The Colorado Independent

Adams County ‘quarantines’ machine that switched candidate’s vote

By Ernest Luning | 10.29.08 | 9:08 am

An electronic voting machine in Adams County repeatedly failed to accept a vote for a Democratic state Senate candidate — instead registering the vote for her Republican opponent — at an early voting site last week and has been removed from service, the Aurora Sentinel reports Wednesday. Adams County Clerk and Recorder Karen Long told the newspaper the error doesn’t reflect wider problems in the county’s voting systems, but the candidate said the incident could lead to a lawsuit.

Democrats Ask Coffman to Resign

By Leslie Robinson | 01.15.08 | 6:30 am

The Colorado Democratic Party on Monday requested Secretary of State Mike Coffman, a Republican, to step down from his office because of an ongoing controversy over the decertification of voting machines and possible conflicts of interest.

SOS Announces New Voting Machine Testing Rules

By Kerri Rebresh | 03.21.07 | 5:12 pm

Secretary of State Mike Coffman has announced new rules for testing Colorado’s electronic voting machines. A federal judge ordered the machines to be re-certified last fall after finding the process overseen by former Secretary of State Gigi Dennis to be…

E-Voting, Courtesy of Venezuela?

By Kerri Rebresh | 10.29.06 | 5:12 pm

Hacking, viruses, technical malfunctions. Thought you’d heard it all when it comes to what could go wrong with electronic voting machines? How about conspiracy, coporate subterfuge and … Hugo Chavez? That’s right. According to a New York Times report…

E-Voting Machines Make Their Debut

By Kerri Rebresh | 10.25.06 | 2:52 pm

Counties across Colorado have been spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on security for electronic voting machines, reports the Denver Post The court-ordered improvements include security seals and video monitoring equipment. But, machines in Jefferson County and the majority…