"Broward Supervisor of Elections spokeswoman Mary Cooney said it's not uncommon for screens on heavily used machines to slip out of sync, making votes register incorrectly. Poll workers are trained to recalibrate them on the spot -- essentially, to realign the video screen with the electronics inside. The 15-step process is outlined in the poll-workers manual." These machines may be used 150 to 250 times on election day. And it seems the county expects them to "slip" out of calibration. Not a big issue because they have a "15 STEP PROCESS" to fix that condition??? / Informal discussions between Sequoia Voting Systems owner, Smartmatic, and the Treasury Dept. have now become a formal investigation, it seems. How much say does Hugo Chavez have in our elections? / In the laugh of the day officials in Lonoke Co Arkansas think they may be done counting votes and have the lights turned off by 9:30PM on election night. / Miller Co, Arkansas Election Administrator is resigning at the end of the year because ES&S representatives "are grossly incompetent, mean-spirited and can’t spell".
 
NAtional: U.S. digs for vote-machine links to Hugo Chávez
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/broward_county/15869919.htm
 
NAtional: Gallup: Only 1 in 4 Americans Very Confident Votes Will Be Counted Accurately
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003315816
 
NAtional: Election 2006 – Electronic Voting Machines Are Already Failing
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_steven_l_061027_election_2006__96_elec.htm
 
NAtional: George Will - Federally-mandated voting machines could create havoc
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061028/OPINION03/610280414/1008/OPINION01
 
NAtional: Hampering The Vote
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/10/28/hampering_the_vote/
 
NAtional: Elections: Senator Feinstein Raises Concern About Trouble at the Polls
http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/m-news+article+storyid-16875.html
 
NAtional: Voter Confusion
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1932&Itemid=26
 
NAtional: A response to the EAC Chairman's Op-Ed
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1933&Itemid=26
 
NAtional: E-VOTING TRAIN WRECK 2006: The Week In Review
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3682
 
NAtional: Election Meltdowns Brewing in Maryland, Ohio, Colorado, Everywhere Else…
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3683
 
AR: Benton County - EDITORIAL: Early voting a snap, thanks to efforts by county officials
http://www.bentoncourier.com/articles/2006/10/27/opinions/42aoped.txt
 
AR: Lonoke County - Officials vow fast returns
IN SHORT: Early voting gets off to quick start, Lonoke official predicts early night election eve.
http://www.arkansasleader.com/2006/10/top-story-officials-vow-fast-returns.html
 
AR: Miller County - Election administrator resigns
http://www.texarkanagazette.com/articles/2006/10/28/local_news/news/news02.txt
 
CO: Denver - New fix for absentee ballots
Denver commission dumps plan for hand copying; machines will tally both styles
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4564806
 
FL: Sancho sounds off in voting-system documentary
http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061028/NEWS01/610280327/1010/NEWS01
 
FL: Miami-Dade and Broward Counties - Glitches cited in early voting
Early voters are urged to cast their ballots with care following scattered reports of problems with heavily used machines.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/broward_county/15869924.htm
 
FL: Volusia County - Early-vote ballots to get recount
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/volusia/orl-vbriefs28x_406oct28,0,6701081.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-volusia
 
GA: Elections preparation under way
http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/102806/met_102276.shtml
 
IL: DuPage County - DuPage election Web site hacked
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-061027hacker,1,2960848.story?coll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
 
MD: Boards short of some absentee ballots; officials concerned about processing
http://www.examiner.com/a-367206~Boards_short_of_some_absentee_ballots__officials_concerned_about_processing.html
 
MD: Late Paper Ballots Create Problems For Maryland Election Boards
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,226054,00.html
 
MI: Monroe County - Absentee ballot snafu boosts costs
http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061028/NEWS01/110280013/-1/NEWS
 
NC: Safeguards ensure every vote will be counted
http://www.wilsondaily.com/Wil_region/Local_News/291277722093017.php
 
ND: Help America Vote Act and Rural North Dakota
http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=3530
 
NV: Renoite sue Sequoia Voting Systems
http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2006/2203
 
OH: Stay Application in Ohio Voter ID Case
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1936&Itemid=113
 
PA: Poll workers aid U.S. democracy
Residents sign up to run voting sites and help others cast their ballots.
http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-8/1162011254247240.xml&coll=2
 
PA: Armstrong County - High number of absentee ballots
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/leadertimes/s_477114.html
 
PA: Philadelphia - Blame for booth mishaps
Election staff errors caused 200+ malfunctions
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/15870812.htm
 
TN: Documented Election Law and Security Violations in Shelby County
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1935&Itemid=113
 
TX: Write-ins may spell a long Election Night
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4293867.html
 
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