Press Releases: November, 2003
Secretary of State Shelley Announces Electronic Voting Machine Requirement
California Takes Lead in Protecting Democratic Voting
Sacramento, CA - Responding to a raft of reports detailing
flaws in electronic voting systems, California Secretary of
State Kevin Shelley today announced that he is requiring all
electronic voting systems purchased by California counties
to provide a paper printout to allow voters to verify their
votes and auditors to verify election results.
The Secretary of State is responsible for certifying all
voting machines used for elections within the state of
California.
EFF on Chamberlain v. Skylink DMCA Garage Door Opener Case
The Northern District of Illinois District Court today ruled that the universal garage door clicker sold by Skylink Technologies that interoperates with Chamberlain Group garage door openers does not violate the DMCA
FCC Tramples Fair Use, Adopts Broadcast Flag
"The broadcast flag rule forces manufacturers to remove useful features from television products you can buy today," said EFF Staff Technologist Seth Schoen. "The FCC has decided that the way to get Americans to adopt digital DTV is to make it cost more and do less."
Electronic Frontier Foundation and Stanford Law Clinic Sue Electronic Voting Company
Student Publishers and ISP Aim to Stop Diebold's Abusive Copyright Claims
PRESS CONFERENCE - LOCATION CHANGE!
Since the court system assigned us a judge in San Jose,
rather than San Francisco, the location of the press
conference in the OPG v. Diebold case has changed to
the location listed below.
