>From John Gideon: "Pennsylvania voters challenging the continued use of unverifiable electronic voting machines in their state won another major round on Tuesday when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a ruling allowing their case to proceed toward trial. The state's highest court, in a one-sentence order, denied the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's petition seeking permission to appeal a lower court ruling decided in the voters' favor. In April 2007, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania had ruled that voters have a right under the Pennsylvania Constitution to reliable and secure voting systems and can challenge the use of electronic voting machines "that provide no way for Electors to know whether their votes will be recognized" through voter verification or independent audit. Following that ruling, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Pedro Cortés filed his petition before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and further proceedings in the case, Banfield v. Cortés, had been suspended pending the outcome of the petition. The order issued on Tuesday gives a green light for the voters to pursue their claims."
Featured - PA: Pennsylvania State Supreme Court Allows Voting Rights Case To Proceed http://www.voteraction.org/press-release/2008/pennsylvania-state-supreme-court-allows-voting-rights-case-to-proceed CO: GOP push for voter ID Opponents say the measures would block eligible voters http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/article.php?aID=2780 CT: Refining Connecticut's Elections http://zip06.theday.com/blogs/stonington_times/archive/2008/12/18/refining-connecticut-s-elections.aspx FL: Hillsborough County - No show, no $2.3-million for Hillsborough elections chief http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/local/article941578.ece FL: Hillsborough County - Where's Buddy Johnson? http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/dec/18/na-wheres-buddy-johnson/ FL: Hillsborough County: Elections Boss Defends Not Attending Commission Hearing http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/dec/18/181621/hillsborough-elections-head-i-didnt-want-spark-med/ MD: State approves new voting services contract Questions remain about who will run City of Frederick election http://www.gazette.net/stories/12182008/frednew170733_32486.shtml MD: Frederick County - County board to rethink dropping city elections http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=84130 MN: Joe Quinn: Just count the ballots, not the possibilities Having ruled on a recount, my advice is to keep it simple. http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/36346684.html?elr=KArksc8P:Pc:U0ckkD:aEyKUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiU MN: Court weighs absentee ballots http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/36331394.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUycaEacyU MN: Canvassing board puzzles over more challenged ballots http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/36372934.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUycaEacyU MN: Recount update: No official recount result until at least next week http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/18/recount-update-no-official-recount-result-until-at-least-next-week/ MN: Coleman's lead down to 2 votes in Minn. canvass http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gMpTmr96V5hKIfyHT4Av4jsVQgrQD955E1P80 MN: Minnesota Supreme Court: Count rejected absentee ballots http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/36406524.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsr OH: Ohio House shrinks early voting period http://www.coshoctontribune.com/article/20081216/UPDATES01/81216010 OH: The Wrong Approach to Election Reform http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/blogs/tokaji/2008/12/wrong-approach-to-election-reform.html PA: Pennsylvania State Supreme Court Allows Voting Rights Case To Proceed http://www.voteraction.org/press-release/2008/pennsylvania-state-supreme-court-allows-voting-rights-case-to-proceed PA: Voting-machine challenge back on track http://www.scrantontimes.com/articles/2008/12/18/news/sc_times_trib.20081218.a.pg4.tt18voting_s1.2169789_top9.txt SC: Charleston County - Voting officials hear ideas http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/dec/18/voting_officials_hear_ideas65440/ WV: Straight-ticket voting remains force in West Virginia elections http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_353024825.html **Articles and commentary included in "Daily Voting News" may not all reflect the opinions of VotersUnite.Org or its allied organizations. The articles are all included for the information of the subscribers of "Daily Voting News" though we realize that the subscribers may not agree with the opinions given in all articles or in the commentary** ******************************************************************* If you receive Daily Voting News directly from John Gideon and VotersUnite and wish to unsubscribe, please send an email to [email protected] requesting that you be removed from circulation. If you get the email forwarded from someone else you must contact them to be unsubscribed. ******************************************************************* -- John Gideon Co-Executive Director VotersUnite.Org www.votersunite.org "To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory democracy." The Creekside Declaration March 22, 2008 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [email protected] OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
