One episode highlights the success of vote-by-mail in Tillamook Co Oregon, where 13 inches of rain on Election Day sent many citizens scrambling to the safety of shelters under a declared state of emergency. Despite the fact that many roads were impassable and parts of the county were inaccessible conditions that would have crippled turnout in a state that relied on conventional polling places 70 percent of the voters cast ballots. Only voting by mail could have led to this outcome. / Sarasota Co., Florida elections director Kathy Dent has declared in her official election certification documents that there were no errors caused in the general election by voting machines. Clearly the courts will have to make that decision and VoterAction will be at the forefront of any court case brought for the voters of the county. They need help to help those voters. VotersUnite does not ask for donations for the work we do but VoterAction needs your support. Please consider visiting www.voteraction.org/donate.html and helping them a little. Our democracy needs it.
NAtional: A Better Way to Vote
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/17/AR2006111701592.html
NAtional: Glitches hit other Sequoia systems
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5153418,00.html
NAtional: Fixing The 2008 Election
http://www.alternet.org/story/44378/
NAtional: Senator Obama Introduces Legislation to Criminalize Election-Day Fraud
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2055&Itemid=26
CA: Humboldt County - Still no timetable for finished vote count
http://times-standard.com/local/ci_4684724
CT: Audits in Connecticut
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2054&Itemid=113
FL: Voting Blunder Puts Florida in Spotlight Again
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/19084/
FL: Broward and Miami-Dade Counties - Ballot design an issue in Broward and Dade, too
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/16042973.htm
FL: Citrus County - Candidate pulls recount suit
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/11/18/Citrus/Candidate_pulls_recou.shtml
FL: FL-13 - Buchanan wins District 13 recount; legal action looms
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061118/NEWS/611180778
FL: Sarasota County - In the Eye of Florida's Latest Vote Storm
Ballot Irregularities Cast Scrutiny Upon Sarasota County's Elections Supervisor
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116382345082327238-EJ6Wgg5DesrHbeTw_4naZqAVz_E_20061218.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top
FL: Sarasota County - Voting mystery defies solid answer
The recount in Sarasota's congressional race ends without satisfying the questions.
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/11/18/State/Voting_mystery_defies.shtml
FL: Sarasota County - Republican maintains lead; Democrat may go to court
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/16042926.htm
FL: Sarasota County - GOP claims recount in Sarasota for now
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-voteprobs1806nov18,0,1532926.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state
FL: Sarasota County - Dent will report no touchscreen errors on state paperwork
http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061118/BREAKING10/61118003/-1/NEWS0521&start=1
FL: Sarasota County - Buchanan wins District 13 again - for now
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/breaking_news/16047089.htm
FL: Volusia County - Volusia vote machine woes outpace other counties
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD04POL111806.htm
FL: Volusia County - Voters skipped over race
A losing council candidate is satisfied with the explanation for ballot blanks
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/volusia/orl-vherrin1806nov18,0,2576897.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-volusia
IN: Vigo County - Tom contests 2,000 vote loss
http://www.tribstar.com/local/local_story_322001920.html
NC: This election year to be remembered for its problems
http://www.kinston.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=40515&Section=Editorials
NC: Lenoir County - Election irregularities ‘unacceptable’
http://www.kinston.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=40516&Section=Local
SC: Close statewide elections bring calls for voting paper trail
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/16047548.htm
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