd Introduce Paper Ballot Legislation, Senator Boxer and Senator Dodd introduce emergency legislation to offer funding to states making 'contingency paper ballots' available to voters. House Committee to Hold Hearing on Verification, Security, and Paper Trails. (Bradblog, 09/26/06)

Lou Dobbs: No Standards, No Testing, Discussion of the ruling from the judge in Colorado against the state's 'abysmal' voting machine certification process. (CNN, 09/26/06)

Officials Wary of Electronic Voting Machines, A growing number of state and local officials are getting cold feet about electronic voting technology. (New York Times, 09/24/06)

Lou Dobbs: Problems with E-Voting Machines Are Now Nationwide, Problems with e-voting machines are nationwide. (CNN, 09/23/06)

Judge Finds in Favor of Voter Lawsuit, Judge finds in favor of voter lawsuit against e-voting systems in Colorado. (Bradblog, 09/22/06)

Lou Dobbs: Governor of Maryland is Concerned About E-Voting Machines, Republican head of state calls for paper ballots this November. (CNN, 09/22/06)

Maryland: Republican Governor Calls for Paper Ballots, Maryland Gov. Ehrlich calls for the state to scrap its electronic voting apparatus and revert to a paper ballot system for the November election. (Bradblog, 09/21/06)

Lou Dobbs: E-Voting Machines are Putting a Huge Burden on Taxpayers, Discussion of the cost of e-voting to the taxpayers. (CNN, 09/20/06)

Georgia Voter ID Law is Thrown Out, Georgia law requiring voters to show photo ID is thrown out – judge says some would be disenfranchised. (Washington Post, 09/20/06)

Maryland: Two Candidates Challenge Primary Results, Preview of what will likely be happening everywhere this November 7th. (Bradblog, 09/18/06)

Lou Dobbs: The Integrity of Midterm Elections Cannot Be Guaranteed, Report on Princeton University study and the lawsuit in Colorado to stop the use of e-voting machines. Election Experts Fear Major Problems at Polls. (CNN, 09/16/06)

Photo ID for Voters Rejected by Judge, A Cole County judge tosses out new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. (Kansas City Star, 09/15/06)

ES&S Burglarized in 2003, Information just made available by MN Dem Secretary of State candidate. (Bradblog, 09/15/06)

House Schedules Mark-Up of Sweeping Voter ID Bill, Bill that would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require voters in every state to provide proof of citizenship and photo identification when registering to vote and when voting has been scheduled for mark-up by the Committee on House Administration. (VoteTrustUSA, 09/14/06)

Lou Dobbs: The Error of Maryland Buying Diebold Machines, Report on the complete failure of the Maryland primary. (CNN, 09/14/06)

Sarasota Florida Court Finds For Voters, Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections announces Sarasota County Judge has found in their favor and against the county voting officials and the Florida Secretary of State. Amendment calling for paper ballots to go before voters. (Bradblog, 09/14/06)

Researchers Reveal 'Extremely Serious' Vulnerabilities in E-Voting Machines, A group of Princeton computer scientists create demonstration vote-stealing software that can be installed within a minute on a common electronic voting machine and can fraudulently change vote counts without being detected. Virus Implanted and Spread on Diebold Touch-Screen Voting Machine. (Princeton University, 09/13/06)

Election Changes Could Create Voting Barriers, Report cites underhanded efforts to crack down on voter registration. Challenges to Voter ID Laws Casting Doubt on Fall Ballots. (Associated Press, 09/13/06)

A Simple, Powerful Alternative, Election Defense Alliance report describing a simple, unimpeachable method for ensuring the accuracy of electronic voting systems by hand-counting a sample of paper ballot records in-precinct, on election night, by citizens themselves. (PRWeb, 09/12/06)

Noe Gets 27 Months for Illegal Bush Contributions, Tom Noe sentenced to 27 months for illegally funneling money into Bush's re-election campaign. (Toledo Blade, 09/12/06)

Judge in Ohio Tells Counties to Preserve 2004 Ballots, Judge orders Ohio's county elections boards to preserve ballots from the 2004 presidential election, a move activists hope will help prove accusations of fraud. (Associated Press, 09/08/06)

Appeal to be Filed by Plaintiffs, In Busby/Bilbray CA-50 election contest plaintiffs seek to prevent national use of the 'Constitution as a weapon'. (Bradblog, 09/08/06)

