Utah has announced a change in election rules that will require a minimum audit of 1% machines in each county. A 3% audit will be done for congressional races and 5% for smaller elections. These are minimum requirements. This is a good first, baby-step now the state needs to make an adult step to a meaningful audit. / Officials in Chicago and Cook Co Illinois are already predicting a meltdown. While the Freeman, Craft, McGregor Group blamed any mistakes on poll workers (no surprise there) even experienced elections officials had problems with the Sequoia HAAT. / Denver Colorado will be doing a 5% audit of their machines. / Here we go again. Early voting in Arkansas begins next Monday. At least one county has still to receive their PEBs and paper ballots. Maybe Saturday. I wonder if they do any L&A testing at all?
 
NAtional: New Laws and Machines May Spell Voting Woes
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/19/us/politics/19voting.html?ref=politics
 
NAtional: Poll watchers say Nov. may be messy
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20061018-114056-9932r
 
NAtional: Activists Out to Ensure Every Vote Counts Amid ID Rules and Electronic Machines
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/bawnews/voting1019
 
NAtional: Poll watchers say Nov. may be messy
http://washingtontimes.com/upi/20061018-114056-9932r.htm
 
NAtional: Elections should be secured
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_4513958
 
NAtional: Voter education touted
http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061019/NEWS01/610190314/1002
 
NAtional: A Philosophy of Voter Suppression
http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/4261/1/32/
 
AR: St. Francis County - PEBs expected this week; early voting begins Monday
http://www.thnews.com/article.php?id=658
 
CA: Secretary of State's Race Not Exactly a Vote Machine
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-state19oct19,1,7832450.story?coll=la-center-politics-cal
 
CA: Orange County - AG: Voter warning linked to GOP campaign
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061019/ap_on_re_us/immigration_voting_threat
 
CO: Denver Election Commission Tests Voting Machines
http://cbs4denver.com/topstories/local_story_292135533.html
 
CO: San Miguel County - Rock the vote ­ question the machine
http://www.telluridegateway.com/articles/2006/10/19/news/news01.txt
 
FL: Opinion - VOTING: Creative thinking
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/101906/opi_5555265.shtml
 
ID: Idaho weighs ‘Vote By Mail’ system
http://hjnews.townnews.com/articles/2006/10/19/news/news03.txt
 
IL: Chicago/Cook County - New election judges learning to work through the glitches
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0610190124oct19,1,5394602.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
 
IL: Chicago/Cook County - Voting glitches feared on Nov. 7
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0610190125oct19,1,5787819.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
 
IL: Chicago/Cook County - Chicago Tribune Front Page: 'Voting Glitches Feared on Nov. 7'
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3642
 
IN: Editorial - IDs and voter confidence. Political parties are bitterly divided on an issue it behooves them to work together on.
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/editorial/15797311.htm
 
IN: Ruling on Indiana voter ID law unlikely before election
http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061019/News01/61019021
 
MO: Woman ‘star’ of voter ID fight. Suit resulted in court’s rejection of law.
http://www.columbiatribune.com/2006/Oct/20061019News008.asp
 
NC: Citizen Press Revolution: A Thorough, Disturbing Follow-Up on Electronic Voting
http://www.progressiveu.org/190000-citizen-press-revolution-a-thorough-disturbing-follow-up-on-electronic-voting
 
NC: Polk County - Polk loses 2,098 voters after purge of voter rolls
http://www.tryondailybulletin.com/news/19827.asp
 
NM: Some voting machines will speak Navajo this election
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2006/oct/19/some-voting-machines-will-speak-navajo-election/
 
NM: Dona Ana County - 1st test for new voting system
http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_4514396
 
OH: Ohio Lawsuit to Reinstate hundreds of thousands of Purged Democratic Voters to be Filed Fri. or Monday http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_rob_kall_061018_ohio_lawsuit_to_rein.htm
 
OH: Athens County - OU prof applauds new machines that will let him vote unassisted
http://www.athensnews.com/issue/article.php3?story_id=26234
 
PA: Experts warn of foul-ups with new voting machines. U.S. has spent billions to overhaul elections
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06292/731227-85.stm
 
PA: Bucks County - Do Bucks Votes Count?
http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php?p=8419&cat=8
 
PA: Luzerne County - County will pay $180,000 for voting TV ads
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17348795&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6
 
TN: Voters advised of incomplete ballot amendment
http://www.crossville-chronicle.com/gladesun/local_story_292092525.html?keyword=secondarystory
 
TN: Shelby County - Problems on first day of early voting in Shelby County
http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=5559219&nav=menu93_1
 
TN: Shelby County - The Watchdog Gets Answers About Shelby Election Glitches
http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=5564285
 
TX: Montgomery County seeks bilingual election interpreters
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/local/4268783.html
 
UT: Audits to ensure all votes are counted
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650200005,00.html
 
UT: Counties to compare 1 percent of electronic ballots with paper
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_4514664
 
WA: Snohomish County - Interest in races should help turnout in election
http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/06/10/19/100loc_b1election001.cfm
 
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