'Daily Voting News' For October 16, 2008

 

19 days until Election Day.

 

In a small but notable victory Vermonters for Voting Integrity were able to prove to the voters in Calais Vermont that it was a good thing to stand-up against the Secretary of State’s office and vote down the use of Diebold voting machines for their elections. The town will continue to hand-count their ballots. Congratulations and good work to VVI and the voters of Calais.

 

The Brennan Center, Common Cause and Verified Voting Foundation report today on what states they believe will be the most likely to be trouble spots on election day. The report evaluates each state by four criteria: procedures for issuing emergency paper ballots, reconciling ballot tallies, providing paper records of votes cast, and post-election audits.

 

Featured - VT: Vermont Town Says "NO" To Diebold Voting Machines

http://vtvoters.org/articles/081016.calais.shtml

 

Featured - National: Ready or Not: Report Predicts Voting Glitches

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/10/16/ready-or-not-report-predicts-voting-glitches/

 

National: Editorial - Voting irregularities

http://www.impre.com/laopinion/opinion/editorial/2008/10/16/voting-irregularities-87449-1.html

 

National: Strengthening Democracy Through Election Integrity

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0810/S00324.htm

 

National: Voter fraud called a minor issue for November

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/15/MNHN13HGJL.DTL

 

National: Beware of Accidental Disenfranchisement

Voting Rules Have Changed

http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=7e2f980bf15bed1f41704cb836ceb3d4

 

National: YouTube: An Invitation To Video Your Vote

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0810/S00252.htm

 

National: Editorial - No place for sophomoric electioneering this year

http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/101608/opi_344497747.shtml

 

National: No Voter Meltdown on Election Day

http://www.blackvoicenews.com/content/view/42720/4/

 

National: FindLaw Offers Special Edition: Elections 2008

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/findlaw-offers-special-edition-elections-2008,582420.shtml

 

National: The Problem Of Databases

http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=10&year=2008&base_name=the_problem_of_databases

 

National: Call Out For Election Protection Wiki Help

http://www.seeingtheforest.com/archives/2008/10/call_out_for_el.htm

 

National: Election Basics: The Voting Booth

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/features/feature-articles/2008/october/The-Voting-Booth.html

 

National: Voting Rights Watch: Report finds many Southern states unprepared for voting system failures

http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/10/voting-rights-watch-report-finds-many.asp

 

National: Voter Watchdog Groups Write Public Officials: Promises to Monitor and Report on Denial of Voting Rights

http://truevote.us/nucleus/index.php?itemid=265

 

National: E-voting report: Several states still vulnerable

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/101608-e-voting-report-several-states-still.html

 

AL: Contests filed in Evergreen, Monroeville elections

Candidates claim declared winners had illegal votes

http://www.al.com/news/press-register/metro.ssf?/base/news/122414855935910.xml&coll=3

 

CA: Despite lawsuit, state OKs Merced County's voting machines

California elections officials previously said machines weren't tested

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/story/500791.html

 

CA: San Bernardino County - Electronic voting machines lie dormant

http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/san_9032___article.html/bernardino_voting.html

 

CA: San Diego County - Elections Expert Sal Magallanez Speaks at Activist San Diego

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/10/15/18544764.php

 

CO: Report says Colorado poorly prepared for electronic voting machine problems

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/16/report-says-colorado-poorly-prepared-electronic-vo/

 

CO: Rise in Voting by Mail Transforms Race in Colorado

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/us/politics/17colorado.html?hp

 

CO: Report: CO among least-prepared to handle vote problems

http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_10736646

 

CO: Registration errors may thwart thousands of new voters from casting mail-in ballots

http://coloradoindependent.com/11549/registration-errors-may-thwart-thousands-new-voters-from-casting-mail-in-ballots

 

CO: Boulder County - Man vs machine: Boulder County ballot testing

http://denver.yourhub.com/LouisvilleandSuperior/Stories/Elections/General/Story~535283.aspx

 

CO: El Paso County - Quirks at the clerk's

Voters fret about errors, glitches and strange alliances

http://www.csindy.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A31350

 

FL: Broward County Absentee Ballots Carry Party Affiliation

Critics fear labeling on return envelopes could lead to ballots getting intentionally lost

http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2008-10-16/news/broward-county-absentee-ballots-carry-party-affiliation/

 

FL: Palm Beach County - How votes could go missing

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2008/10/16/a14a_engelhardtcol_1016.html

 

FL: Sarasota County - Elections supervisor bars party observers

http://www.pelicanpress.org/content/411_1.php

 