Court Rules Against Voter-Supervised Elections, Paul Lehto, attorney for voters who filed the CA-50 challenge, reveals why he believes this is a dangerous trend that could be used by legislators to seize and keep power in other races nationwide. (RAW STORY, 09/06/06)

Just Try Voting Here: 11 of America's Worst Places to Cast a Ballot, Machines that count backward, slice-and-dice districts, felon baiting, phone jamming, and plenty of dirty tricks. (Mother Jones, 09/04/06)

Rep. Maloney Questions Defense Dept. Plan for Internet Voting Website, Rep. Maloney's letter to Rumsfeld raises important and serious questions of procedure and security. (VoteTrustUSA, 09/02/06)

Lou Dobbs: Ohio Lawsuit and HR-550 Information, Two segments on voting issues. (CNN, 09/01/06)

Activists Want Ohio Election Chief Out, Activists file a civil-rights lawsuit claiming Secretary of State Ken Blackwell deprived people of their voting rights during the 2004 presidential election. (Associated Press, 08/31/06)

A Vote to Quit the Electoral College, CA legislators pass a bill that could launch a national movement to elect the president by popular vote. (Los Angeles Times, 08/31/06)

Ohio to Delay Destruction of Presidential Ballots, With paper ballots from the 2004 presidential election in Ohio scheduled to be destroyed next week, the secretary of state in Columbus, under pressure from critics, says that he will move to delay the destruction at least for several months. (New York Times, 08/31/06)

PBS Set to Ask if Voting Rights are 'Under Assault', Public Broadcasting Service to air segment posing the possibility that the voting rights of many Americans are under attack. (RAW STORY, 08/30/06)

Francine Busby Speaks, 'It's outrageous' says previously mum candidate on dismissal of election contest. (Bradblog, 08/30/06)

Democracy Denied, Judge dismisses Busby/Bilbray election contest on jurisdictional grounds – CA voters and courts left powerless to challenge illegally administered election. (Bradblog, 08/29/06)

Ohio Officials Prepare to Destroy Paper Ballots, Ohio officials will soon begin destroying the paper ballots from the 2004 presidential election despite objections from voter rights groups. (RAW STORY, 08/29/06)

Court Told Votes Don't Have to be Counted, Certified, A motion to dismiss a congressional election challenge in CA took on national implications when defense attorneys argue that no court has jurisdiction to intervene in an election after Congress has sworn in a member. Did Congress Ask CA for Permission to Nullify a CA Election?. (RAW STORY, 08/28/06)

Judge Blocks Florida Voter Registration Law, Federal judge declares a new Florida voter registration law unconstitutional. (Associated Press, 08/28/06)

Busby/Bilbray Contest Defendants Claim Election Decided in DC, Not California, Pre-certification swearing-in means race never validly certified – in effect Busby/Bilbray election decided in DC, terminated in San Diego. (Bradblog, 08/24/06)

Lou Dobbs: E-Voting in Maryland Compared to California, Comparing the paperless Direct Recording Electronic voting in Maryland to the potentially auditable and verified electronic voting in California. (CNN, 08/24/06)

Americans Concerned About Election Transparency and Security, New poll shows more than 60% have heard news reports of flaws in new electronic voting equipment. (Zogby International, 08/23/06)

Roy Saltman Writes New Paper on Voting Integrity, Dr. Roy Saltman submits a significant paper Independent Verification: Essential Action to Assure Integrity in the Voting Process to the National Institute on Standards and Technology. (VoteTrustUSA, 08/22/06)

Lou Dobbs: Pinellas Co. Florida E-Voting Test Fails, Logic and accuracy test of the county's Sequoia machines fails. (CNN, 08/22/06)

Poll Shows 92% of Americans Want Right to See Ballots Counted, New Zogby poll reveals 92% of Americans believe that the public has the right to view and verify the counting of votes. (RAW STORY, 08/21/06)

Lou Dobbs: Johns-Hopkins University's Avi Rubin on E-Voting, Interview with Professor Avi Rubin about his new book and about the dangers of Direct Recording Electronic voting machines. (CNN, 08/21/06)

NRSC, DSCC File Joint FEC Inquiry on Recounts, The Senate Democratic and Republican campaign committees ask the Federal Election Commission to clarify the rules covering recounts. (Roll Call, 08/16/06)

Lou Dobbs: An Electronic Voting Machine Debacle in Ohio, Lou Dobbs revisits the world of electronic voting in Ohio where evidence points to voting machine problems. (CNN, 08/16/06)

