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Electronic Voting Issues

• Opinion of Court in Maryland Electronic Voting Case

• Missouri Plan to Let Military Cast Votes by E-Mail Draws Criticism Washington Post August 27, 2004

• Secrecy surrounds voting machines Associated Press August 22, 2004

• Court rejects U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler???p;#8364;?s lawsuit over touch-screen voting machines Sun-Sentinel (So. Fl.) August 7, 2004

• White Paper: Electronic Voting Offers Opportunities and Presents Challenges General Accounting Office July 16, 2004

• Report: Touchscreen Voting Flawed in Fla. Associated Press July 14, 2004

• Montana's New Online Voter Lookup Service Delivers Results in Recent Primary; Electronic System Confirms Voting Eligibility for Citizens without Legal Identification TMCNet.com July 8, 2004

• Push for Safer Electronic Voting Bolstered by Court Decision Associated Press July 7, 2004

• Lawsuit Challenges Florida Ballot Recount Rules Reuters July 7, 2004

• Lots of questions, few clear answers on e-voting Government Computer News July 7, 2004

• Activist: E Voting to be a Train Wreck Associated Press July 6, 2004

• Civil Rights Groups and Computer Scientists Call for New Security Measures for Electronic Voting Machines U.S. Election Assistance Commission to Consider Incorporating Proposals in Effort to Support Local Officials. Leadership Conference on Civil Rights June 29, 2004

• The Trouble With EBallots Newsweek June 28, 2004

• E-voting skeptics rally for paper FCW.com June 22, 2004

• He Pushed the Hot Button of Touch-Screen Voting New Yorks Times June 15, 2004

• Editorial: Disability Lobby and Voting New York Times June 11, 2004

• CA lifts ban on Orange County E Voting LA Times June 11, 2004

• League of Women Voters Split on Paperless Computer Voting Systems Miami Herald June 11, 2004

• Court Dismisses Lawsuit Requiring Paper Receipts for Diebold Electronic Voting Machines The Montgomery County Sentinel June 10, 2004

• Elections Chief Calls for More Secure Vote Reuters June 9, 2004

• Rendell Wants to Avoid Florida-Like Election Woes Associated Press June 7, 2004
• Congressman's Suit Seeking Touch Screen Voting Dismissed Associated Press May 26, 2004

• Florida Election Controversy Takes New Twist First Coast News May 25, 2004

• E-Voting Woes Prompt Virginia Study Washington Post May 24, 2004

• Demand Grows for Paper Trail for Electronic Voting New York Times May 22, 2004

• Sectretary of State and County Pursue Middle Path on Touchscreen Voting Plans The Dessert Dispatch May 13, 2004

• Electronic Voting Is On the Way Ohio News Network May 13, 2004

• Wexler lawsuit over electronic voting machines is creating fear, state officials saySun-Sentinel May 11, 2004

• Ban on E Voting OKed by Panel LA Times May 6, 2004

• Testimony of Demos Before U. S. Election Assistance Commission Public Hearing on the Use, Security, and Reliability of Electronic Voting Systems

• New Federal Commission Begins Examining E Voting Issues NewsforgeMay 6, 2004

• E Voting Commission Gets Earful Wired News May 6, 2004

• E Voting Security, Integrity Under Fire Computer World May 6, 2004

• High Tech Voting System Banned in California New York Times May 1, 2004

• Who Hacked the Voting System? The Teacher New York Times May 3, 2004

• E Voting Overwhelms US Agency New York Times May 3, 2004

Help America Vote Act Implementation

• Group of unions sues state over provisional ballot law Miami Herald August 18, 2004

• State Dems Sue Over Provisional Voting Rights AP, Kansas City Star August 10, 2004

• Florida Felon Voters: Election officials knew of list errors Knight Ridder Newspapers August 2, 2004

• Democrats pushing for voting reform The Hill July 29, 2004

• ACLU Punch-Card Lawsuit Goes to Trial AP July 26, 2004

• Review Ordered of Florida Voting Database Miami Herald July 22, 2004

• Proposal to Have U.N. Monitor Elections Ends in Partisan Clash Washington Post July 19, 2004

