Officials in Denver Colorado estimate that as many as 18,000 voters walked away from the polls without voting in the Nov. 7 general election. These are disenfranchised voters just the same as those voters who have been removed from voting registers for no reason or those who were intimidated, in the past, when poll sites had police officers stationed just outside the doors. We cannot continue to use voting systems (in this case it was an untested, kludgey Sequoia poll book that was the cause) that keep people from the polls and cause long lines. When DREs fail no one can use them. When precinct-based optical-scan machines fail, ballots can be put into a ballot box.

NAtional: Observations of a Poll Worker: A Critique Of The eSlate

http://www.fortbendnow.com/opinion/2215/observations-of-a-poll-worker-a-critique-of-eslate

NAtional: Democrats may give voting machines more scrutiny

http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1106/111406tdpm2.htm

NAtional: With Some Electronic Voting Systems, Not All Votes Count

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2034&Itemid=26

NAtional: ES&S – the Midas Touch in Reverse

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2036&Itemid=51

NAtional: HR 550 vs HR 6200

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_lora_cha_061114_hr_550_vs_hr_6200.htm

NAtional: Counting votes that don't count

http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2006/11/15/opinion/16581.shtml

NAtional: Sarasota Vote Snafu Figure Involved In Bribe Scandal

http://www.madcowprod.com/11152006a.html

NAtional: For Trustworthy Elections; Dump ALL the Machines, Require Paper

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_rob_kall_061115_for_trustworthy_elec.htm

NAtional: House member wants e-voting paper trail

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/politics/16019428.htm

NAtional: Holt renews call for e-voting law

http://www.fcw.com/article96837-11-15-06-Web

NAtional: The Vote Protectors

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-koehler/the-vote-protectors_b_34202.html

AL: Baldwin County - Voting glitch didn't affect election

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061115/NEWS02/611150339/1009

AR: Benton County - Democrats Want Recount In Justice Of The Peace Race

At Stake Is 'Confidence in the Voting System,' Chairwoman Says

http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2006/11/14/news/111506bzelexprotest.txt

AR: Waldenburg - A touch screen, a missing vote, a mystery in Arkansas

http://www.infoworld.nl/idgns/bericht.phtml?id=002570DE00740E18002572270009238B

AZ: Pima County - Fun With Vote Machines

Pima County Dems claim election procedures were violated when an elections worker broke a server seal

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Currents/Content?oid=89223

CA: Tuteur calls for changes to avoid ‘disaster’

http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2006/11/15/news/local/doc455b20afce611413619632.txt

CA: Napa County – Opinion - Election reflections, from Baltimore to Napa

http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2006/11/15/opinion/commentary/doc455b2935061b4055022700.txt

CA: Riverside County - In Riverside County, 31 percent of ballots remain uncounted

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/11/15/news/californian/12_00_4311_14_06.txt

CO: Coffman gets election primer

http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061115/NEWS01/611150322/1002

CO: Denver - Cost hole for nightmarish balloting may get deeper

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/elections/article/0,2808,DRMN_24736_5144752,00.html

CO: Denver's turnout total falls short of forecasts

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/elections/article/0,2808,DRMN_24736_5144753,00.html

CO: Denver – Editorial - Elections: A wreck in very slow motion

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_4657776

CO: Denver - Key city election official resigns

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4660206

CO: Denver - Officials vow '06 vote woes won't recur

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4659982

CO: Denver still counts ballots

http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/11/15/news/regional/8eaddc5725ca046a87257226007063af.txt

CT: Recount gives Courtney win in 2nd District

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ctconnecticuthouse-1115nov14,0,6642256.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut

FL: Revote of Florida's 13th Congressional District Election Called For by National Voting Rights Groups

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20061115/pl_usnw/revote_of_florida_s13th_congressional_district_election_called_for_by_national_voting_rights_groups139_xml

FL: Broward County - Broward seeks election storage facility

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/16013371.htm

FL: Manatee County - Manatee recounts its ballots calmly

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16014413.htm

FL: Sarasota County - Buchanan lead grows as manual recount looms

http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/16014414.htm

FL: Sarasota County - Few changes in first recount in contested congressional race

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/politics/16012879.htm

FL: Sarasota County - Cluttered Sarasota ballot may be at fault, expert says

Sarasota County's ballot was poorly designed, an expert said, one possible factor in voters skipping over the 13th Congressional District race.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/politics/elections/16014263.htm

FL: Sarasota County - Experts: 15% undervote in 2000 isn't comparable

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061115/NEWS/611150504

FL: Sarasota County - Analysis suggests undervote caused by ballot design

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061115/NEWS/611150751

FL: Sarasota County - Touch-screen voting tossed in Sarasota

County voters mandated 'verified paper ballots.' Meanwhile, a recount continues.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-voteprobs1506nov15,0,7763441.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state

FL: Sarasota County - Voting Problems Were Widespread In Sarasota County House Race

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061115/NEWS/611150433/1004

FL: Sarasota County - PFAW Foundation Calls For Public Hearing on Sarasota Undervotes

http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=23096

ID: Vote Counting Complications

http://www.localnews8.com/news/local/4650526.html

IN: Delaware County - Officials working to account for missing ballots, miscounts

Some precincts showed different vote counts for unchallenged provisional ballots.

http://www.thestarpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061115/NEWS01/611150336/1002

IN: Lake County - Final vote count still out

ELECTION: Machines that don't 'talk,' provisional ballots hold up tally

http://nwitimes.com/articles/2006/11/15/news/lake_county/44988ab9b8c7b0cc8625722700039626.txt

MN: Results from Minnesota’s First Post-Election Review Confirms Accuracy of State’s Voting Machines

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2039&Itemid=113

NC: Craven County - Vote recount shows reliable results

http://www.newbernsj.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=31034&Section=Local

NJ: Essex County - Problems found on 24 voting machines

http://www.localsource.com/articles/2006/11/15/shared/essex_county_news/doc455b476560640140490001.txt

NY: New Voting Systems for New York - Long Lines and High Cost

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2037&Itemid=113

NY: Bloomberg blasts state board over voting machine delays

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-nyvotingmachines1115nov15,0,2093923.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork

NY: Board of Elections Response to Mayor Bloomberg

http://www.eisinc.com/release/storiesh/NYSELS.268.html

NY: NYS could lose $50M in voting machine delay

http://www.newyorkbusiness.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061115/FREE/61115009/1079/FREE

NY: Voting Machines To Cost $40-$100 M

http://www.qgazette.com/news/2006/1115/features/007.html

OH: Does Anyone Know What's Going On?

http://www.freetimes.com/story/4372

OH: Agreement reached on Ohio's provisional ballots

http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/16015053.htm

OR: Ashland - Voting machine problems in Ashland, Oregon

http://www.blueoregon.com/2006/11/voting_machine_.html

PA: No decision today on request to dismiss electronic voting machines suit

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-votingmachine1115,0,1975392.story?coll=all-newslocal-hed

TX: More voting problems in Williamson County

Officials blame computer software for voting overcount.

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/11/15/15wcelections.html

WI: Frie says he is seeking recount

http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2006/11/13/news/5.txt

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