Diebold Gets Blasted in Another Report, Election Science Institute releases complete study of the May 2 primary in Cuyahoga (Cleveland) County and it is another scathing report against Diebold and their voting machines. (Bradblog, 08/16/06)

Pennsylvania Sued Over Electronic Voting Machines, Voter advocates file a lawsuit to stop Pennsylvania counties from using 'paperless' electronic voting machines. (Associated Press, 08/15/06)

Lou Dobbs: Litigation May Be the Only Way of Getting Officials' Attention, Report on the litigation that is taking place around the country in order to stop the use of paperless voting machines. (CNN, 08/15/06)

NASS Launches National Voter Education Campaign, NASS launches first-ever National Voter Education Campaign to offer an online, step-by-step guide to voting in all 50 states. (PRNewsWire, 08/15/06)

Lou Dobbs: Voting Machines For Sale on E-Bay, Lou Dobbs says 'electronic voting machines pose an extraordinary threat to our democracy – it looks like a complete nightmare'. (CNN, 08/14/06)

Secretaries of State: Flashpoint in '06?, Less than 1 percent of Americans support the current system in which an elected official with party ties governs elections. (Stateline.org, 08/12/06)

McKinney Pursuing Legal Challenges to Elections in Georgia, Rep. Cynthia McKinney is pursuing numerous legal avenues to challenge the so-called 'results' of her Primary and Runoff Elections. (Atlanta Progressive News, 08/10/06)

Scratch-and-Vote System Could Help Eliminate Election Fraud, A new lottery-style scratch card has been developed that might make elections less susceptible to rigging. (Technology Review, 08/09/06)

SEC Changes Diebold Accounting Probe to Formal, The Securities and Exchange Commission changes its inquiry into Diebold's accounting from informal to formal. (The Repository, 08/09/06)

Diebold Defrauded the Federal Certification Process, Diebold Elections Systems obtained its Federal certifications for their touchscreen voting machines by committing fraud. (VoteTrustUSA, 08/08/06)

California Voters File to Stop Use of Electronic Voting Systems, VoterAction announces that California voters are challenging the use of the Diebold TSx touch screen voting system and that they have filed a motion for preliminary injunction in state court. (Bradblog, 08/08/06)

San Diego Greens Call For Removal of Electronic Voting Machines, More groups show concern for elections procedures in San Diego. (Bradblog, 08/07/06)

Donzella James Contesting GA Primary, Lawsuit calls results 'meaningless' because there's no paper trail and no audit system – lawsuit is believed to set a national precedent. (Bradblog, 08/06/06)

E-voting Security Under Fire in San Diego Lawsuit, Machine practices and ballot reliability in doubt. (ComputerWorld, 08/04/06)

DNC Releases 'Expanded National Voter Protection Effort' Plan, Sets up Voter Protection Hotline and calls for paper 'trails' and lawyers in 15 'key states' – but we're going to need much more than that. (Bradblog, 08/03/06)

Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed Against E-Voting Industry, The suit questions the reliability and security of e-voting machines. Blowing the Whistle on Diebold. (ComputerWorld, 08/02/06)

Lou Dobbs: Hand Counts in Iowa Kept Incorrect Op-Scan Counts from Installing the Wrong Candidates, A county in Iowa came close to putting the wrong candidate in office because of a massive programming error. (CNN, 08/01/06)

Group Identifies New Flaws in Diebold Evoting Machines, Open Voting Foundation announces it has found 'worst ever security flaw found in Diebold RS voting machines' – a switch inside of the machine which, when flipped, can have the machine operate in 'a completely different manner compared to the tested and certified version. Worst Ever Security Flaw Found in Diebold Touchscreen Voting Machine. (RAW STORY, 07/31/06)

Election Lawyer to File Legal Contest in California Congressional Race, Paul Lehto reveals plans to file a lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court against the County of San Diego, Registrar of Voters Mikel Haas, and Brian Bilbray. Notes from the San Diego Press Conference ... Download the Busby/Bilbray Election Contest Lawsuit. (RAW STORY, 07/31/06)

Election Contest to be Filed in Busby/Bilbray Race, Press conference to be held on the court house steps in San Diego just after filing. (Bradblog, 07/30/06)

Lou Dobbs: Monumental Failure of Diebold in Ohio, This past May, one county in Ohio demonstrated just how much of a threat e-voting is to this country. (CNN, 07/28/06)

