'Daily Voting News' For September 19, 2008

 

It is now a bit fun watching some previously silent news organizations fall all over themselves as they suddenly recognize that our election process is seriously flawed. Today CNN reported, and many smaller organizations picked up the report, that the GAO released a report this week on voting system testing that finds that the Election Assistance Commission [EAC] has not notified election officials across the country about electronic voting machine failures. This has been no secret within the Election Integrity community and has been one of our main complaints about the EAC. Voting systems fail and the EAC does nothing about it. They argue instead that none of the voting systems were certified by the EAC so they have no right/mandate to do anything about them. The GAO recommends that congress step in with legislation to force this issue. We agree but dislike the fact that we have to wait on a snail-slow congress to do anything. CNN also reports on the CommonCause/Century Foundation report that was also released this week and that points to 10 states that they believe will have problems in Nov. My guess is that the “ten states” will grow substantially to 40 or more by election day and on beyond. &&& Also in the news is that the re-re-recount of ballots in Palm Beach Co Florida is taking place today and tomorrow. One can only guess what they are going to find. Ballots from 2004? Punch cards with hanging chads? &&& And a member of the Washington DC council has subpoenaed Sequoia for records that may reveal what really happened in the recent primary. Could it be that the council will find that the Sequoia spokeswoman, Michelle Shafer’s, declaration that the company is not at fault; “No, no, no” is really “Yes, yes, yes”?

 

Featured - National: Report: Voting problems in several swing states

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/18/voting.problems/index.html?iref=werecommend

 

National: State Election Officials Not Told Of Voting Machine Failures

http://ozarksfirst.com/content/fulltext/?cid=61641

 

National: Election Officials Brace for Trouble

http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/hdw/?p=3111

 

National: Conyers Demands 'Immediate Halt to Republican Vote Suppression Efforts'

U.S. House Judiciary Chair Announces Hearings, Requests 'Full Scale Investigation' by DoJ Into Recent Reports of GOP 'Vote Caging' Schemes...

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6406

 

National: Bob Koehler: Goo-Goo America

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Goo-Goo-America-by-Bob-Koehler-080918-924.html

 

National: Historic 2008 Election Could See Unprecedented Attempts to Bar African American Voters

http://i3.democracynow.org/2008/9/18/historic_2008_election_could_see_unprecedented

 

National: New Laws, Technology Challenge Elections Officials

Presidential Race Raises Voting Fears in Toss-Up States

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122179207897655599.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

 

National: Stealing America: Vote by Vote (Unrated) *** | Cast your vote, take your chances

http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/story/690847.html

 

National: "Stealing America": Regardless of viewers' politics, assertions of vote fraud are disturbing

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2008188551_mr19stealing.html

 

National: Voting Machines Routinely Failing Nationwide

http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/09/19/1131208.shtml

 

National: Significant Voting Machine Problems Present in 10 Swing States

http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/6827

 

National: Report: Crucial swing states not prepared for voting problems

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Report_10_swing_states_have_voting_0919.html

 

National: Software, Trust and Democracy

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Software-Trust-and-Democracy-64541.html

 

AZ: Hispanic group appeals ruling on voter ID law

Requirements hurt minorities more, it argues

http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/258256

 

CA: Riverside County - Vote Hacking Revealed By Computer Scientists

http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=9036836&nav=menu191_2

 

FL: Recount going smoothly in disputed Palm Beach County judge's race

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-0919-pbc-recount,0,6908077.story

 

GA: Polls open for earlier voting

A new law allows ballots to be cast starting Monday; officials brace for onslaught

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/091908/geo_333996339.shtml

 

GA: Early voting starts Monday

http://www.times-herald.com/local/Early-voting-starts-Monday550123

 

MD: Disabilities voter forum draws a big crowd

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/09_19-03/REG

 

MI: Advancement Project and ACLU Sue Michigan Secretary of State Over Unlawful Voter Purging

http://sev.prnewswire.com/publishing-information-services/20080918/DC3389218092008-1.html

 

MI: ACLU sues state over voter purging programs

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080918/NEWS06/80918047/1008/news06

 

MS: Senate race moving up

Secretary of state, governor OK change to November ballot

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080919/NEWS/809190353/1001

 

OH: Deposition by Spoonamore Admits Ohio Vote Theft

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Deposition-by-Spoonamore-A-by-Stephen-Spoonamore-080919-58.html

 

PA: Lawsuit seeks ban on partisan election clothing

http://www.pennlive.com/statehouse/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1221789303207720.xml&coll=1

 

Washington DC: Firm Subpoenaed in Vote Tally

Errors Add to Election Board's Concerns About November

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/18/AR2008091803736.html

 

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