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'Daily Voting News' For January 26, 2008

In response to the Colorado Governor and legislative leaders push for every county to use paper ballots at the polls, in November, and to be counted by optical-scan, county election officials are warning of long lines and late results. We’ve heard this from election officials in California and Ohio, also. My opinion? So what. I want my vote counted and I want as much assurance that it has been correctly counted as possible. I don’t need immediate gratification, i.e. a winner or loser within 30 minutes of polls closing. The media crawls all over themselves to be the first to call the election for one candidate or another. Well, if they have to wait a few more hours then so be it. I want my damn vote counted the way I cast it. Tomorrow is fine. And about the long-lines; have they heard of cardboard boxes? Voters don’t necessarily need to use a specially built voting booth. If they have a choice between using a cardboard box as a booth or standing in a long line in the rain or snow, which do you think they will chose?

Our sincere congratulations to the elections staff and poll workers of Horry County South Carolina for what is being reported as a trouble free election today.

NAtional: Voters confused by e-voting machines, study finds

http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0108/012508n1.htm

NAtional: Soldiers overseas may get their ballots via e-mail

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5487230.html

CO: Conroy Plaintiffs Applaud Legislators’ & Governor’s Decision to Support Optical-Scan Paper Ballots as Solution for 2008 Election

Group Cites Lack of Time and Vendors’ Inability to “Patch” Fundamental Security and Reliability Flaws in DRE Computerized Voting Systems

http://voteraction.org/node/331

CO: Clerks: Long lines, late results likely in Colo. election

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080125/NEWS/386575812

CO: Voter-database doubts

Some officials say system, two years late, still isn't ready

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jan/26/voter-database-doubts/

CO: Voter verification database will be ready by election

http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1201336142/2

CT: 96.6% Of Memory Cards OK, Half Of Registrars Follow Last Minute Procedures

http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=137

CT: VoTeR Center Audits Election Technology

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2731&Itemid=113

CT: Secretary of State says safeguards for computer voting are strictest in nation

http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-votingjan26,0,2436484.story

FL: Surge in Early Balloting Alters Florida Races

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/us/politics/27florida.html?hp

FL: Palm Beach County - Glitch leaves early voters waiting

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/01/26/s1c_voting_0126.html

NY: HAVA compliancy breeds havoc

http://www.auburnpub.com/articles/2008/01/26/latest_news/latestnews03.txt

NY: Back to the future for N.Y. voters

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080126/NEWS01/801260354/1002

OH: Give Touch-Screen Machines a Chance

http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/505012.html?nav=511

OH: Editorial: Don't rush to change voting methods in problem-free Ohio counties

http://www.cleveland.com/editorials/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1201339923221760.xml&coll=2

OH: Ohio Secretary of State agrees with Voting Activists...

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_james_st_080125_ohio_secretary_of_st.htm

OH: Brunner in a quandary over elections decision

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1201357847247360.xml&coll=2

PA: Lackawanna County - Group seeks to halt voting machine buy

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19234873&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6

PA: Northampton County - Block sought for voting machine purchase

Group wants injunction against Northampton County.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b4_3votes.6245199jan26,0,2173000.story

PA: Northampton County - Voting machines tied up in court

County had ordered Sequoias before bid to stop distribution.

http://www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-15/120132390390010.xml&coll=2

SC: Voters in SC Encouraged to Print Out Their Own Ballots Before Going to Polls

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5611

SC: Chester County - Justice Dept. won't monitor Chester polls

http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/319557.html

SC: Horry County has problem free Democratic primary

http://www.scnow.com/midatlantic/scp/news.apx.-content-articles-BTW-2008-01-26-0007.html

SC: Horry County - Election officials: All i's are dotted

Officials have been working to ensure success

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/story/327851.html

TN: Tennessee bill could do harm in search of phantom fraud

Today's Topic: States press voter photo IDs

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080126/OPINION01/801260331/1008

TX: ID views heat up voter fraud hearing

Backers pressed on level of poll 'impersonations,' whether proof needed Backers pressed on whether requiring proof at polls deters violators

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/012608dntexvoterid.271cf30.html

VA: Herring Introduces Bill for Meaningful Recounts

http://vavv.org/wordpress/

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