• U.S. Mulls How to Delay Nov. Vote in Case of Attack Reuters July 12, 2004

• Culver eyes Help America Vote Act to break down problems Times-Republican July 9, 2004

• One more election reform: No-reason absentee voting should be passed by legislators MLive.com July 9, 2004

• Election 2004: Quarter of voters will use unreliable machines Naples Daily News July 7, 2004

• Election Assistance Commission's Charter of the Technical Guidelines Development Committee. The Committee will act in the public interest to assist the Executive Director of the Commission in the development of the voluntary voting system guidelines. June 28, 2004

• Election Assistance Commission's Notice of Public Meeting on July 13, 2004 1pm. Public meeting will be held at 1225 New York Ave., NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005. (Metro stop: Metro Center).

• Granholm certifies election reform Associated Press June 22, 2004

• Voter ID law should stay on the books Aberdeen News June 21, 2004

• Oversight Hearing on the Election Assistance Commission and Implementation of the Help America Vote Act House Administration Committee June 17, 2004

• Election Assistance Committion --Notice of Board of Advisors: charter submission. The purpose of the Board is to provide advice and consultation to the Election Assistance Commission consistent with the requirements of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

• ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION, Sunshine Act Notice, Meeting with Board of Advisors and Standards Board in Texas, Monday and Tuesday, June 28,29, 2004, at noon and 9:00am respectively.
• ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION, Sunshine Act Notice, Thursday, June 3, 2004, at 9 a.m.

• Nov. Election Worries Civil Rights Groups Associated Press May 26, 2004

• Election Dangers to Be Avoided Washington Post May 25, 2004

• Elections: Elections Voting Offers Opportunities and Presents Challenges United States General Accounting Office May 12, 2004

• New Voting Commission Seeks More Funding Newsday May 12, 2004

• Voting Reform Could Backfire International Herald Tribune May 12, 2004

• Not Ready for Prime Time? Why Voting Problems and Legal Challenges Could Mar the 2004 Presidnetial Election
  By Richard L. Hasen, Loyola Marymount University

• Civil Rights Commission Has Hearing to Assess Election Reform by civilrights.org April 28, 2004

• Push for Voting Changes May Not Cure All Ills Wall Street Journal April 22, 2004

• Justice Dept. concerned Michigan won't be in compliance without bills Detroit Free Press April 23, 2004

• Justice Department Obtains Injunction Against Pennsylvania to Protect Rights of Overseas Military and Civilian Voters April 20, 2004

Grants

• Administration for Children and Families: State Grants for Election Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities (EAID)

Voting Rights

• Nation's First Punch-Card Trial Postponed Associated Press July 28, 2004

• New York Felon Disenfranchisement Suit Dismissed Demos Press Release July 16, 2004

• Suit seeks to protect Ga. overseas voters Washington Times July 13, 2004
• Florida reverses, says it won't strip 2,500 ex-felons of voting rights Orlando Sentinel July 8, 2004

• Leading Women's NGOs Call for UN Election Observers in the US Common Dreams News Release July 6, 2004

• DNC's Voting Rights Institute to Teach 'Mechanics of Casting A Vote' Talon News July 6, 2004

• Florida: Officials Defend List of Felon Voters Orlando Sentinel July 3, 2004

• New Appeal: Felons Voting Rights Goldstein and Howel Blog June 11, 2004

• THOUSANDS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR VOTING RIGHTS RESTORED MAY REMAIN ON FLORIDA PURGE LISTS The Brennan Center June 8, 2004
• Florida Voter Purge Stirs Debate National Public Radio May 24, 2004

• Civil Rights Groups Crticize Renewed Florida Felon Voter Purges The New Standard May 13, 2004

• Negotiators unable to reach compromise on voter ID bill Clarion-Ledger (Mississippi) May 6, 2004

• Winson Hudson, one of civil rights' 'heroes,' dies at 87 Seattle Times May 9, 2004

• State Wants Felons Purged from Voter List Sarasota Herald Tribune May 7, 2004

• No Vote No Power AlterNet.org

Proposals in Congress

All Congressional Proposals are awaiting action and can be found in Election Reform News Updates