'Daily Voting News' For October 13, 2008

 

22 days until Election Day.

 

In what may be a program unique to Connecticut, UConn ‘s VoTeR Center performs a pre-election audit of the memory cards for the state’s Premier AccuVote Optical-Scan tabulators. This is a smart program that should be mirrored across the nation.

 

The University just released a report of their audit of the memory cards used in the state’s August primary election. The cards were programmed by LHS Associates which also provides voting systems, programs memory cards, and does other election work for the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. UConn received 185 memory cards directly from LHS. Ten of those cards or 5.4% had nothing but “noise” on them. How many bad cards were sent out to polling places in CT? How many bad cards were sent to polling places in the other states LHS services?

 

National: Republicans Foreclose on Voter Rights

http://www.newuniversity.org/main/article?slug=republicans_foreclose_on_voter165

 

National: The False Narrative of "Voter Fraud"

http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-False-Narrative-of-Vo-by-Kenneth-Anderson-081011-303.html

 

National: Editorial - Two sides of vote fraud

http://www.dailynewstribune.com/editorials/x1776790200/Editorial-Two-sides-of-vote-fraud

 

National: So, who is disenfranchised?

http://blogs.fayobserver.com/operationmarriage/2008/10/12/so-who-is-disenfranchised/

 

National: Voter Issues Line the Road to the Election

As McCain and Obama Close In on the Election, Voter Issues Rampant

http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6020731&page=1

 

National: Lose Your Home, Lose Your Vote?

http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/lose_your_home_lose_your_vote_101308/

 

National: Early Voting Begins Ahead of US Presidential Election

http://voanews.com/english/2008-10-13-voa17.cfm

 

CO: Watch dog groups want Coffman to alter stance on voter forms

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/13/watch-dog-groups-want-coffman-alter-stance-voter-f/

 

CT: UConn Report Shows Junk Memory Cards Direct From Vendor

http://www.ctvoterscount.org/?p=798

 

FL: Here's what you need to know to ensure you can cast your ballot on Election Day

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-lawandyou1308oct13,0,1715209.story

 

FL: Repairs should speed reporting of Brevard voting results

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/oct/13/repairs-should-speed-reporting-brevard-voting-resu/

 

FL: Brevard County - Voting machines get broken modems fixed

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20081013/NEWS01/810130334/1006/news01

 

FL: Marion County - Elections office expects more voters to cast ballots before Election Day

http://www.ocala.com/article/20081013/NEWS/810130295/-1/news02?Title=Elections_office_expects_more_voters_to_cast_ballots_before_Election_Day

 

GA: Lewis Says Georgia’s Voter ID Checks are Harassment

http://www.reddingnewsreview.com/newspages/2008newspages/lewis_says_georgia_08_91000205.htm

 

IL: Could the con-con vote be unconstitutional?

http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2008/10/13/news/local/doc48f313ba7c9ab596520906.txt

 

MI: Michigan to combat claims of possible suppression of voters

http://www.freep.com/article/20081013/NEWS15/310130002

 

MI: Know your voting rights, Michigan Department of Civil Rights director, Linda V. Parker, dispels common myths and misconceptions about voting

http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/voices/index.ssf/2008/10/know_your_voting_rights_michig.html

 

NJ: So many new NJ voters, so little time to log them

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ivfTPtZb8T_vwt2oxwBSrrHpqBTgD93PFVS00

 

OH: Ohio GOP plays voter fraud card

http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081013/UPDATES01/81013003

 

PA: Burlington County - Voter registration swamping county office

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-10132008-1604772.html

 

PA: Lackawanna County - County getting ready for E-Day Volunteers preparing for heavy turnout

http://www.scrantontimes.com/articles/2008/10/13/news/sc_times_trib.20081013.a.pg5.tt13vote_s1.2006395_loc.txt

 

PA: Montgomery County - Group questions Montco voting readiness

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-10132008-1604843.html

 

SC: Charleston County - Plans in place to prevent local voter fraud

http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=9167227

 

TX: Election officials reject report saying thousands of illegal immigrants are registered to vote

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/national/stories/DN-immigvote_10pol.ART.State.Edition1.4a8d69e.html

 

TX: Matagorda County - Voter registration up from 2004

http://baycitytribune.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e419f6373b27aec7

 

VA: Columnist - Will Virginia Polling Places Be Overwhelmed?

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/rawfisher/2008/10/will_virginia_polling_places_b.html

 

WV: Voter registration winding down; early voting about to begin

http://www.dailymail.com/News/200810130162

 

Washington DC: Report identifies voting problems

http://media.www.gwhatchet.com/media/storage/paper332/news/2008/10/13/News/Report.Identifies.Voting.Problems-3483774.shtml

 

Estonia - Estonia pioneers internet voting

Six thousand tech savvy citizens take up the offer...

http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024876,39153422,00.htm

 

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