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  • September 2008

    • Swing States Will Face Voting Glitches: Report

      CNN  |  Sep 19, 08 8:46 AM CDT

      Swing States Will Face Voting Glitches: Report

      (Newser) - Little has been done to fix voting problems in some key states over the last few years, and voters in those states could have problems at the polls in November, CNN reports. Ten swing states—including Florida and Ohio—are likely to face voting day snarls, including shortages of voting machines, glitches with electronic registration poll books, and not enough provisional ballots on hand for voters who hit snafus. More »

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      election  • swing states  • voting  • ballots  • electronic voting  • voting machines  • touch-screen voting  • voting irregularities

  • June 2008

    • Paper Ballots Rock the Vote

      Boston Globe  |  Jun 17, 08 5:58 PM CDT

      Paper Ballots Rock the Vote

      (Newser) - Paper ballots are making a comeback in many states after problems plagued electronic voting systems—thanks in large part to issues with Florida's hanging chads in 2000. At least 55% of US ballots in November will be cast on paper, then optically scanned, the Boston Globe reports. Security isn't expected to be a problem, but election workers unfamiliar with the technology could be. More »

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      Charlie Crist  • touch-screen technology  • voting machines  • paper ballots

  • March 2008

    • How Dare You Assess Our Voting Machines

      Boing Boing  |  Mar 18, 08 11:56 AM CDT

      How Dare You Assess Our Voting Machines

      (Newser) - Sequoia Voting Systems has sent a letter to a Princeton professor threatening legal action if he publishes any info from a security audit of their voting machines. "It's hard to imagine a stupider legal threat," says Cory Doctorow of Boing Boing. "Sequoia's basically saying, 'We're scared of what you'll find when you pop the hood on our product," writes Doctorow. More »

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      computer security  • election fraud  • electronic voting  • voting machines

    • United Tech Makes $3B Bid for Diebold

      New York Times  |  Mar 3, 08 3:30 AM CST

      United Tech Makes $3B Bid for Diebold

      (Newser) - United Technologies is bidding $3 billion for Diebold, one of the largest manufacturers of ATMs and voting machines. The unsolicited bid is $40 per share, a 66% premium over Diebold’s closing stock price Friday of $24.12, reports the New York Times . The deal would provide an opportunity for United Technologies to expand its electronic security business. More »

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      credit crisis  • Ohio  • Connecticut  • ATM  • voting machines  • unsolicited takeover  • Diebold  • United Technologies

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