'Daily Voting News' For May 07, 2008

 

The Help America Vote Act requires states to have a centralized voter registration data base. Most of the states have successfully been able to meet this mandate. Colorado, on the other hand, has done about as well with their data base as they did recertifying voting systems; they appear to have failed. Election officials throughout the state tested the system during simulated elections. They found the system extremely slow; in fact it is so slow that many plan on using their old systems to do the actual poll data work on election-day. Just a reminder that voter registration data bases are fairly new and there has been a lot of data entry. Every voter needs to ensure they are on the rolls, their name is spelled correctly, and that there is nothing that will keep them from being able to get a ballot in November. &&& What is all the talk about Lake Co Indiana (Gary) reporting last evening’s primary results late? Now the county is promising to be quicker in reporting. They need to ensure every vote is counted and that every vote is counted correctly. The media can wait for those correct numbers. Don’t speed up just to satisfy the cable news services.

 

CA: Opinion – Debra Bowen - Poll workers stand on the front lines of democracy

http://theunion.com/article/20080507/OPINION/30589580

 

CO: Colorado election clerks plan only partial use of new system

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/06/colo-election-clerks-plan-only-partial-use-of/

 

FL: Florida 2006: Can Statistics Tell Us Who Won Congressional District-13? (pdf)

http://www.amstat.org/PUBLICATIONS/chance/pdfs/199.featured.pdf

 

IN and North Carolina: 866.MYVOTE1 National Election Hotline Presents A Tale of Two Counties: Lake County Indiana and Guilford County North Carolina

http://voteraction.org/userfiles/file/MYVOTE1-TALE2COUNTIES-5pm%20doc.pdf

 

IN and North Carolina: Election Protection Fields Nearly 800 Calls During North Carolina and Indiana Primary Elections

Indiana Voter ID Law Emerges as a Significant Issue; Scattered Problems Reported Throughout Both Primary States

http://sev.prnewswire.com/legal/20080507/CLTU13306052008-1.html

 

IN: 866.MYVOTE1 National Election Hotline Reports in Indiana Scattered Machine Problems, Some Polling Location Confusion and a Lack of Democratic Ballots in Some

Precincts.

http://voteraction.org/userfiles/file/IN-WTV-Press%20Release.pdf

 

IN: Voter ID Law Consequences Mild in Ind.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/05/06/voter_id_law_consequences_mild.html

 

IN: Ballot shortage in Howard County

http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8280537

 

IN: Lake County - Election officals were optimistic that vote problem were over

http://www.post-trib.com/news/935905,LASOTA.article

 

IN: Lake Co. vote results criticized, explained

http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2008/05/07/s/breaking_news/doc4821d725588d0479316895.txt

 

IN: Lake County - History of corruption clouds primary in northern Indiana

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hqW0RRWaY4daEG167CZIwy5UXgHQD90H2GNG0

 

IN: Lake County - Late-Reporting Indiana County Vows to Fix Poll Problems Before November

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/05/07/lake-county-vows-not-to-be-late-in-next-election/

 

IN: La Porte County – Two NW Indiana Voting Places To Stay Open

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/06/988099.aspx

 

IN: Porter County won't have final count tonight

http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2008/05/06/s/breaking_news/doc4820dd0c8973c773629686.txt

 

KS: Voter ID passes, but veto possible

http://www.kansas.com/news/legislature/story/396232.html

 

KS: Voter ID measure sent to Sebelius

http://www.hutchnews.com/Localregional/voterid2008-05-07T09-06-16

 

MD: Voter registration rejections sent to 17-year-old voters

http://www.gazette.net/stories/050708/chevnew203721_32416.shtml

 

NC: 866.MYVOTE1 National Election Hotline Reports in North Carolina Scattered Machine Problems, Questions Regarding Registration Status and the Hybrid, Closed/Open Primary, and A Responsive State Board of Elections.

http://voteraction.org/userfiles/file/NC-Primary%20press%20release.pdf

 

NY: New Blog Website to Keep NYers Informed on How to Prevent Stolen Elections

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_andi_nov_080506_new_blog_website_to_.htm

 

NY: Storage of voting machines in question

http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S436140.shtml?cat=300

 

OK: Voter ID measure dies in Senate

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080506_12_OKLAH26548

 

TX: Editorial - Voter ID bills are vote suppression

http://www.wacotrib.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2008/05/07/05072008waceditorial.html

 

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