Byrdstown NewsLocal news for Byrdstown, TN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Tennessee may change voting machines- February 21, 2008 "That's why I think they need to put it off until 2010 and maybe get set up after this election year is over with." Johnny Lee keeps a watchful eye over Pickett County's 10 voting machines, called optical scanners, that the elections administrator keeps in a corner of his Byrdstown office, ready for election day in November. via The Tennesseanhttp://www.topix.net/city/byrdstown-tn/2008/02/tennessee-may-change-voting-machines?fromrs... Illness Closes Pickett Co. Schools- February 19, 2008 BYRDSTOWN, Tenn. - Public schools in Pickett County will be closed Tuesday due to illness. via WTVF Nashvillehttp://www.topix.net/city/byrdstown-tn/2008/02/illness-closes-pickett-co-schools?fromrss=1 State should try to achieve paper trail for November- February 1, 2008 "The inability to recount and audit (votes) separate from the machine and software is just a flaw too big to ignore." The 2000 election inflicted monumental damage on American voters' trust. Yet, it seems more than seven years would be enough time to repair the problems. via The Tennesseanhttp://www.topix.net/city/byrdstown-tn/2008/02/state-should-try-to-achieve-paper-trail-for... |