GOP Figure Contracted to Deliver E-Voting Machines in Maryland
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The former head of the Maryland Republican Party runs the firm tasked with delivering most of the Diebold voting machines during this year's primary and general elections. He says there's no conflict of interest, but voting rights activists aren't so sure.
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A hand recount of ballots cast using optical scanning technology gave a Democrat enough extra votes to bump a Republican from victory in a county commissioner's race.
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The Republican committee working to retain GOP control of the House has $36 million in the bank going into the final stretch of the congressional campaign.
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NOVEMBER 01, 2004  - Federal officials last week released a set of software files submitted by five vendors of e-voting systems and voting verification tools, saying that election officials can use the code and related digital signatures to
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Cheryl Roberts was impressed with Florida's new voting machines in the 2002 primary, when she cast an electronic ballot for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride. But a series of computer glitches - including startling cases of corrupted or missing data - has undermined her faith...
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By Fredreka Schouten  WASHINGTON -- Retired naval officer Joe Sestak out-raised incumbent Republican Curt Weldon to seize a House seat in suburban Philadelphia -- aided by nearly $900,000 in Internet contributions. "Netroots" activists helped propel Virginia's incoming Democratic Sen.
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A last name that stood out even in a crowded field of well-credentialed candidates enabled attorney John Sarbanes to win TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs Democratic primary for MarylandÃ¢ÂÂs 3rd Congressional District seat, which Democratic Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin left open to pursue his successful bid for the Democratic senatorial nomination.
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A volunteer Maryland election worker touched off a frenzied legal effort in Montgomery County yesterday after he refused to return a touch-screen voting machine, telling state election officials he intended to let an expert hired by CBS News examine it.
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Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin has opened up a sizable lead in the Democratic Senate primary in Maryland, and appears likely to win his partyÃ¢ÂÂs nomination to succeed retiring five-term Democratic Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes.
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U.S. House members spent $20.3 million in tax money last year to send constituents what's often the government equivalent of junk mail
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The Maryland comptroller will assist Howard County's effort to contact thousands of residents who lack health insurance but who might qualify for subsidized care based on their income levels.
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A Maryland Republican contender for the U.S. Senate is fast outpacing the fundraising of his Democratic challengers in a state that usually leans toward Democrats.
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Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Thursday is expected to unveil plans to spend $20 million to replace touchscreen e-voting systems in 17 counties with optical scan units that have paper records.
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Efforts are intensifying in Congress to pass legislation that would require electronic touch-screen voting machines used in federal elections to provide paper trails that could be checked in the case of a recount.
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Maryland Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin became the consensus front-runner for the Sept.
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Gov. Charlie Crist said he wants to spend about $32 million to convert all voting machines in Florida to produce paper trails.
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Widely available broadband, electronic health records and increased government spending on research and development (R&D) are among the technology-related goals in the U.S. Republican Party's 2004 platform, released this week.