It took over 24 hours for Cook Co. Illinois to count their votes. That's with their brand-new Smartmatic clone Sequoia voting machines. County Clerk David Orr conceded that the hardware and software being used should be re-examined. / One of the striking problems that has come up around the country is the reason for long lines in many places. They just didn't buy enough machines for the turnout they had. Another boon for the vendors when all they really needed to do was buy one PBOS for each precinct and there would have been no need to go out and buy more DRE machines. And the cause of the long lines in Denver; poorly written, poorly tested voter registration software from Sequoia.

 

NAtional: What, exactly, is an election meltdown?

http://www.votersunite.org/info/2006meltdown.asp

 

NAtional: Voting booth glitches show where fixes needed ahead

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicions/vote2006/2006-11-08-voting-issues_x.htm

 

NAtional: Vote-flipping plagues e-voting

http://www.itworldcanada.com/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=idgml-613e2b4b-9b81-404a-b9fb-6776ba8bf594

 

NAtional: A monumental victory for the election protection movement

http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1412.shtml

 

NAtional: The drama of empty numbers

http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2006/2237

 

NAtional: E-Voting Glitches Examined; Reform Push Planned

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193700051&subSection=Breaking+News

 

NAtional: A Post Mortem on the Voting Process

http://www.tcf.org/list.asp?type=NC&pubid=1436

 

AK: Judge Orders Division of Elections To Preserve Copies of Election Records

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2013&Itemid=113

 

AR: One county has yet to report in general election

http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2006/11/08/news/110906arvotingproblems.txt

 

AR: Benton County To Recount Votes

Inspection Could Affect Every Race

http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2006/11/08/news/110906bzcountproblems.txt

 

AR: Benton County - Waiting for results

http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/41901/

 

AR: Sharp County - Sharp voting machines have problems

http://www.guardonline.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=37130&format=html

 

CA: E-Voting; A True Story

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/nov06/comments/1645

 

CA: Paper problems jam up electronic voting

http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_novote09.34d463e.html

 

CA: Los Angeles County - SCV: InkaVote Plus Machine Not Working

http://www.the-signal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=34070&format=html

 

CO: Denver - Mayor says "Enough is enough"

http://origin.denverpost.com/sportscolumnists/ci_4623732

 

CO: Denver - City official wants to scrap Denver Election Commission

http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20061109/NEWS/111090061

 

CO: Denver – Editorial - Time to junk election commission

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/editorials/article/0,2777,DRMN_23964_5129617,00.html

 

CO: Denver - Experts not surprised by Denver woes

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/elections/article/0,2808,DRMN_24736_5130478,00.html

 

CO: Denver - Tech experts, election judges blast efforts

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_4627422

 

CO: Denver - City election panel blames delays on software glitches

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5130510,00.html

 

CO: Douglas County - Clerk Takes Blame For Voting Problems

http://cbs4denver.com/local/local_story_312213913.html

 

FL: Hillsborough County - Human error possible in voting glitch

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/11/09/Hillsborough/Human_error_possible_.shtml

 

FL: Pinellas County - Firm's role in voting at issue

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/11/09/Tampabay/Firm_s_role_in_voting.shtml

 

FL: Sarasota County - 18,000 votes in U.S. House race may be lost

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/15965769.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

 

FL: Sarasota County - Attorneys swarm in for vote recount

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061109/NEWS/611090389/1006/SPORTS

 

FL: Sarasota County - Sarasota voters report touch-screen woes

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061109/NEWS/611090312

 

FL: Sarasota County - Race so close 2 recounts may be required by law

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061109/NEWS/611090819/1006/SPORTS

 

FL: Sarasota County voters choose paper ballots

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/15965661.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - State to audit flawed Sarasota County vote

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/politics/elections/15970924.htm

 

FL: Sarasota County - PFAW Foundation Asks for Investigation into Massive Undercount in Florida Congressional Race

http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=23062

 

FL: 'Undervotes' in race to fill Harris' seat spur call for inquiry

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-flcontest0906nov09,0,104919.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state

 

IA: Humboldt County - Auditor will seek recount after discrepancy

http://www.messengernews.net/News/articles.asp?articleID=4903

 

IL: Chicago/Cook County - Cook County's Pricey Voting Equipment Falters

Votes Still Being Counted Almost 24 Hours After Polls Closed

http://cbs2chicago.com/local/local_story_312185510.html

 

IL: Chicago/Cook County - Cook voting glitches blamed on small computers

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-061108voting,1,6300700.story?coll=chi-news-hed

 

IL: Cook County - Finger-pointing begins over slow vote tabulation

http://www.dailyherald.com/politics/story.asp?id=248295

 

IL: Cook County - Second time not the charm for new voting equipment

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/130363,cst-nws-vote09.article

 

IL: Cook County - County to probe slow count

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0611090201nov09,1,6967474.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed

 

KY: Voting machine glitches statewide delay results

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/politics/15966655.htm

 

KY: Machines' problems led to hand counts

Results delayed in 19 Ky. counties

http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061109/NEWS0106/611090383/1008/NEWS01

 

ME: Results slowed by machine trouble

http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/3310362.html

 

MO: St Louis County - Touch-screen voting will be reviewed

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/politics/story/78F88F247876A302862572210011DBD0?OpenDocument

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Election success cost an extra $17 per voter

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1163064993195850.xml&coll=2

 

OH: Warren County - Warren delay raises eyebrows

http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/gov/2006/11/warren-delay-raises-eyebrows.asp#comments

 

PA: Lancaster County - County to investigate voting problems

http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/27623

 

PA: Luzerne County - Two Hazleton area voters file complaints about new machines

http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/15967078.htm

 

PA: Westmoreland County - Paper ballots to back up machines

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/westmoreland/s_478935.html

 

SC: Parties line up people to watch recounts in two statewide races

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/15973295.htm

 

TN: Metro wants more voting machines

http://www.hendersonvillestarnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061109/NEWS0206/611090388

 

TX: Ballot, polling woes aggravate voters

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA110906.01B.VOTE_PROBLEMS.2f7f505.html

 

TX: Three counties wrestled with voting miscues

http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/11/09/11092006wacelectionsnags.html

 

TX: Human error to blame for wrong vote tally in South Texas

http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=174434

 

TX: North Texas - Problems are reported with vote machines

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/state/15959565.htm

 

TX: Tom Green County - Tom Green County experiences voting problems

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/state/15965720.htm

 

WV: Fayette County - Fayette glitches lead to all-night vote count

http://www.register-herald.com/BNIgolf/local_story_312231202.html?keyword=topstory

 

VA: Machine Politics '06: Paperless Ballots That Generate a Lot of Ink

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/08/AR2006110802474.html

 

VA: Fairfax County - Voting Glitch in Fairfax

Some machine malfunctions could fuel arguments for recount.

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=73582&paper=61&cat=104

 

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