PFAW Calls on Bush Administration to Start Enforcing the Law, Bush owes it to all Americans to ensure that the Voting Rights Act is enforced. (PFAW, 07/27/06)

VA: Former Mayor Dougherty Convicted of Election Fraud, A tale of small-town electoral corruption in which all the big names are Republican. Mayor Mark Jenkins: Loss of 2004 GC Election Started as 'Personal' Battle, Quickly Turned Political. (Bradblog, 07/27/06)

Feds Investigating Ney, Abramoff, HAVA Negotiations, The case links Ney, Abramoff, a tribe, a casino, millions of dollars, and a transparent lie. (Bradblog, 07/26/06)

Lou Dobbs: Voting Machine Roadblock in Maryland, At least half the states are now requiring a paper trail for electronic voting machine ballots – but in Maryland concern about our democracy has hit a roadblock. (CNN, 07/26/06)

New Report Highlights Danger of E-Voting, Report blasts cost, inadequate and compromised testing of e-voting systems, and inappropriate involvement of voting machine vendors. (VoteTrustUSA, 07/26/06)

Lou Dobbs: The Feds Finally Look Into Foreign Ownership of Sequoia Voting, The Treasury Department tells Lou Dobbs that they are finally looking into the sale of Sequoia Voting Systems to a company owned by Venezuelan nationals. (CNN, 07/25/06)

Alaska Refuses Again to Release 2004 Election Data, Diebold and the State of Alaska do all they can to keep the State Democratic Party from looking at the data from the machines used by the voters to register their choices and by the local officials to tally the votes. (Bradblog, 07/24/06)

Paul Lehto Retained by Election Integrity Advocates in San Diego, Attorney Paul Lehto has been retained for work on the issues surrounding the illegal election conditions in San Diego County. (Bradblog, 07/24/06)

Senate Approves 25 Year Extension of Voting Rights Act, Civil rights organizations applaud renewal but call for stricter enforcement of its provisions. (VoteTrustUSA, 07/21/06)

Lou Dobbs: I Cannot Fathom What They Are Thinking, Lou Dobbs' Democracy at Risk features a discussion of Wednesday's congressional hearings on electronic voting. (CNN, 07/21/06)

Paper Trails Blanket Hill Hearing on Voting System Standards, The continuing debate over the need for voter-verified paper audit trails dominates the discussion at hearing. (ElectionLine, 07/20/06)

Video: Brad Friedman and RFK Jr. on Court TV, Brad Friedman and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Court TV's Catherine Crier discussing election integrity. (Bradblog, 07/20/06)

Lawmakers Warned About Voting Problems, Experts tell members of two House committees that security for electronic voting machines is inadequate, lab testing of this machinery is insufficient, and a paper record of voting is essential to protect election integrity. (Associated Press, 07/19/06)

Atlanta Progressive News Covers McKinney Vote-Flipping Claim, Documented complaints of voters in Georgia whose votes flipped before their eyes on Diebold machines. (Bradblog, 07/19/06)

US District Court Sends CA Lawsuit Against Diebold Back to State Court, Victory for filers of complaint, loss for state who had hoped to kick the case up to the feds. (Bradblog, 07/18/06)

GA Dem Primary Votes Flipping From McKinney to Johnson, Problems with Diebold's paperless touch-screen systems reported immediately as polls open. Diebold Machines Rip Off McKinney Votes. (Bradblog, 07/18/06)

NEA to Write Officials Supporting Paper Ballots and Audits, The National Education Association urges implementations to secure elections. (VoteTrustUSA, 07/17/06)

Dean, Activists Target E-voting Honesty in California, San Diego becomes a national focal point for election reform following controversy over Registrar Mikel Haas' decision to allow pollworkers to take home electronic voting machines with programmable memory cards inside for up to two weeks before the election. (RAW STORY, 07/17/06)

House Passes Reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, Overwhelming bi-partisan support for reauthorization. (VoteTrustUSA, 07/16/06)

Panel Scrutinizes Voting Machine Company With Ties to Venezuela, Panel investigates whether US companies with ties to foreign investors compromise national security. (McClatchy Newspapers, 07/14/06)

Activists Sue to Block Electronic Voting, Lawsuits have been filed in at least nine states, alleging that the machines are wide open to computer hackers and prone to temperamental fits of technology that have assigned votes to the wrong candidate. (Associated Press, 07/14/06)

Voting Rights Act Renewed Without Amendment, The House votes to renew the Voting Rights Act without attaching any of the four amendments. (PhillyBurbs, 07/14/06)

