The National Election Data Archive Urges the Senate to Take Steps to Assure the Integrity of the 2008 Election Outcomes
According to The New York Times, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee, said that she has decided against seeking any major changes in voting equipment before 2010. However, the National Election Data Archive says that there is plenty of time available (16 months) to reform elections prior to November 2008. According to Kathy Dopp, Executive Director of The National Election Data Archive, the most crucial item for 2008 is to require independent audits - manual counts of voter verifiable paper ballot records to check machine counts.

Ohio Election Officials May Face Criminal Charges: Ohio Election Justice Campaign Files in Federal Court
Ohio Election Justice Campaign files in federal court asking that criminal contempt proceedings commence for the destruction of ballots from the November 2004 election in violation of the federal court order issued in King Lincoln, et al. v. Brunner, et al., Civ. No. C2 06 745 (S.D. Ohio); also request that Special Grand Jury be impaneled to investigate and issue public report. At least 56 county boards assert they have destroyed some ballots from 2004; seven counties assert they have destroyed all ballots. This citizen-initiated action is pro se litigation in which the plaintiffs act as their own attorneys.

Tiered Election Audits: New Report Issued by National Election Data Archive
A recent report released by the National Election Data Archive (NEDA) entitled "Tiered Election Audits" suggests a tiered tabulation system for election audits may be the solution to ensuring the integrity of election outcomes.

Fool Me Once: Checking Vote Count Integrity
An increasing number of Americans have become concerned with whether or not electronic machines accurately record and count votes. To require voter-verified permanent paper ballots and increase voter confidence and accessibility, U.S. Representative Rush Holt of New Jersey and U.S. Senator Bill Nelson of Florida have sponsored virtually identical bills (HR811 and S559) that are intended to correct some of the significant, if unintended consequences of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.