Voteauction.com in the news: CNN.com: Web site offers to sell U.S. presidential votes, Web site offering to sell votes shut down, Vote-selling website to be revived, possibly offshore Wirednews.com: Close Vote? You Can Bid On It, Voteauction Bids the Dust, Austrian Takes Bids on U.S. Votes, Thousands Sign Up to Sell Votes NY1 News: Website to Make It Possible to Sell Your Vote Online USA Today: Votes Up For Auction Draw Official Inquiries ABC News: Personal (Campaign) Finance Slate.com: Buy This Vote! Washington Post: Buy This Vote! (same article as slate.com) Minnesota Public Radio's Future Tense: Sell Your Vote (real audio file) The Industry Standard: Wanna Buy My Vote? Fuhgeddaboutit Transfert: Voter, c'est facile et ça peut rapporter gros ! ; Votes aux enchères : suite et… fin Auction watch: Straight Talk from Voteauction.com Voting Integrity Project: VIP Reports - Going, Going .... Gone! Fox 4 News, Kansas City: Voteauction.com founder, James Baumgartner, phone interview. 8/23/00 (not available online) KPIX, San Francisco: not available online Associated Press: Web Sites Offer Votes For Sale Metroland, Albany, NY: How Much Is That Voter In The Window? (9/1/00 - not available online.) Salt Lake Tribune: Auction Gives New Meaning to "Check Here" California Secretary of State: Jones Issues Warning Against On-line Vote Buying Schemes Fortune Small Business: American Cynicism, 101 Chicago Sun-Times: Web vote sale all about buzz
August 28, 2000: Voteauction.com re-launches with added features to better serve the user.
August 22, 2000: Voteauction.com is sold to an Austrian Holding company for an undisclosed sum.