'Daily Voting News' For October 04, 2008

 

We have two important recommendations. Please pass this email on to your distribution lists.

 

Check your voter registration. For months, we have been recommending that everyone check to make sure they are registered to vote. It has recently come to light that 19 states are not following federal law; they are purging voters close to the election.  

 

These states are: Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Delware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Masachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington.

 

But even if you live in some other state, please check your registration status right now – if you can. Otherwise, check on Monday. We have created a page to assist you. It’s here: http://www.votersunite.org/info/RegInfo.asp

 

If you have been wrongly purged from the voter rolls, don’t simply register again. Call your county election official to say you were wrongly purged and should be placed back on the rolls. If you do not get satisfaction, contact your state election officials. If you still have problems, let us know. 

 

Don’t vote straight-party. Problems abound with straight-party voting – on electronic voting machines and on paper ballots. We highly recommend that, if you want to vote for the same party across all races, vote for each individual person separately, and don’t mark any “straight-party” choice at all. See today’s “Featured” article for a good reason why straight-party voting is not a good idea.

 

Featured - NM: Santa Fe County - Big Presidential Vote Count Error Found and Fixed in New Mexico

http://www.alternet.org/story/101567/

 

National: Opinion - Foreclosures and the Right to Vote

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/opinion/05sun2.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

 

National: Will Dress Code Affect Your Right To Vote?

Battles Over Voter Signups, Residency And Polling Place Etiquette May Block Your Ballot

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/04/politics/main4501531.shtml

 

AZ: Pima County - County hopes changes will ease vote count

http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/260781

 

AZ: Pima County – Opinion - County audit of primary vote is reassuring

Our VIEW: Many problems are identified; officials come up with possible solutions

http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/260668

 

CA: Early voting in Inland area returns

http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_early04.16172da.html

 

FL: Hillsborough County - Voters Register Confusion Over Elections Mailer

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/oct/04/me-voters-register-confusion-over-elections-mailer/

 

FL: Palm Beach County - County asks company to check voting machines

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/10/03/a1a_recount_1004.html

 

FL: Palm Beach County voting machines pass another test in disputed election

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flpmachinetest1004pnoct04,0,7574949.story

 

FL: State upset over Pinellas 'no match, no vote' plan

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article838335.ece

 

IL: Voters To Receive Notice About Misleading Con-Con Ballot Question

http://progressillinois.com/2008/10/04/con-con-notice-ruling

 

IN: Hamilton County - County leasing extra voting machines for Election Day

Extra machines will be provided; absentee voting encouraged

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081004/LOCAL0101/810040326/1015/LOCAL01

 

IN: Johnson County - County election officials expect to get even busier

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081004/LOCAL0403/810040363/1023/LOCAL04

 

MT: Montana GOP promises more voter challenges

http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2008/10/03/news/wyoming/b5969bde6636c5bf872574d8000a5019.txt

 

MT: What to do with challenge letter

http://www.helenair.com/articles/2008/10/04/state/85st_081004_voterside.txt

 

OH: Elections officials tallying up costs

Expected turnout, state mandates will likely cost local governments $1M.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/10/04/ddn100408electioncosts.html

 

OH: Brunner's office trying to make voting easier

Residents facing foreclosure might be able to still cast ballot

http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081004/NEWS01/810040312/1002

 

PA: Allegheny County - County says it can't audit voting machines

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08278/917409-455.stm

 

PA: Philadelphia - False Flier Warns of Election Day Arrests in PA African-American Neighborhoods

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6465

 

PA: Philadelphia - Vote-scam fliers target black neighborhoods

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_/20081002_Vote-scam_fliers_target_black_neighborhoods.html

 

TX: Lubbock County - Highly Anticipated Election Fuels Record Number of Voters To Register

http://www.kcbd.com/Global/story.asp?S=9115962&nav=menu69_2

 

Washington DC: Council Grills Elections Board

Panel Says It Aims to Provide Glitch-Free General Election

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/03/AR2008100303336.html

 

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