An editorial in today’s Daytona Beach News-Journal begins: “For votes to count, they must be counted, and accurately. Americans expect tallies to be quick, as well.

 

“It doesn't always work that way. Ongoing problems with electronic vote-counting machines have eroded voter confidence and raised anxiety about the potential for tampering. In an era when voter-participation levels are already low, it's a problem local, state and federal leaders should confront.

 

“That effort should start with coordinated, national information-sharing. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission, created in 2004, was charged with creating a central clearinghouse detailing glitches, hardware problems and tampering attempts. That database has yet to be created. So when supervisors in Illinois or California or Volusia or Flagler counties want to know about potential problems with a system, their only recourse is to turn to the Internet. Grass-roots voting-accuracy advocates, to their credit, are operating informational Web sites, but elections officials should have an objective source to turn to especially since advocacy groups might not always have access to insider information about how an error occurred.”

 

NAtional: Editorial - Count the ways to restore confidence in elections

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Editorials/opnOPN43111407.htm

 

NAtional: Reactions Counted at the Sold Out 'Uncounted' Premiere

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5301

 

NAtional: Senate Bill Would Outlaw "Caging" as Voter Suppression Tactic

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2645&Itemid=26

 

NAtional: By the Numbers: Photo ID Poll Restrictions Disenfranchise Minority & Elderly (read: Democratic) Voters

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5299

 

NAtional: New Study Examines Impact of Voter ID Laws

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2646&Itemid=26

 

CO: Mesa County - 'Too many cooks' in debate over how to obey vote-machine edict

http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2007/11/13/111407_2b_vote_machines.html

 

CT: Recount reaffirms GOP majority, but process criticized

http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19018456&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=569429&rfi=6

 

IN: Grant County – Opinion - All voting machines should be the same

http://www.chronicle-tribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071114/OPINION01/711140310/1014/OPINION

 

KY: Logan County - New voting method is way of the future

http://www.newsdemocratleader.com/articles/2007/11/13/news/news02.txt

 

MT: Cascade County - Officials look to mend vote-counting process

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071114/NEWS01/711140304/1002

 

NJ: Atlantic County - Freeholder panel to investigate election night vote-count glitch

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic/story/7516586p-7415757c.html

 

NJ: Camden County - Camden County finds missed votes

The court-ordered count did not change the outcome of any race.

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/nj/20071114_Camden_County_aides_count_votes_missed_on_Election_Day.html

 

NJ: Camden County - Camco retrieves uncounted votes; results unchanged

http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071114/NEWS01/711140377/1006/NEWS01

 

OH: Lawrence County - Company says human error cause of mixup

http://www.irontontribune.com/articles/2007/11/14/news/news146.txt

 

OH: Putnam County - State oversight set for elections in Putnam County

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071114/NEWS09/711140430/-1/NEWS

 

TX: Harris County - Election fixes stir worries on ballot security

Some fearful computer codes are vulnerable

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/5299827.html

 

VA: Scott County - Voters Choose New Sheriff, School Board Members

http://www.virginiastar.net/articles2/ar07_1114/election07.htm

 

Overseas: US overseas voting hot topic at Madrid Conference

http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=45951

 

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