'Daily Voting News' For October 17, 2008

 

18 days until Election Day.

 

Today was a day for court decisions. Finally a judge in New Jersey has released the Princeton University report on the state’s Sequoia Voting Machines. Earlier Sequoia had released their response to the report. After the recent failures of their voting systems in Palm Beach Co. Florida and Washington DC Sequoia must be very concerned about this report and what it contains. One item of note is that the inspection and resulting report was the result of an election problem that called into question the accuracy of the Sequoia Advantage voting system. The cause of that failure is discussed in the Princeton report but that section of the report is one of the only sections that Sequoia ignores.

 

Also this morning the Supreme Court sided with the voters of Ohio and freed the Secretary of State and county election officials from a ruling by a lower court that would have caused as many as 200,000 voters to lose their right to vote in this election.

 

Featured - Insecurities and Inaccuracies of the Sequoia AVC Advantage 9.00H DRE Voting Machine

http://citp.princeton.edu/voting/advantage/

 

Featured - OH: Ohio Democrats Win at Top U.S. Court in Voting Fight

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=a5EBGhvepnG4&refer=home

 

National: Robert Koehler - Our national juncture

http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2008/3243

 

National: Report Card: How States Fix Voting Machine Issues

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0810/S00350.htm

 

National: E-Vote: Report Sends Wake-Up Call to Election Officials

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/422402

 

National: States warned to prep for election glitches

http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348702

 

National: Americans put revamped voting technology to test

http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSTRE49G0VG20081017

 

National: Big turnout, long lines expected at the polls

Officials say they are ready for vote

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20081017/NEWS0106/810170466/1008/NEWS01

 

National: Study: Ohio ready for election, Ky.'s not

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081017/NEWS0106/810170408

 

National: Several US states not ready for accurate e-voting - report

http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/government-law/public-sector/news/index.cfm?newsid=11520

 

National: The Election Protection Wiki: A Dynamic Website Helps Safeguard America's Right to Vote

http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Election-Protection-Wi-by-Steven-Freeman-081017-33.html

 

National: Coalition mobilizes to protect the vote

http://www.pww.org/article/view/13861

 

AZ: State has ongoing criminal inquiry on RTA election, Goddard confirms

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/fromcomments/262856.php

 

CA: San Diego County - Walk the Vote! A Pre-emptive Strike on Voter Fraud in Our Fine City

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/ive-got-issues/2008/oct/17/walk-the-vote-a-pre-emptive-strike-on-voter-fraud-/

 

CO: New Colorado Voters Are Told to Reregister After Failure to Check Box on Form

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/us/politics/17vote.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin

 

CO: Study: Colorado Not Ready for Voting Problems

http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7664381&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

 

CO: Rise in Voting by Mail Transforms Race in Colorado

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

 

CO: Election readiness panned

http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_10740735

 

CO: Colorado election snafu roundup: Are we ready for Nov. 4?

http://coloradoindependent.com/11745/colorado-election-snafu-roundup-are-we-ready-for-nov-4

 

CT: 90% voter turnout predicted for Connecticut

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/localnews/ci_10743576

 

CT: Bysiewicz: No one in Connecticut will be disenfranchised due to home foreclosure

http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/News_1/Bysiewicz-No-one-in-Connecticut-will-be-disenfranchised-due-to-home-foreclosure3692.shtml

 

IL: Cook County - Early voters on track to set record

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=101089

 

IN: Delaware County - Dems: Expect long lines on Nov. 4

Democrats are warning voters to expect long lines on Election Day, while Republicans accuse Democrats of grandstanding.

http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20081017/NEWS01/810170344

 

IN: Shelby County - Power cord puts kink in test

Officials plan to check voting machines Tuesday

http://www.shelbynews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=93&ArticleID=57970&TM=61732.87

 

MD: Study: Md. Not Ready For All Election Problems

http://www.wbaltv.com/politics/17736343/detail.html

 

MO: Show Me the Vote! Gears Up for November Election to Protect Voters from Disenfranchisement

http://www.kctribune.com/article.cfm?articleID=18428

 

MO: Missouri voting system ranked as one of most ready

http://www.news-leader.com/article/20081017/BREAKING01/81017033

 

NC: N.C. votes are in early voting already underway

http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081016/ARTICLES/810160287/0/ARTICLE

 

NJ:  Judge agrees to release voting machine report

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/machinevoting_critics_are_due.html

 

NJ: Sequoia Voting Systems Refutes Academic Report Related to Court Case on the Constitutionality of Electronic Voting in New Jersey

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/sequoia-voting-systems-refutes-academic/story.aspx?guid={A652EF08-9D4C-4C1C-8FF5-05DB4AAD1DCB}&dist=hppr

 

NJ: Judge releases report on NJ voting machines

http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/national-news/ap/2008/10/17/judge-releases-report-on-nj-voting-machines

 

NJ: Reports claim tampering risk in NJ voting machines

http://www.packetonline.com/articles/2008/10/17/the_princeton_packet/news/doc48f8df66baae1696338016.txt

 

NJ: Jersey voting machines susceptible to hackers, report finds

http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/B3/20081017/NEWS0301/81017034/1123/NEWS02

 

NJ: Sensitive reports loom on electronic voting

http://www.packetonline.com/articles/2008/10/17/the_princeton_packet/news/doc48f7e6c458be2033077491.txt

 

NJ: Rep. Holt Statement on New Jersey Voting Report

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2978&Itemid=51

 

NM: Dona Ana County - Elections official: concerns on vote tallies not true

http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_10747907

 

NY: Audit: Are NY counties ready for Election Day?

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-nyvotingmachines1017oct17,0,7275858.story

 

OH: Jennifer Brunner asks high court to decide ballot issue; hearing as early as Friday

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/10/jennifer_brunner_asks_high_cou.html

 

OH: Q&A voting fraud

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/10/17/copy/fraud_case_q_a.ART_ART_10-17-08_B1_0IBKK5I.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

 

OH: Elections officials: Don't expect results on Election Day

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/10/17/ddn101708election.html

 

OH: Ohio Litigating Its Way Through Election Cycle

Partisan Distrust Rampant in Swing State

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

 

OH: Supreme Court Sides With Ohio Election Official

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122425922129244747.html?mod=djemalertNEWS

 

OH: High court rejects GOP in Ohio voting dispute

Republicans had won order that state do more to check eligibility

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27238980/

 

OH: Justices Rule Against Ohio G.O.P. in Voting Case

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/washington/18scotus.html?ref=us

 

OK: State GOP to renew voter ID bill efforts

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20081017_16_A12_OKLAHO286317

 

TX: Editorial - Don't vote straight-ticket

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/editorials/stories/DN-flip_19edi.State.Edition1.2917cd6.html

 

TX: Texas faulted on preparations for Election Day

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/nation/10/17/1017voteproblems.html

 

TX: One study hits Texas' voting-equipment system; another praises election Web site

http://www.star-telegram.com/state_news/story/980684.html

 

VA: Spin-free polls will smooth election

http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/spinfree-polls-will-smooth-election

 

VA: Va. Election Preparations Inadequate, Study Finds

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/16/AR2008101603641.html?hpid=topnews

 

VA: Record voter registration, no sign of fraud

http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/17/record-registration-no-sign-of-fraud/

 

WA: Number of felons still may be on Wash. voter rolls

http://www.examiner.com/a-1642229~Number_of_felons_still_may_be_on_Wash__voter_rolls.html

 

WI: “My Vote, My Right” program tackling voting rights abuses

http://dailykenoshan.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6966&Itemid=106

 

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