GA: Diebold Vote Company Whistleblower and GOP Cyber Security Expert Both State That Chambliss Senate Race Was Rigged

http://newsblaze.com/story/2008101605031400005.pnw/topstory.html

 

GA: State responds to voter ID challenge

http://www.ajc.com/services/content/2008/10/15/voters.html

 

HI: Hawaii needs an easy vote-by-mail system

http://www.starbulletin.com/editorials/guesteditorials/20081016_Hawaii_needs_an_easy_vote-by-mail_system.html

 

IL: DuPage County - DuPage Dems: GOP bias taints vote panel

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1224581,6_1_NA16_DUPAGE_S1.article

 

IL: DuPage County – Opinion - What is being done to assure accuracy of election results?

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/mego/1224568,6_4_NA16_MEGOCOLUMN_S1.article

 

IL: DuPage County - DuPage election machines pass 'key' test

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=243091&src=2

 

IN: Report finds mixed results for Ind. vote readiness

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-votingmachines,0,6114559.story

 

IN: Lake County - Ind. GOP warns disputed early votes may be tossed

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/wire/chi-ap-in-votingdisputes,0,1895312.story

 

KS: Shawnee County - This could be the year for voting machine problems

http://www.ktka.com/news/2008/oct/15/could_be_year_voting_machine_problems/

 

MA: Salem State panel tackles media and election questions

http://www.wickedlocal.com/georgetown/news/x502303409/Salem-State-panel-tackles-media-and-election-questions

 

MD: Hordes Make Voter Registration Deadline

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/15/AR2008101500020.html

 

MN: As the election nears, nonprofits seek voter outreach, civic engagement

http://www.minnpost.com/scottrussell/2008/10/16/3895/as_the_election_nears_nonprofits_seek_voter_outreach_civic_engagement

 

MO: Mo. election officials prepare for heavy turnout

http://www.bnd.com/news/state/story/505866.html

 

MS: Officials working to alleviate Election Day problems

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20081016/NEWS04/810160371/1001/news

 

MS: Lawmakers say Miss. needs early voting on machines

http://www.fortmilltimes.com/124/story/325121.html

 

NJ: Monmouth County - Concerns Raised About New Voting Machines Now in Use

http://thecoaster.net/wordpress/2008/10/16/concerns-raised-about-new-voting-machines-now-in-use/

 

OH: Some Ohio counties still looking for poll workers

http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=935809&c=y

 

OH: Court Ruling May Impede Thousands of Ohio Voters

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/us/16vote.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin

 

OH: Will Ohio GOP Block Voters at Polls in 2008?

http://www.alternet.org/democracy/103202/will_ohio_gop_block_voters_at_polls_in_2008/

 

OH: Ohio Files Appeal to Supreme Court on Voter Registration Data

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/16/AR2008101600702.html

 

OH: Ohio Elections Head Appeals to US Supreme Court in Registration Case

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/politics/September-October-08/Ohio-Elections-Head-Appeals-To-USSupreme-Court-in-Registration-Case.html

 

OH: Report: Ohio elections in good shape

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081016/NEWS0108/310160116

 

PA: Bucks County - Bucks renting 80 voting machines

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-10162008-1606305.html

 

SC: Mass e-mails wrong about election rules

Straight-party voting problem fixed, director says

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20081016/NEWS/810160344/1083/NEWS01?Title=Mass_e_mails_wrong_about_election_rules

 

SC: Election Commission Clarifies Confusion About Voting Procedures

http://www.wspa.com/spa/news/politics/article/election_commission_clarifies_confusion_about_voting_procedures/9922/

 

TN: Editorial - Making Every Vote Count

http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/opinion/editorials/article/making_every_vote_count/15101/

 

TN: Early voters cast ballots

Pre-Election Day voting leaves some concerned

http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081016/NEWS01/810160310/1002

 

TN: Murfreesboro - Voters line up at the polls

http://www.murfreesboropost.com/news.php?viewStory=13500

 

TX: Some still skeptical of electronic voting machines

http://www.kvue.com/news/hu/stories/101508kvue_evoting_worries-cb.11764f9db.html

 

TX: Travis County - Mega voting centers to open for Travis County elections

http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=222153

 

VA: Voter registration record: Expect long lines on Election Day

http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/voter_registration_record_expect_long_lines_on_election_day/29533/

 

WA: Snohomish County - Ballots go in mail today; GOP prepares for post-election fight

http://heraldnet.com/article/20081016/NEWS01/710169849

 

WI: Wisconsin Republicans accused of voter intimidation plot

http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/1223599,wisconsin-republican101508.article

 

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