First RFK Jr. Voting Machine Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed, The first of several federal whistleblower suits filed against one of America's major electronic voting machine companies. (Bradblog, 07/13/06)

Federal Judge Rules Voter ID Card Law in Georgia is Illegal, A federal judge rules that the Georgia law requiring voters to present government-issued ID cards violated the United States Constitution by discriminating against minorities, the poor, and the elderly. (New York Times, 07/13/06)

Lawsuit Seeks Immediate Decertification of Diebold Systems in Georgia, New lawsuit cites extraordinary security flaws recently discovered in touch-screen systems used in the state. (Bradblog, 07/12/06)

Diebold, ES&S, and Sequoia Sued by Competitor for Patent Infringement, Avante International Technology Corporation files suit against use of paper trail printer and op scan technology by voting machine giants. (Bradblog, 07/12/06)

Lou Dobbs: 'What Happens When Electronic Voting Machines Fail?', Also Rep. Jerrold Nadler: 'Do we care less about our voting machines than our ATM machines?' (CNN, 07/12/06)

Lou Dobbs: 'Federal Government is Failing to Protect Democracy', CNN's Lou Dobbs says 'federal government is failing to protect democracy from an imminent threat' and reports on the lack of security standards for electronic voting machines. (CNN, 07/11/06)

13-Year California Election Official Facing 43 Criminal Charges, Tony Anchundo, former Monterey County registrar of voters, faces charges of forgery, misapplication of funds, embezzlement, falsification of accounts, and grand theft. (Bradblog, 07/11/06)

EAC to Assume Oversight of Voting System Testing and Certification, Will the EAC adopt a more transparent approach to the testing and certification of voting machines when they finally take over this important responsibility? (VoteTrustUSA, 07/10/06)

Election Corrections, America's voting machinery was supposed to be fixed, but the road to reform has been slow going. (USNews, 07/09/06)

The San Diego County Registrar Responds, Manual hand count costs for Busby/Bilbray at $150,000 – no explanation or accounting given. (Bradblog, 07/08/06)

Mexico 2006: Florida All Over Again?, Members of Mexico's losing leftist party are invoking America's recent electoral scandals to convince the world that last Sunday's presidential election was fixed. (Salon, 07/08/06)

Man Indicted in Phone Jamming Case Will Argue Administration Approved Election Scheme, Fourth man indicted in New Hampshire phone-jamming scheme will argue at trial that the Bush Administration and the national Republican Party gave their approval to the plan. (RAW STORY, 07/07/06)

Manual Hand Count Requested in Busby/Bilbray Race, Registrar quotes fees for count as high as $130,000. (Bradblog, 07/07/06)

ES&S Programming is Unverifiable, The Iowa Secretary of State responds to reporting on ES&S firmware and confirms that ES&S programming is unverifiable. (VoteTrustUSA, 07/05/06)

Unredacted Hursti Diebold Reports, States and local jurisdictions did not take sufficient action to mitigate risks. (BBV, 07/04/06)

CA E-Vote Lawsuit, New declarations regarding voting machine 'sleepovers' filed in suit seeking Diebold touch-screen injunction. (Bradblog, 07/03/06)

The 2004 Election, Kennedy report ignites controversy. RFK Jr., Florida Law Firm to File Federal Whistleblower Suits Against Two Voting Machine Companies. (Rolling Stone, 06/30/06)

Lou Dobbs: 'Elections Can Be Outright Stolen and No One Would Ever Know', CNN notices that wireless personal digital assistants could wreak havoc on voting machines. Video: Brad Friedman on CNN's Lou Dobbs. (Bradblog, 06/29/06)

Justice Department Approves Georgia Voter ID Rules, Critics of the law - which mandates that all voters present a government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot - are expected to respond by seeking an injunction to block the law. (Associated Press, 06/28/06)

Group Files for Injunction to Halt E-Voting in Colorado, California, Voter Action asks courts in Colorado and California to grant injunctions halting the use of certain electronic voting systems. (RAW STORY, 06/28/06)

A Single Person Could Swing an Election, Experts conclude that it would take only one person, with a sophisticated technical knowledge and timely access to the software that runs the voting machines, to change the outcome. Fed 'Guidelines' Imperil E-Voting Security. (Washington Post, 06/28/06)

Analysis Finds E-Voting Machines Vulnerable, The study by Brennan Center for Justice says there are more than 120 security threats to the three most commonly purchased electronic voting systems. (USA Today, 06/26/06)

Lou Dobbs Covers Voting Machine 'Sleepovers', Dobbs covers the threat to democracy posed by voting machines which were sent home overnight with poll workers for days and weeks prior to the election in contravention of both state and federal rules and laws. (Bradblog, 06/26/06)

Security of US Elections, Voting Rights Not Guaranteed, Despite federal legislation and six years of reform, major security flaws persist which compromise election integrity. (Sentido, 06/25/06)

Riverside County, CA Deceived Paper Ballot Voters, Those requesting paper ballots had privacy violated and votes were entered into e-voting machines anyway. (Bradblog, 06/25/06)

New Information about Paul Craft and Kate McGregor, Employment records for partners of a private consulting firm that advises states about the accuracy, security, certification, and purchases of voting systems include disturbing information about the lack of credentials. (Florida Fair Elections Coalition, 06/23/06)

17 States at High Risk for Compromised Election Results, New report by Common Cause concludes that the push to use direct recording electronic voting machines was misguided, has resulted in serious security and reliability concerns, and should be reversed. (US Newswire, 06/22/06)

Videos: Lou Dobbs' 'Democracy for Sale' Series, Lou Dobbs' 'Democracy for Sale' series on electronic voting on paperless Diebold touch-screen voting machines. (Bradblog, 06/22/06)

House Delays Renewal of Voting Rights Act, House Republican leaders postpone a vote on renewing the 1965 Voting Rights Act. (Associated Press, 06/21/06)

Arizona Legislature Votes for SB-1557, New law that guarantees VVPAT, hand audits, and durable paper ballots now only requires governor's signature. (Bradblog, 06/21/06)

Democracy Will Survive Voting System Flaws If Voters, Candidates, and Political Parties Act, To overcome the threats to US democracy from flawed voting equipment, the National Election Data Archive recommends that voters, candidates, and political parties each take unique steps to ensure that correctly elected candidates are sworn into office. (eMediaWire, 06/20/06)

Momentum Builds for 100% Count of Paper Ballots in CA-50 Busby/Bilbray Race, Velvet Revolution leads a campaign to require a 100 percent paper ballot count of the special election between Busby and Bilbray in CA-50. (US Newswire, 06/20/06)

RFK Jr. Plans Suit Over 2004 Election, Robert Kennedy Jr. considers litigation against the people responsible for the stolen 2004 election – says 'very soon we'll be announcing lawsuits against some of the individuals and companies involved'. (RAW STORY, 06/19/06)

CEPN Issues 'No Confidence' Declaration for Busby/Bilbray Election, The California Election Protection Network issues a 'No Confidence' Resolution in regard to the Busby/Bilbray Election. (Bradblog, 06/19/06)

Key Component of Voting System Undergoes No Review, Every voting system includes a ballot definition file that is never subjected to an outside review. (VotersUnite, 06/18/06)

Sequoia's Ownership Raises New Concerns, Foreign firm controls local voting systems company, causing scrutiny by politicians. (Chico Enterprise Record, 06/18/06)

More E-Voting Concerns Surface, Activists are concerned that electronic voting machines supplied by a handful of American corporations are easily tampered with and bug-ridden. (NewStandard, 06/17/06)

PBS on Diebold E-Voting in California, PBS's Jim Leher covers electronic voting as it occurred in last week's California primary. (Bradblog, 06/16/06)

Officials Prepare for Midterm Elections, Memo to election supervisors: Make sure the voting machines are set at zero before sending them to polling places. (Associated Press, 06/15/06)

PDA Declares 'No Confidence' in Busby/Bilbray Election Results, Calls on officials to hold manual hand count of all paper ballots and 'paper trails' due to illegal, unsecured use of Diebold voting machines. (Bradblog, 06/15/06)

Congresswoman 'Apologizes' for Not Taking Allegations of Stolen 2004 Election Seriously, Rep. Jan Schakowsky says the 2004 election was stolen and that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will be launching an initiative. (Bradblog, 06/14/06)

Video: Doubts about E-Vote Accuracy, Lou Dobbs describes the 'rising doubts' about electronic voting machines and says those doubts 'about their accuracy and integrity threaten to undermine confidence in our democracy'. (Bradblog, 06/13/06)

Florida House Candidate to Face Criminal Charges, Charlie Grapski was arrested in April after filing a lawsuit alleging that City officials abused power and influenced the outcome of an election by manipulating the absentee voting process. (RAW STORY, 06/12/06)

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